You are upgrading a user's computer from Windows 98 to Windows XP Professional.
The computer currently has a hard disk partition formatted as FAT. The main reason for the upgrade is to allow users to secure files on that hard disk using permissions and encrypting file system (EFS).
What should you do?
1. >>Convert the hard disk to NTFS.
2. Convert the hard disk to FAT32.
3. Reformat the hard disk as NTFS.
4. Reformat the hard disk as FAT32.
Explanation : To use file permissions and EFS, you need to use the NTFS file system. You can convert the system hard disk to NTFS during installation. You can convert any hard disk from FAT or FAT32 to NTFS after installing Windows XP by using the Convert utility.
You should not convert the hard disk to FAT32. FAT32 does not support permissions or EFS.
You should not reformat the hard disk as FAT32. FAT32 does not support permissions or EFS. Also, reformatting the hard disk will cause all data stored on it to be lost.
You should not format the hard disk as NTFS. Formatting the hard disk will cause all data on it to be lost. A hard disk can be converted from FAT or FAT32 to NTFS, but not the other way around.
Objective: Security
