Which of the following statements are NOT true about the FAT16 file system?Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Question

Options

• AIt does not support file-level security.
• BIt works well with large disks because the cluster size increases as the disk partition size increases.
• CIt supports the Linux operating system.
• DIt supports file-level compression.

• A
  8% (3)
• B
  89% (33)
• C
  3% (1)

Explanation

B is not true because while FAT16 cluster sizes do increase with partition size, this is actually a major disadvantage - larger clusters cause significant wasted space (slack space), making FAT16 perform poorly with large disks, not well. D is not true because FAT16 has no native support for file-level compression; that feature belongs to NTFS, which Microsoft introduced to overcome FAT's limitations.

A is a distractor because it is true that FAT16 lacks file-level security (no ACLs or permissions), so it cannot be a "NOT true" answer. C is also a distractor because Linux does support FAT16 - it can read and write FAT16 volumes, so that statement is true and doesn't belong in the answer.

Memory tip: Think of FAT16 as "FAT and limited" - it's FAT (wastes space with big clusters), has no security, and no compression. Anything that sounds like a feature (compression, security, works well with large disks) is almost certainly false for FAT16.

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