Week 4 - Filesystem Types Flashcards
What are the recommended default file systems for W/L?
NTFS for Windows
ext4 for Linux
What file system supports reading and writing to all 3 major OS?
FAT 32
What’s the downside of FAT 32? 2
Files can’t be larger than 4GB
File system can’t be larger than 32 GB
What file system is the successor of FAT 32? What does it stand for?
exFAT
Extensible File Allocation Table
What does FAT stand for?
File allocation table
What does ASCII stand for?
American Standard Code for Information Interchange
What does GPT stand for?
GUID partition table
What does GUID stand for?
Globally Unique Identifier
What does MBR stand for?
Master Boot Record
What is a partition?
a piece of a disk you can manage
A storage disk can be divided into _____
partitions
Why would someone want to have 2 partitions on their disk?
For different OS
Can you add different filesystems on different partitions of a disk?
Yes
When you format a filesystem on a partition, it becomes a ____
volume
What is a partition table? What are 2 things a table would tell you?
A partition table tells the OS how a disk is partitioned
- How much disk space is allocated on that partition
- Which partitions you can boot from
What are the 2 main partition table schemes? L/W
MBR - Master Boot Record
GPT - GUID Partition Table
What are the 3 main characteristics of an MBR partition table?
MBR table:
1. 2TB max volume size
2. 4 primary partitions allowed
3. Uses Primary > Extended > Logical partitions
What are the 3 characteristics of a GPT?
GPT:
1. >2TB volume size
2. 1 single type of partition
3. Unlimited partitions
What partition table does the disk need to use to boot UEFI?
GUID partition table
What is the disk management utility? W
a great Windows native tool for disk partitioning
How to get to the disk management utility via GUI? W
Right Click “This PC” > Manage > Disk Management under Storage group
In disk partitioning, what is allocation unit size? KNIFE
The size of the chunks the partition will be chopped into
(small files = small chunks, large files = large blocks)
What’s the difference between quick and full format for disk partitioning?
A full format is when Windows will search for any errors or bad sectors and takes a little longer
What are the 8 steps to partition/reformat a disk on Windows?
- Diskpart
- list disk
- select disk 1
- clean
- create partition primary
- select partition 1
- active
- format FS=NTFS label=my-usb-drive