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Which file system is designed for transfer of large files between a personal computer and flash devices?
The correct answer is C. exFAT file system. The exFAT file system is optimized for flash drives, supporting larger files and partitions than FAT32, while being more compatible across different operating systems than NTFS for portable storage.
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- AFAT16 file system
- BFAT32 file system
- CexFAT file system
- DNTFS file system
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The exFAT file system is optimized for flash drives, supporting larger files and partitions than FAT32, while being more compatible across different operating systems than NTFS for portable storage.
FAT16 has significant limitations on file size (2GB) and partition size (4GB), making it unsuitable for large files.
FAT32 supports larger file sizes (4GB) and partition sizes (up to 2TB) than FAT16, but is still limited for very large files and generally less efficient for flash devices than exFAT.
exFAT (Extended File Allocation Table) is a Microsoft file system optimized for flash memory such as USB flash drives and SD cards, supporting very large files and partitions (up to 128 pebibytes) with reduced overhead compared to NTFS, making it ideal for large file transfers between devices.
NTFS (New Technology File System) is robust and feature-rich, primarily designed for internal hard drives, but its overhead and journaling features make it less optimal for flash media and it can have compatibility issues with non-Windows devices.
Concept tested: File system selection for flash media
Source: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/topic/comparison-of-fat32-ntfs-and-exfat-file-systems-c477926e-4735-64bc-b4b3-c8d76939b707
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