Pos 421 Week 4 Assignment

There are many different versions of Windows operating systems and software. Each has a different ability or use as the technology for each was increased and or changed over time as each was used. Some of the major versions of Windows include: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2008, Windows 200, Windows XP, Windows Vista, and Windows 7. These versions all have some similarities as well as differences that make them separate from each other. The following paragraphs will lists some of the comparisons and contrasts that make each individually different. The common file system used for most all of Windows versions including: Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and all successors to these versions are the New Technology File System or NTFS. This file system has taken the place of the File Allocation Table or FAT file system and the High Performance File System or HPFS. The NTFS allows for better metadata support as well as advanced data sets giving the versions more performance, space, and security extensions. These upgrades have become the standard for today’s use until the release of better technology. The current version of NTFS commonly used is an on-disk format v3.1 created for use with Windows XP. This version is included with all versions of Windows operating systems following XP. Other filing systems that were used during releases of NTFS include: FAT, A FAT file system contains good performance that has been used by almost all existing operating systems for home or personal computers. This file system is current enough to support sharing of many different devices and data formats from as early as the 1980’s and up current use. FAT file systems are used in and on many portable devices, floppy disks, and memory cards whether solid state or flash. Some of the devices that support FAT file systems for removable media are PDAs, media players, mobile phones, and digital cameras and camcorders. There are three major versions of FAT and they are numbered