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Filesystem Recovery Course - FAT Recovery Test

How many FAT directory entry formats exist?

two
three
one

What is the name of the old FAT directory format?

8 Standard
8.3. Standard
short file name standard

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

What is the main difference between FAT32 and exFAT

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

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
first bytes of all the corresponding directory entries are replaced with EOF
file's corresponding records in the FAT table are zeroed

How many boot sectors can be on a FAT volume?

always 1
1 or 2
at least two

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

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

Fragmented files cannot be recovered with high quality on FAT filesystem

false
true

What does the first element of a directory entry contain?

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

What does the second element of a directory entry contain?

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

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