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MCDST Desktop Technician Exam Prep

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Which of the following should you do during a Windows XP installation to ensure that you can use EFS later on?
  1. Format the hard disk so that it uses the FAT32 file system.
  2. Format the hard disk so that it uses the NTFS file system.
  3. Install a computer digital certificate on the portable computer.
  4. Install EFS on the computer during bootup
Explanation
Answer - B - To be able to use EFS later, you should Format the hard disk so that it uses the NTFS file system.

Key Takeaway: Encrypting File System, or EFS ,is a file system driver that provides file system-level encryption in Microsoft Windows operating systems. EFS uses public key cryptography and ensures that decrypting the files is extremely difficult without the correct key. Only files and folders on NTFS volumes can be encrypted with EFS.
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