You use the FAT16 file system on your Windows 98 computer. You want to upgrade to the FAT32 file system. What is the advantage of the FAT32 file system over FAT16 file system? Each correct answer…

Question

Options

• AIt allocates disk space more efficiently.
• BOn startup failure, you can start the computer by using an MS-DOS or Windows 95 bootable
• CIt uses larger cluster sizes.
• DIt supports drives up to 2 terabytes (TB) in size.

• A
  78% (28)
• B
  6% (2)
• C
  17% (6)

Explanation

FAT32 introduced two key improvements over FAT16: (A) FAT32 uses significantly smaller cluster sizes (as small as 4 KB regardless of volume size), whereas FAT16 forces increasingly large cluster sizes on larger volumes, causing substantial slack space waste. For example, a FAT16 volume over 2 GB uses 32 KB clusters, meaning even a 1-byte file consumes 32 KB. FAT32 eliminates this waste. (D) FAT16 is limited to a maximum volume size of approximately 2 GB (or 4 GB with some extensions), while FAT32 supports volumes up to 2 TB. Option B is actually a limitation of FAT32 - it is not supported by MS-DOS or Windows 95 boot disks, making FAT16 the better choice for legacy compatibility. Option C is incorrect because FAT32 uses smaller cluster sizes than FAT16, not larger.

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