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Filesystem Recovery Course - FAT Recovery Test

What is the main difference between FAT32 and exFAT

format of directory
the number of boot sectors
the number of FAT tables

What is the name of the old FAT directory format?

8.3. Standard
8 Standard
short file name standard

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

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

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

Check what happens when a file is deleted on FAT filesystem

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

Where is a root directory usually stored on FAT?

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

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

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

Fragmented files cannot be recovered with high quality on FAT filesystem

true
false

How many bits exFAT uses in FAT entry?

32
28
16

What does the second element of a directory entry contain?

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

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