UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES
FILE SYSTEMS
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
HFS
|
|
|
NTFS
|
|
|
Ex Fat
|
|
|
ext3
|
Detailed explanation-1: -HFS Plus or HFS+ (also known as Mac OS Extended or HFS Extended) is a journaling file system developed by Apple Inc.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Mac OS Extended Volume Hard Drive Format, otherwise known as HFS+, is the file system found on Mac OS 8.1 and later, including Mac OS X. It is an upgrade from the original Mac OS Standard Format known as HFS (HFS Standard), or Hierarchical File System, supported by Mac OS 8.0 and earlier.
Detailed explanation-3: -(Hierarchical File System) The previous Mac file system. Although superseded by the Apple File System (see APFS), Macs still format, read and write HFS drives.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mac OS Extended (Journaled): Uses the Mac format (Journaled HFS Plus) to protect the integrity of the hierarchical file system.
Detailed explanation-5: -HFS+ outperforms Time Machine backup compatibility. While APFS is one available for macOS Big Sur and later systems to save Time Machine backups. If you want to use APFS formatted drive for Time Machine backup on macOS Catalina or previous releases, you need to convert APFS to HFS/HFS+ first.