MCTS Windows Server® 2008 Active Directory Configuration: Study Guide

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File Allocation Table (FAT)

A filesystem, created by Microsoft, that was used for MS-DOS and Microsoft Windows up to and including Windows Me, and also by virtually all other existing personal computer operating systems, floppy disks, and solid-state memory cards. The FAT filesystem (sometimes known as FAT16) is a standard for mass-storage compatibility. Windows Server 2008 does not support FAT because it has fewer fault-tolerance features than the NTFS filesystem and can become corrupted through normal use over time.

file extension

The three-letter suffix that follows the name of a standard filesystem file. Using Group Policy and software management functionality, systems administration can specify which applications are associated with ...