Question

what is the starting cluster number for fat-formatted drives?
a. cluster 0
b. cluster 1
c. cluster 2
d. cluster 2048

Explanation:

In FAT file systems, Cluster 0 is reserved for the File Allocation Table itself, and Cluster 1 is reserved as a marker. The first cluster available for storing user data (the starting cluster for actual file storage) is Cluster 2.

Answer:

c. Cluster 2