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Which of the following standard file formats is used by Apple's iPod to store contact information?

The correct answer is C. vCard. The iPod uses vCard (.vcf) as the standard file format for storing and transferring contact information between devices.

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Question

Which of the following standard file formats is used by Apple's iPod to store contact information?

Options

  • AHFS+
  • BhCard
  • CvCard
  • DFAT32

How the community answered

(31 responses)
  • A
    3% (1)
  • B
    6% (2)
  • C
    77% (24)
  • D
    13% (4)

Why each option

The iPod uses vCard (.vcf) as the standard file format for storing and transferring contact information between devices.

AHFS+

HFS+ (Hierarchical File System Plus) is Apple's disk file system used to organize storage volumes, not a format for contact data.

BhCard

hCard is a microformat for embedding contact information in HTML web pages, not a standalone file format supported by iPod for contact storage.

CvCardCorrect

vCard is the industry-standard file format (RFC 6350) for electronic business cards and contact data. Apple's iPod natively supports importing and exporting contacts using the .vcf vCard format, which encodes fields like name, phone, email, and address in a portable text structure.

DFAT32

FAT32 is a disk partition file system used for storage compatibility (commonly on iPod storage), not a format for encoding contact information.

Concept tested: vCard standard format for contact information

Source: https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6350

Topics

#vCard#iPod forensics#contact data#mobile artifacts

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