W are the advantages and disadvantages of using the FAT filing system in windows 2000?
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Backward compatibility to antiquated software. If you have to ask this question, go with NTFS.
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Here is the basic answer, provided by some contributors to Wikipedia: The FAT file system is relatively uncomplicated, and is supported by virtually all existing operating systems for personal computers. This ubiquity makes it an ideal format for floppy disks and solid-state memory cards, and a convenient way of sharing data between disparate operating systems installed on the same computer (a dual boot environment). The most common implementations have a serious drawback in that when files are deleted and new files written to the media, directory fragments tend to become scattered over the entire media, making reading and writing a slow process. Defragmentation is one solution to this, but is often a lengthy process in itself and has to be performed regularly to keep the FAT file system clean. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Allocation_Table
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