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Filesystem Recovery Course - FAT Recovery Test

What changes are made to FAT table when a file is deleted?

no changes are made
file's corresponding records are zeroed
no changes are made until new files are written

What is the name of the old FAT directory format?

short file name standard
8 Standard
8.3. Standard

How many FAT tables can be on a FAT volume?

always 2
always 1
up to 4

Fragmented files cannot be recovered with high quality on FAT filesystem

false
true

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

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

How many bits FAT32 actually uses in FAT entry?

28
32
16

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

FAT is still a widely used filesystem

true
false

Check what happens when a file is deleted on FAT filesystem

first bytes of all the corresponding directory entries are replaced with E5
file name is fully destroyed
all file clusters are zeroed
file's corresponding records in the FAT table are zeroed
first bytes of all the corresponding directory entries are replaced with EOF

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