The IT director instructed the systems administrator to build a server to support the accounting department's file growth. The IT director requested that the accounting users have the ability to encrypt their files; however, the accounting users have reported the inability to encrypt their files. Which of the following file system types is MOST likely causing this issue?

A. QFS

B. ZFS

C. FAT32

D. CIFS

E. ext4

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Donovan Bell

7 October, 03:48

The IT director instructed the systems administrator to build a server to support the accounting department's file growth. The IT director requested that the accounting users have the ability to encrypt their files; however, the accounting users have reported the inability to encrypt their files. Which of the following file system types is MOST likely causing this issue?

A. QFS

B. ZFS

C. FAT32

D. CIFS

E. ext4

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Eden Daugherty · Answer 1

Option (C) FAT32 File System Type

Explanation:

FAT32 File System Type cannot be encrypted by the accounting users. FAT stands for File Allocation Table. It is a file system architecture. The File Allocation Table is an index table which contains the details about each cluster (disk storage space). By traversing the File Allocation Table, the operating system gets the details the file (where it is located) and the size of the file. The FAT32 file system contains more number of possible clusters. In this system, 32 bits are used to store the total number of possible clusters. In FAT32 file system, the transparent encryption is not supported. So, option (C) is correct. All other options are wrong options.