Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98 File System & Storage Management 1 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: What is the maximum single file size supported by FAT32 in Windows 98?
- 2 GB
- 4 GB minus 1 byte (Correct answer)
- 8 GB
- Unlimited
Correct answer: 4 GB minus 1 byte
FAT32 supports a maximum individual file size of 4 GB minus 1 byte (4,294,967,295 bytes) due to its 32-bit file size field.
Question 2: What Windows 98 tool checks and repairs disk errors on FAT volumes?
- DEFRAG
- FDISK
- ScanDisk (Correct answer)
- CHKDSK
Correct answer: ScanDisk
ScanDisk checks FAT and FAT32 drives for file system errors, cross-linked files, and bad sectors, then repairs them.
Question 3: What is a 'cluster' in the context of the Windows 98 FAT32 file system?
- A group of sectors that is the smallest unit of disk allocation (Correct answer)
- A collection of files in a folder
- A type of hard drive partition
- A memory caching mechanism
Correct answer: A group of sectors that is the smallest unit of disk allocation
A cluster is the smallest unit of disk space that FAT32 allocates to a file, consisting of a fixed number of sectors.
Question 4: Which Windows 98 tool rearranges fragmented files on a disk to improve read performance?
- ScanDisk
- Disk Cleanup
- Disk Defragmenter (Correct answer)
- DriveSpace
Correct answer: Disk Defragmenter
Disk Defragmenter reorganizes fragmented files and free space on a FAT drive so files are stored contiguously, improving performance.
Question 5: What does the Windows 98 Disk Cleanup utility remove to free up hard drive space?
- System files and registry entries
- Temporary files, cached pages, and emptied Recycle Bin contents (Correct answer)
- All user documents
- Installed applications
Correct answer: Temporary files, cached pages, and emptied Recycle Bin contents
Disk Cleanup removes temporary files, Temporary Internet Files, emptied Recycle Bin items, and other unnecessary files to recover disk space.
Question 6: Which Windows 98 feature compresses drive contents to increase effective storage capacity?
- FAT32 Converter
- DriveSpace 3 (Correct answer)
- Disk Defragmenter
- ScanDisk
Correct answer: DriveSpace 3
DriveSpace 3 (included with Windows 98) compresses files on a FAT drive to approximately double the available storage capacity.
Microsoft Windows 98 Microsoft Windows 98 File System & Storage Management 1
What is the maximum single file size supported by FAT32 in Windows 98?