Which is the preferred file system used in Windows Server 2016?

The correct answer is C. NTFS. New Technology File System (NTFS) is the preferred file system, largely because it supports both a much larger hard disk (up to 16 exabytes) and long file names. NTFS is also more fault tolerant than previous file systems used in Windows because it uses journaling to ensure that

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AFAT16
BFAT32
CNTFS
DEFS

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C
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New Technology File System (NTFS) is the preferred file system, largely because it supports both a much larger hard disk (up to 16 exabytes) and long file names. NTFS is also more fault tolerant than previous file systems used in Windows because it uses journaling to ensure that disk transactions are written properly before they can be recognized. Lastly, NTFS offers better security through permissions and encryption.

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