The file system of my computer
My Computer uses the Windows operating system. Also, it uses an x64-bit based processor. By default, like most windows operating systems, it uses an NTFS file system. NTFS a file system by Windows, supports file-level security, encryption, compression, auditing, large volumes, and Redundant Array of Disks. NTFS has several technical improvements compared to its predecessor FAT (File allocation Table) used in Windows XP and HPFS (High Performance File System). These improvements were focused upon, improved support for metadata and advanced data structures to import performance, reliability, and disk space. HPFS is an overhaul on the FAT for the OS/2 platform, proprietary to Microsoft the (Wikipedia, 2014).
On access to the File Explorer Utility either with the use of key-stroke CTRL and E or via clicking of the barge file icon under the task manager, there is the “This PC option. The output shows a list of all the user directories of local disk (C:) and the free space available in the disk in bytes. The free space available is 116,986,339,328 bytes, which is approximately 109 GB. “This PC” section shows the disk capacity of this Computer. The Computer has two disks, namely Local Disk (C:) and Backup (F:). The total capacities of both drives consecutively are 349GB and 348GB. The “This PC” option also shows then amount of free space for each disk.
When we go to “System” under “Settings” of this PC, the “Storage” prompt shows the usage of each drive on this Computer. The used space of Local Disk (C:) is 241 GB, and Backup (F:) is 91.6 GB. Further, when we right-click on each of the drives, go to “Properties,” it also shows the Used space, Free space, and total capacity for either of the drives. Additionally, the “properties” window shows the name of the partition table used with the keyword “file system,” which in this case is NTFS,