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Today • June 7

Boot Disk

Boot Disk

A boot disk, or startup disk, is a storage device from which a computer can "boot" or start up. The default boot disk is typically a computer's internal hard drive or SSD. This disk contains files required by the boot sequence as well as the ... Read More

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Which of these variables is written in snake case?

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myVariable
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B
MyVariable
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my_variable
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D
my-variable
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