The filesystem is a way of organizing objects on a drive. It specifies how data is stored, including where data may be stored on the drive, how items are named, size limits, and how data can be retrieved, and by whom.
In this section, you will learn about the different methods of memory formatting that are used by Linux and Windows operating systems, and how the chosen filesystem affects security.
Modern versions of Windows utilize the New Technology Filesystem (NTFS) by default for the system drive, where as Linux tends to use Extended Filesystem 4 (Ext4). File Allocation Table 32 (FAT32) is a much older filesystem, although it does offer better compatibility between systems, and is therefore common for smaller, transferable media (for example, USB flash drives).
