CompTIA A+ Core 2 (220-1002) — Question 209

A customer wants to format a 4TB external drive with a filesystem that is compatible with both Windows and Linux OSs.
Which of the following should the technician suggest the customer use?

Answer options

• A. Ext4
• B. exFAT
• C. NFS
• D. FAT32
• E. CDFS

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct choice is exFAT because it is compatible with both Windows and Linux systems, supporting large file sizes and volumes. Ext4 is primarily used with Linux and isn't natively supported on Windows, while NFS is a network file system not designed for external drives. FAT32 is limited to 4GB maximum file size, making it unsuitable for large files.