संगणक परिभाषेत वापरल्या जाणाऱ्या 'फैट (FAT)' या संज्ञेचे पूर्ण रूप कोणते ?

The correct answer is Option B (File Allocation Table).

Key Points:
• The correct option is (2).
• Architectural and Conceptual Details:
• FAT stands for 'File Allocation Table'. It is a file system architecture developed by Microsoft (originally created by Bill Gates and Marc McDonald in 1977 for standalone Disk BASIC).
• A file allocation table is maintained on the storage medium (such as floppy disks, hard drives, or flash memory) to keep track of clusters, file locations, and fragmented file paths across storage sectors.
• Prominent historical variations include FAT12, FAT16, and FAT32, where the suffix denotes the bit width of table entries.
• FAT32 is still widely supported across various operating systems (Windows, Linux, macOS) for USB flash drives and memory cards due to its broad compatibility, although newer systems typically prefer NTFS or exFAT for large storage capacities.
• Key Takeaway: FAT stands for File Allocation Table, an architecture used to track cluster locations on storage media.