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NTFS — New Technology File System

Provides Windows file storage with permissions and metadata features.

Acronym study batch 4 · reviewed 2026-10-20

Why learn NTFS — New Technology File System?

Provides Windows file storage with permissions and metadata features.

Where it came from

Filesystem permissions differ from share permissions.

• Memory aid (a learning cue, not the expansion): New Technology manages Files Securely as a cue.

Build your understanding

Work through these exercises in order. Try the task before opening a reference.

1. Without looking, expand NTFS: New Technology File System.
2. Recall this memory aid: New Technology manages Files Securely as a cue.
3. Explain the practical use: Provides Windows file storage with permissions and metadata features.
4. Explain this distinction: Filesystem permissions differ from share permissions.
5. Identify NTFS in a device specification, architecture diagram, or system inventory.

Documentation and sources

• Microsoft Windows Server documentation (learn.microsoft.com)

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