FAT file system

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:cloud_storage
gptkbp:allows file permissions
file attributes
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Microsoft
gptkbp:first_introduced gptkb:1977
gptkbp:has_limitations maximum file size of 4 GB
maximum number of clusters
maximum number of files in a directory for FAT16
maximum number of files per directory for FAT16
maximum number of files per directory for FAT32
maximum volume size of 8 TB for FAT32
gptkbp:has_variants gptkb:ex_FAT
gptkb:FAT16
gptkb:FAT12
gptkb:FAT32
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label FAT file system
gptkbp:is_based_on linked list structure
gptkbp:is_compatible_with gptkb:Linux
gptkb:mac_OS
gptkb:Windows
gptkbp:is_documented_in various technical manuals
gptkbp:is_known_for simplicity
low overhead
wide compatibility
ease of implementation
gptkbp:is_maintained_by various open-source projects
gptkbp:is_part_of computer file systems
gptkbp:is_supported_by most operating systems
gptkbp:is_used_for data recovery
file sharing
cross-platform file transfer
gptkbp:is_used_in gptkb:mobile_devices
gptkb:Io_T_devices
gptkb:camera
USB flash drives
embedded systems
memory cards
game consoles
gptkbp:is_vulnerable_to fragmentation
data corruption
gptkbp:provides file allocation table
gptkbp:replaced_by APFS in mac OS environments
NTFS in Windows environments
ext4 in Linux environments
gptkbp:requires disk defragmentation
gptkbp:suitable_for high-performance applications
large databases
modern high-capacity storage solutions
gptkbp:supports disk partitions
file sizes up to 4 GB
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:MS-DOS
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:operating_system
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4