Configuring Storage Flashcards
What versions of Windows support FAT32 (File Allocation Table 32)?
Windows 95 and above
What is the maximum volume size for FAT32?
32GB
What features does FAT32 not support?
Compression support
Encryption support
Support for local security
NTFS can be used on which OS?
From Windows NT onwards
Volume on NTFS partitions can be up to?
16TB with 4KB clusters or 256TB with 64KB clusters
What is the Convert command-line utility syntax?
Convert [drive:]/fs:ntfs
i.e convert d:/fs:ntfs
Main advantage of NTFS over FAT32
Security
Compression
Encryption
Can dynamic storage have partitions or logical drives?
No.
It can be divided into disk volumes
Dynamic storage supports three types of volumes, namely:
Simple volumes
Spammed volumes
Striped volumes
GUID Partition Table give the following benefits over MBR:
- Allows volume size larger than 2 TB.
- Allows up to 128 primary partitions.
- Use for both 32-bit and 64-bit Windows 10 editions
- Includes CRC for greater reliability