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How many characters are allowed to have in a file name within the old directory format?

up to 10 characters for file name and up to 3 for file extension
up to 256 characters
up to 8 characters for file name and up to 3 for file extension

Where is a root directory usually stored on FAT?

in the last cluster of data area
in the first cluster of data area
between a boot sector and FAT tables

What is the main difference between FAT16 and FAT32

number of bits in FAT entry
the number of FAT tables
the number of boot sectors
format of directory entries

What is a cluster chain for the file the first cluster of which is 4?

4-5-6-2-3
4-6-2-5-3
4-2-6-5-3
4-6-5-2-3

How many bits FAT32 actually uses in FAT entry?

28
32
16

What is the name of the old FAT directory format?

short file name standard
8.3. Standard
8 Standard

Fragmented files cannot be recovered with high quality on FAT filesystem

false
true

What does the first element of a directory entry contain?

file name ".."
character EA
file name "."

How many file name characters can be stored in a directory entry of the new format?

up to 13 characters
up to 10 characters for file name and up to 3 for file extension
up to 8 characters for file name and up to 3 for file extension

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