UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES
FILE SYSTEMS
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File Allocation Table, 32 bit
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Folder Allocation Table, 32 bit
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -What Does File Allocation Table 32 (FAT32) Mean? FAT32 is a version of the File Allocation Table (FAT) file system that was introduced by Microsoft in 1996 with its Windows 95 OEM Service Releases 2 (OSR2) operating system. It is an extension of Microsoft’s FAT16 file system.
Detailed explanation-2: -The “32” part of the name refers to the amount of bits that the filing system uses to store these addresses and was added mainly to distinguish it from its predecessor, which was called FAT16. The FAT32 format was devised by Microsoft.
Detailed explanation-3: -The largest file size FAT32 can support is 4 gigabytes, and the largest volume size is 2 terabytes. At one time, the FAT file system was used extensively for Windows computers.