Correct Answer - Option 3 : FAT
The correct answer is option 3.
- At the time of formatting, the FAT is statically allocated. The table is a linked list of entries for each cluster, a contiguous area of disk storage.
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FAT table is used in MSDOS for linked list allocation.
- The File Allocation Table is used by the file system to define chains of data storage areas associated with a file (FAT). At the time of formatting, the FAT is assigned statically. Each cluster, or contiguous area of disc storage, is represented by a linked list of entries in the table.
Hence the correct answer is FAT.