The Get-ForensicPartitionTable command is part of the PowerForensics PowerShell module, a toolset designed for live disk forensic analysis. This specific cmdlet is engineered to parse the partition table of a specified disk. It automatically detects whether the disk uses a Master Boot Record (MBR) or a GUID Partition Table (GPT) and parses the structure accordingly. This capability makes it the correct tool for an investigator who needs to analyze disks formatted with either legacy BIOS/MBR or modern UEFI/GPT schemes, as it can handle both scenarios comprehensively.

A. Get-BootSector: This command is used to parse the boot sector of a specific volume (e.g., the Volume Boot Record), not the partition table for the entire physical disk.

B. Get-PartitionTable: This is a standard Windows PowerShell cmdlet. While it retrieves partition information, it is not designed for forensic analysis of raw disk structures and lacks the depth of a specialized forensic tool.

D. Get-GPT: This command is specifically designed to parse only the GUID Partition Table (GPT). It would not be effective on a disk that is formatted with an MBR partition scheme.

1. Atkinson, J. (2016). PowerForensics - PowerShell for Forensics. In his presentation at the SANS DFIR Summit, the creator of PowerForensics explains the functionality of the module. The Get-ForensicPartitionTable cmdlet is described as being capable of parsing both MBR and GPT structures from a raw disk. (Reference: SANS DFIR Summit 2016 presentations and associated whitepapers).

2. PowerForensics Official Documentation. The documentation for the Get-ForensicPartitionTable cmdlet explicitly states its purpose: "Get-ForensicPartitionTable parses the Master Boot Record (MBR) or GUID Partition Table (GPT) from a specified disk." This confirms its dual capability. (Source: PowerForensics GitHub Repository, Get-ForensicPartitionTable.ps1 function documentation).

3. Ligh, M. H., Case, A., Levy, J., & Walters, A. (2014). The Art of Memory Forensics: Detecting Malware and Threats in Windows, Linux, and Mac Memory. While focused on memory, this and similar advanced digital forensics academic texts discuss the importance of tools that can directly parse file system and disk structures like MBR and GPT. PowerShell-based tools like PowerForensics are cited as modern solutions for such tasks. The principle of needing a tool to handle both MBR and GPT is a foundational concept in disk forensics. (Section: Disk and File System Analysis).