...System Is Intended Primarily For Use in USB Flash Drives FAT32 refers to the 32-bit version of FAT or File Allocation Table. FAT is a computer filing system typically used in a variety of portable devices including floppy disks, memory cards, and USB flash drives among others. This filing system is very simple which is why it is commonly used on portable devices. But this particular filing system can also be applied to older operating systems including that of MS-DOS and Windows 9x versions. FAT32 uses disk space more efficiently than older file allocation standards or formats. It is also capable of handling drives of up to 2 TB in size. And even if drives have bigger sizes, the FAT32 system allows for the use of smaller clusters which results to better use of disk space. The FAT32 file allocation system also allows relocation of the root folder or the (highest folder in the hierarchy). and at the same time utilizes the backup copy of the file allocation table in doing this operation. This increases FAT32’s robustness and efficiency. Having numerous root folders at various locations is also not a concern with the FAT32 system. This results in the possibility of resizing the FAT32 partitions dynamically. But not all systems are compatible with FAT32 including old types of motherboards and BIOS. Some also report that FAT32 is actually slower than FAT16 depending on the size of the disk. FAT32 also provides no file security and fault tolerance features which...
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...The filing system that is primarily used for large USB flash drives is the NTFS file system. Well the NTFS is a “Hot- Swapping” system unlike the FAT32 file system which is recommended for hard disk only. But you can format the flash drive using FAT32 file system. The filing system NTFS provides better security, support for large drives, and access to users. There is different levels of access for users using the NTFS system. NTFS partial limited to the same size drive as FAT32 but it is theorized that NTFS can partition a drive to 16 exabytes which is 16 billion billion bytes. Finally the NTFS system uses EFS (Encrypting File System) where all the files are encrypted without the use of a username and password. Actually FAT32 is not preferred over NTFS, NTFS is preferred over FAT32 for newer system like Windows 2000, XP, Vista, Windows7, etc. Since this day in age the way we move information from place to on USB flash drives or micro SD cards NTFS is a better system. Also with the ability to partition larger drives that was not even thought of back when FAT32 was introduced. When the largest drives were in GBs for a home computer but now we have TBs in a standard computer today. The security features that is associated with the NTFS file system wasn’t even really need back in 1995. When the computer was just then starting to take off, where today everyday life revolves a...
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...system uses to keep track of files on a disk or partition; that is, the way the files are organized on the disk. In Windows, the three file system options you have to choose from are NTFS, FAT32, and the older and rarely-used FAT (also known as FAT16). What are the limitations of these three file systems? * FAT: Limitations of the FAT32 file system include: • Clusters cannot be 64 kilobytes (KB) or larger. If clusters are 64 KB or larger, some programs (such as Setup programs) may incorrectly calculate disk space. • A FAT32 volume must contain a minimum of 65,527 clusters. You cannot increase the cluster size on a volume that uses the FAT32 file system so that it contains fewer than 65,527 clusters. • The maximum disk size is approximately 8 terabytes when you take into account the following variables: The maximum possible number of clusters on a FAT32 volume is 268,435,445, and there is a maximum of 32 KB per cluster, along with the space required for the file allocation table (FAT). • You cannot decrease the cluster size on a FAT32 volume so that the size of the FAT is larger than 16 megabytes (MB) minus 64 KB. • You cannot format a volume larger than 32 gigabytes (GB) in size using the FAT32 file system during the Windows XP installation process. Windows XP can mount and support FAT32 volumes larger than 32 GB (subject to the other limits), but you cannot create...
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...Bartholf POS421: Windows Server Networking December 13, 2010 Ali Shokraee TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION..................................................................................................................... 3 FILE AND FILE SYSTEM: WHAT THEY ARE.................................................................. 3 FILE ALLOCATION TABLE (FAT)...................................................................................... 4 FAT12 (12-bit)....................................................................................................................... 4 FAT16 (16-bit)....................................................................................................................... 4 FAT32 (32-bit)....................................................................................................................... 5 HIGH PERFORMANCE FILE SYSTEM (HPFS)................................................................ 5 NEW TECHNOLOGY FILE SYSTEM (NTFS).................................................................... 5 CONCLUSION.......................................................................................................................... 6 APPENDIXES............................................................................................................................ 7 Appendix A: File Allocation Table (FAT) Bit and Usage (Figure 1).................................... 7 ...
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...operating systems. FAT FAT is the original and most simplistic form of file systems and because of this it has many limitations, but in some cases it may be the only option. According to LLC SysDev Laboratories (2012), FAT, “Consists of file system descriptor sector (boot sector or superblock), file system block allocation table (referenced as File Allocation Table) and plain storage space to store files and folders.” Directories stored in FAT systems use arrays of 32 byte records. The simplest form of FAT is FAT12 which was only used for old floppy disks, next FAT16 also known as just FAT and FAT32 are mostly used for memory cards and USB devices, digital cameras and mobile phones (LLC SysDev Laboratories, 2012). FAT is limited to a maximum of a 4 GB drive and FAT 32 is supported by drives ranging from 5122 MB to 2 TB, but only through Linux, otherwise Windows can only create FAT32 systems up to 32 GB. NTFS NTFS was first introduced in Windows NT and has been the standard file system for Windows and is the only file system supported for disk partitions over 32 GB (LLC SysDev Laboratories, 2012). Security and permissions are controlled by the file resources and NTFS supports...
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...[TERM PAPER ON FILE SYSTEMS] | Detailed study and comparison of various file systems including FAT,NTFS ,RAID and EXT | ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I would like to thank my teacher for assigning me the topic ( Comparison of various File Systems) . I would also like to thank for providing me with the necessary details which were required for the completion of the term paper. I would also like to thank my friends for helping me with this term paper. I thank you all. CONTENT * INTRODUCTION * FILE ALLOCATION TABLE * fat * vfat * fat12 * fat16 * fat32 * fdt * NEW TECHONOLOGY FILE SYSTEM * ntfs * hpfs * ntfs 5.0 * mft * REDUNDANT ARRAY OF INDEPENDENT DISKS * raid * raid 0 * raid 1 * raid 3 * raid 5 * raid 10 * raid 30 and 50 * EXTENDED FILE SYSTEM * -ext 2 * -ext 3 * -linux swap * CONCLUSION * REFERENCES File System Definition: Computers use particular kinds of file systems to store and organize data on media, such as a hard drive, the CDs, DVDs, and BDs in an optical drive or on a flash drive. Any place that a PC stores data is employing the use of some type of file system. A file system can be thought of as an index or database containing the physical location of every piece of data on a hard drive. A file system is setup on a drive during a format...
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...Differentiating Between File Systems Chrishara Cobb NT1110 Differentiating Between File Systems Windows has tree file systems used to format USB flash drives, Fat 16, Fat 32 and NTFS. FAT32 is primarily used for large USB flash drives. While NTFS may be faster, and more advanced it may cause the USB to not be able to be used on non-Window’s systems. Over time it may cause the Flash drive to crash and have permission problems. If you have permission issues it can stop you from being able to save work on the flash drive. While these are serious issues that can happen there are advantages to with using NTFS. Files on flash drives are more secure, and allow you to view them anywhere. NTFS also allows encryption access so that if you have a file on your flash drive that you don’t want everyone to be able not read or access if your flash drive is ever lost, you can protect it with a password in order for it to be opened. FAT32 is considered over a NTFS because it does not have some of the issues NTFS has with security. Which basically means that any file that you have on your system can be read by anyone. FAT32 can also be read by almost all OS including open source like; Linux MAC OS. When deciding what File System is best, you have to factor is long term reliability. Will your data be safe and always accessible? Is have the option to encrypt your files worth the headache of only being able to use the Flash drive on Widow’s...
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...Disk Partitions Disk Partitions An internal hard disk ( PATA, SATA, or SCSI) cannot be used until it is prepared for use. There are two steps involved in preparing a hard disk: Step 1. Creating partitions and logical drives Step 2. Formatting partitions and logical drives ( which assigns drive letters) A disk partition is a logical structure on a hard disk drive that specifies the following: ¦ Whether the drive can be bootable ¦ How many drive letters ( one, two, or more) the hard disk contains ¦ Whether any of the hard disk’s capacity is reserved for a future operating system or other use Although the name “ disk partition” suggests the drive is divided into two or more logical sections, every PATA, SATA, and SCSI hard disk must go through a parti-tioning process, even if you want to use the entire hard disk as a single drive letter. All versions of Windows support two major types of disk partitions: Primary— A primary partition can contain only a single drive letter and can be made active ( bootable). Only one primary partition can be active. Although a single physical drive can hold up to four primary partitions, you need only one primary partition on a drive that contains a single operating system. If you in-stall a new operating system in a dual- boot configuration with your current op-erating system, a new version of Windows can be installed in a different folder in the same drive, or can be installed in an additional primary partition. If you want to use a non- Windows...
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...File Management Comparison for Operating Systems All computers and their subsequent operating systems use a means of digitally storing data within a file onto an allotted section of some type of storage media. The allotted section of storage can theoretically be read from, and written to as required. The data in the file is stored as bytes of binary code, and can be identified as belonging to a particular file by the file’s start or “address”. Though the storage section is linear in nature, it can be visualized as a cross grid of cells, with each cell containing one byte of data. The combined cells of data populate the allotted section of storage within a file. At this point, operating systems diverge from this commonality, particularly in the way the operating systems manage files through their respective “file management” programs. The following is a cursory look at three such operating system’s file management schemes. Mac OS file system Mac OS uses what is called the Hierarchical File System (plus). It comes from the original version of the Hierarchical File System (HFS), which comes from the Macintosh File System (MFS), used with older Mac systems. The HFS concept begins with a sole directory on a storage media (in this case a hard drive or hard disk). From this directory, sub-directories are created, and so on, down to the user and user access files. This is the most simplistic of file management system concepts, in theory. Mac OS is also proprietary. Linux...
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...different types of file systems that were used over the years that Microsoft was in business. This ranges from the DOS years to the most current version from Microsoft, Windows Server 2008. The following table (table 1) shows the different File Systems that Microsoft has used and the Operating System (OS) that uses that type of File System (NTFS.com, 2011). |File System Structure |Operating System | |FAT12 |All Versions of MS DOS | |FAT16 |All Versions of MS DOS | |FAT32 |DOS v7 and Higher, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 | | |Server, Windows Vista, Windows 7 | |exFAT |Windows CE 6.0, Windows Vista SP1, Windows 7, Windows XP w/KB955704 | |NTFS |Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003 Server, Windows 2008, Windows Vista, | | |Windows 7 | |NTFS5...
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...Cobra ODE User Manual v1.5 The Cobra ODE is the world's most advanced and feature rich ODE for PS3 which is also simple and easy to use! The following consoles are supported: FAT; CECHA (PATA) CECHB (PATA) CECHC (PATA) CECHE (PATA) CECHG (PATA) CECHH (PATA) CECHK (PATA) CECHL (SATA) (most consoles)*** SLIM; CECH2XXX (SATA) CECH21XX (SATA) CECH25XX (SATA) CECH3XXX (SATA) SUPER SLIM; CECH4XXX (SATA) ***FAT consoles (SATA) CECHL, CECHM, CECHP and CECHQ with drive controller BMD-21 will be supported from rev 3.1 onwards Feature list: Supports virtually all PS3's including previously "unbreakable" 2k5,3k and 4k systems! Homebrew now possible on previously "unbreakable" 2k5,3k and 4k systems! Play games on SEN in pass-through or emulation modes**! On screen selection of games through Cobra ODE manager or Cobra ODE Browser in XMB Emulation or pass-through modes Advanced Smart Fusion AES encryption and decryption engine on board Fully updatable high speed FPGA's and high speed secure MCU on board Updatable via USB storage Expansion ports for future proofing Simple and easy to use High quality components used throughout Built at a high tech facility Solderless installation on all FAT* and SLIM (2xxx and 21xx) series Easy installation on 25xx,3xxx and 4xxx series Slim and Super Slim series consoles with QSB (quick solder board) Easy setup for PATA or SATA consoles Advanced software onboard and frequent free updates BD Movie support to follow***...
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...in your XP system. a. | Computer Manager | c. | Device Manager | b. | User Manager | d. | System Manager | ____C 3. A(n) ____ installation is performed by storing the answers to installation questions in a text file or script that Windows calls an answer file. a. | scripted | c. | unattended | b. | attended | d. | replacement | ____D 4. The Windows utility ____ is used to remove configuration settings, such as the computer name that uniquely identifies the PC. a. | msconfig.exe | c. | w32prep.exe | b. | msprep.exe | d. | sysprep.exe | ____C 5. A ____ computer is software that simulates the hardware of a physical computer. a. | real | c. | virtual | b. | logical | d. | functional | ____D 6. To convert a FAT32 volume to an NTFS volume, first back up all important data on the drive and then use this command at a command prompt: ____, where D: is the drive to be converted. a. | convntfs D: | c. | convfs D: /FS:NTFS | b. | convert D: /FS:NTFS /OFS:FAT | d. | convert D: /FS:NTFS | ____D 7. To protect a system against malicious attack, you need to verify that ____ software is configured to scan the system regularly and that it is up-to-date. a. | antispyware | c. | prevention | b. | firewall | d. | antivirus | ____B 8. To make sure the drive is healthy, you need to search for and repair file system errors using the Windows ____ utility. a. | Defrag | c. | Analyze | b. | Chkdsk | d. | Optimize | ____B 9. ____ creates restore...
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...things as thumb drives and camera memory and is still read-able by any operating system. A FAT system is named for how it organizes data – in a file allocation table. The table resides at the beginning of the volume, and creates a duplicate in case one is damaged. The table contains entries for each cluster on the volume, and each entry contains either the number fo the next cluster, a marker indicating the end of the file, unused disk space, or special reserved areas of the disk. FAT32 This is a derivative of the original FAT system that allows significantly more clusters by utilizing 32-bit numbers for the cluster values. The original FAT utilized 8-bits. NTFS New Technology File System is a proprietary file system developed by Microsoft that was implemented with Windows NT and is still the standard today. It is a “journaling” file system (utilizes a log file to record metadata changes to the volume), which allows it to recover from disk errors more readily than it’s predecessor, FAT32. CDFS Published by ISO, the “Compact Disc File System” is used for storing data on CDs. It allows data on the disc to be recognized by a wide array of platforms such as linux, windows, and macintosh. Volumes Typically, a volume is an identifiable unit of data storage that is a physical component that can be...
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...then must look at the software you are going to be using, maybe everything will not be compatible. You have to make sure the software is going to be able to compliment your every need for your computer applications. File systems are ways to store and organize data on your computer. File Allocation Table (FAT) which is supported on all versions of Windows. FAT comes in different versions. FAT12 was the primary file system for Microsoft operating systems. FAT12 is used for floppy disk and small hard disk. It is the oldest type. Each entry to FAT12 is 12 bits. FAT16 are used for small to moderate sized hard disk. FAT16 is used for older systems and on modern systems. Each size of FAT16 entry is 16 bits. And FAT32 is used for medium to large sized disk. Each size of FAT32 entry is 28 bits. Overall the computer performance depends on how well it works as a whole. If you upgrade one part of your...
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