You might have come across these computer terms including FAT32, NTFS and much more. So what exactly is that? To make it simple both FAT32 and NTFS are file systems created for keeping track of files ...

Answer: Fortunately, it has nothing to with your dietary habits. In computer lingo, FAT stands for file allocation table. It’s software that Windows uses to decide how and where to store data on your ...

When you have a new hard drive, or when you're reinstalling Windows, the OS may ask you to format the drive. If given a choice, the two common modes are NTFS and FAT32. But what are those, and why ...

I just finished building my new system and installed Windows XP. I set up my 60GB hard drive into four partitions, and formatted them under the FAT32 standard. I recently found mention that XP ...

In 1996, Microsoft introduced the FAT32 file system as an update to the previous version, FAT16. At the time, Microsoft imposed a limit on the creation of FAT32 partitions, deciding that the maximum ...