220-1002 Question #371: Real Exam Question with Answer & Explanation

The correct answer is B: Ext4. Ext4 is the standard Linux filesystem and natively supports online partition resizing (growing a partition without unmounting it) using tools like resize2fs. This makes it ideal when the user wants to start with a smaller partition and expand it later. NTFS is a Windows filesyste

Question

A customer has a Linux desktop and is installing a 3TB HDD. The customer wants to use only half of its capacity right now, but would like to be able to increase the size of the partition at a later date. Which of the following filesystem types would the customer's drive require?

Options

ANTFS
BExt4
CHFS
DFAT32

Explanation

Ext4 is the standard Linux filesystem and natively supports online partition resizing (growing a partition without unmounting it) using tools like resize2fs. This makes it ideal when the user wants to start with a smaller partition and expand it later. NTFS is a Windows filesystem (though Linux can read/write it, it's not native). HFS/HFS+ is Apple's filesystem. FAT32 is a legacy filesystem with a 2TB maximum volume size limit, making it unsuitable for a 3TB drive entirely. Ext4 also handles large drive sizes well and is the natural choice for a Linux system.

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