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You have a set of files which scale up to 90 GB in size on a Windows XP computer. Using the compression utility, these are compressed to 40 GB. You want to transfer these files to a Windows 98 computer with an 80 GB hard drive. The Windows 98 computer has free space of 50 GB. How do you make sure that you transfer the set of files from the Windows XP computer to the Windows 98 computer with the files being compressed?
  1. Use the XCOPY command with the /Comp switch to copy the files.
  2. On the Windows Explorer of the Windows 98 computer select Keep Existing Attributes.
  3. You cannot copy files in the compressed state to the Windows 98 computer.
  4. On the destination folder of the Windows 98 computer, make sure that the folder’s properties are configured to Compress Contents to Save Disk Space.
Explanation
Answer - C - You cannot copy the files in the compressed state on the Windows 98 computer, since it does not support compression.

Key Takeaway: Windows 98 uses FAT2 partitions and Windows XP uses NTFS partitions. Data compression is only supported on NTFS volumes. Hence, you may need to arrange for a different hard drive with more capacity if you intend to use a Windows 98 computer or install Windows XP if you want the data to be in the compressed state.
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