You work as a Network Administrator for Perfect Solutions Inc. You have to install Windows 2000 on a computer that will work as a file server. You have to format the hard disk of the computer, using a

NTFS includes native support for EFS (Encrypting File System), which uses a combination of symmetric and asymmetric cryptography to encrypt files and folders at the file system level. FAT-based file systems lack the metadata structures required for file-level permissions and encryption, making NTFS mandatory for this requirement on Windows 2000.

FAT32 does not support EFS, file-level access control lists, or any encryption features because it lacks the necessary metadata structures present in NTFS.

HPFS (High Performance File System) was developed for OS/2 and is not supported by Windows 2000, nor does it implement Windows EFS.

FAT16 is a legacy file system with no support for encryption, NTFS permissions, or large volume sizes, making it entirely unsuitable for a secure Windows 2000 file server.