MS-DOS File System

GPTKB entity

Statements (111)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:computer
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Free_BSD_2.2.8
gptkbp:characteristics Compatible with older systems
Used in early personal computers
Used in early gaming consoles
Limited security features
Widely used in embedded systems
Fragmentation issues
Legacy support in modern systems
No journaling support
Limited support for modern applications
Basic error checking
File name length limit of 8.3
Simple directory structure
Single volume per disk
Supports disk partitioning
Supports long file names in later versions
Basic file attributes
Basic file permissions
Data recovery tools available
File allocation table management
File system corruption risks
Limited metadata storage
Limited support for big data applications
Limited support for cloud storage
Limited support for data governance applications
Limited support for data privacy applications
Limited support for distributed systems
Limited support for enterprise applications
Limited support for high-performance applications
Limited support for large files
Limited support for machine learning applications
Limited support for mobile applications
Limited support for multimedia files
Limited support for network file sharing
Limited support for real-time applications
Limited support for virtual file systems
Maximum volume size of 2 GB for FA T16
No built-in encryption
No support for access control lists
No support for file versioning
No support for symbolic links
Simple backup solutions available
Supports basic file analysis tools
Supports basic file archiving tools
Supports basic file auditing tools
Supports basic file categorization tools
Supports basic file classification tools
Supports basic file compression tools
Supports basic file conversion tools
Supports basic file debugging tools
Supports basic file encryption tools
Supports basic file encryption tools.
Supports basic file extraction tools
Supports basic file indexing tools
Supports basic file lineage tools
Supports basic file logging tools
Supports basic file management tools
Supports basic file monitoring tools
Supports basic file operations
Supports basic file organization tools
Supports basic file profiling tools
Supports basic file recovery methods
Supports basic file recovery tools
Supports basic file sharing methods
Supports basic file synchronization tools
Supports basic file testing tools
Supports basic file transfer protocols
Supports basic file transformation tools
Supports basic file visualization tools
Supports disk compression in some versions
Used in early artificial intelligence applications
Used in early cloud computing applications
Used in early content management systems
Used in early data analysis applications
Used in early data cataloging applications
Used in early data integration applications
Used in early data logging devices
Used in early data mining applications
Used in early data quality applications
Used in early data security applications
Used in early data visualization tools
Used in early data warehousing applications
Used in early database systems
Used in early digital cameras
Used in early educational software
Used in early graphic design software
Used in early mobile devices
Used in early multimedia applications
Used in early robotics applications
Used in early scientific computing applications
Used in early simulation software
Used in early telecommunications systems
Used in early web development tools
Used in early web servers
Used in floppy disks
Used in hard drives
Used in removable media
Widely documented and studied
Widely used in legacy applications
gptkbp:developed_by gptkb:Microsoft
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label MS-DOS File System
gptkbp:introduced gptkb:1981
gptkbp:replaced_by FA T32
gptkbp:supports FA T12
FA T16
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:MS-DOS
gptkb:Windows_95
gptkb:Windows_98
gptkb:Windows_ME