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You are going to upgrade your hard disk's file system from FAT to NTFS. What are the major advantages of the NTFS file system over FAT16 and FAT32 file systems? Each correct answer represents a…

The correct answer is A. NTFS gives better file security than FAT16 and FAT32. C. NTFS file system supports for larger hard disks. D. NTFS give improved disk compression than FAT16 and FAT32. NTFS provides significant improvements over FAT16 and FAT32 in security, volume size support, and native file compression.

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Question

You are going to upgrade your hard disk's file system from FAT to NTFS. What are the major advantages of the NTFS file system over FAT16 and FAT32 file systems? Each correct answer represents a complete solution. Choose all that apply.

Options

  • ANTFS gives better file security than FAT16 and FAT32.
  • BAutomatic backup.
  • CNTFS file system supports for larger hard disks.
  • DNTFS give improved disk compression than FAT16 and FAT32.

How the community answered

(50 responses)
  • A
    78% (39)
  • B
    22% (11)

Why each option

NTFS provides significant improvements over FAT16 and FAT32 in security, volume size support, and native file compression.

ANTFS gives better file security than FAT16 and FAT32.Correct

NTFS supports file- and folder-level Access Control Lists (ACLs) and integrates with Windows security principals, providing granular permissions that FAT16 and FAT32 completely lack.

BAutomatic backup.

Automatic backup is not a feature of the NTFS file system itself - neither NTFS nor FAT provides automatic backup as a file system-level capability.

CNTFS file system supports for larger hard disks.Correct

FAT16 is limited to 2 GB volumes and FAT32 to 32 GB (when formatted by Windows), while NTFS supports volumes up to 256 TB, making it suitable for modern large-capacity disks.

DNTFS give improved disk compression than FAT16 and FAT32.Correct

NTFS includes a built-in transparent compression attribute that can be applied per file or folder, a feature absent from both FAT16 and FAT32 file systems.

Concept tested: NTFS file system advantages over FAT16 and FAT32

Source: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/storage/file-server/ntfs-overview

Topics

#NTFS#FAT#file system security#disk compression

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