Partitioning and File Systems

Question 1

What is partitioning in the context of storage devices?

Answer 1

Partitioning logically divides a storage device into multiple separate containers, and partitioning schemes define the layout of the partitions.

Question 2

What does MBR stand for and what are its characteristics?

Answer 2

MBR stands for Master Boot Record. It is a legacy partitioning scheme with a four-partition limitation (Primary, Extended, and Logical) and a 2 terabyte (TB) maximum volume size

Question 3

What are the characteristics of the GUID Partition Table (GPT)?

Answer 3

The GUID Partition Table (GPT) supports 128 partitions, and drives larger than 2 TB.

Question 4

What does NTFS stand for and what are its features?

Answer 4

(New Technology File System)
It supports permissions, file encryption, and compression.

Question 5

What is the Resilient File System (ReFS) and which operating system uses it?

Answer 5

The Resilient File System (ReFS) is a next-generation Windows file system that is a journaled file system.

Question 6

What is EXT4 and what are its features?

Answer 6

(Extended File System version 4)
It supports permissions and encryption and is a journaled file system.

Question 7

What is APFS and which company developed it?

Answer 7

(Apple File System)
Developed by Apple. It is the successor to HFS+ and supports permissions and encryption.

Question 8

What is FAT32?

Answer 8

An Industry-wide standard file system, that doesn’t support permission, encryption, or compression. Also, it’s compatible with all OS platforms. And it’s 32-bit (4GB maximum file size).

Question 9

What is exFAT?

Answer 9

(Extensible File Allocation Table)
exFAT is an industry standard for SDCards and is used by Windows and macOS as an interoperability file system. Virtually unlimited max file size.