Differences Between FAT/NTFS?
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Answer / kapilasdhir
FAT
" Fat stands for File Allocation Table
" There are two categories in Fat File System
o Fat 16
o Fat 32
" In Fat Up To Folder Level Security is available
" Compression Option is not available
" Encryption Option is not available
" Disk Quota Option is not Available
" FAT Supported By All Of The Microsoft Based Operating
System
NTFS
" NTFS stands for New Technology File System
" There are three categories in NTFS file System
o NTFS 4.0 - NT O/S
o NTFS 5.0 - 2000 O/S
o NTFS 6.0 - 2003O/S
" In NTFS Up-to File Level Security is available
" Compression Option is available
" Encryption Option is available
" Disk Quota Option is Available
" NTFS Supported By only Limited Microsoft Based Operating
System
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Answer / vivek.rautela
FAT & NTFS are the type of File systems used in Disk
Particiation.
FAT stands for : File Allocation Table.
NTFS Stands for : New Technology File System.
FAT has two versions: 16 bit & 32 bit
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Answer / s.m.feroz ahmed
Hi,
FAT is defined as File Allocation Table and NTFS is defined
as New Technology File System.
FAT is used in Previous versions of OS NT,98,95.
In NTFS we can secure files and folders.
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Answer / someshwar sharma
fat is two three type fat 12,fat16,fat32
fat not support more space of save data in hard disk
but ntfs supports more space in hard disk
& ntfs give the sheyer security
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Answer / deepak rawat
FAT is stand for file allocation table. its two types fat16
and fat32. the minimum cluster size that fat16 can support
is 32kB and fat32 can support 4kB.if you want dual booting
you have to format drive in which xp willbe install with
fat32. fat support only shared level security not folder
level and ntfs support both type of security.
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