Question from book

Had this question in the book I am using to study for 70-270 that has me a little confused.. Guessing its some sort of typo or I am missing something...
11. A dual-boot computer hosts both Windows 98 and Windows XP Professional. You need to download an 8 GB data file that will be used by both operating systems. What file system should you use to format the host volume?
a. FAT
b. FAT32
c. NTFS
d. HPFS
FAT32 only supports data files up to 4GB, Windows 98 doesn't support NTFS... So.. ?
11. A dual-boot computer hosts both Windows 98 and Windows XP Professional. You need to download an 8 GB data file that will be used by both operating systems. What file system should you use to format the host volume?
a. FAT
b. FAT32
c. NTFS
d. HPFS
FAT32 only supports data files up to 4GB, Windows 98 doesn't support NTFS... So.. ?
Comments
NTFS won't work, because windows 98 can't read it. It does have a large enough max file size.
HPFS has a max file size of 2GB
It also can't be accessed directly, only over a share.
Fat 16 can only have a volume size of 4GB, and a max file size of 2GB.
Fat 32 has a max file size of 4 GB
Maybe the author forgot that ntfs wasn't supported by 98. Maybe not even forgot, maybe just didn't think about it.
Didn't know the exact size of fat16 when i answered before. Just knew that fat32 and ntfs wouldn't work.
With the knowledge you have shown, nothing they could throw you on the test would phase you.
FAT16 = 4 gig total
FAT32 = 32 gig total
Source TESTOUT....
Quest for 11K pages read in 2011
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There are limitations to both the maximum volume size, and the maximum file size.
his original question was
pointing out his original understanding was wrong....
Quest for 11K pages read in 2011
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Limitations of the FAT32 File System in Windows XP
Another note, is that the 32GB restriction can be overcome. Simply use the command line format command. For the 70-270 test however, just consider that using the command prompt doesn't work. Because in the real world sometimes the command line doesn't work.
In real world however, the big file lands on the NTFS partition and a third- party driver provides access of Win98 partition to that file. Assuming of course you find anybody dual booting win 98 and XP and is in right mind...