Which term describes a type of storage device that supports a partition to be extended into adjacent unallocated space as long as it is contiguous?

The term that describes a type of storage device that allows a partition to be extended into adjacent unallocated space, as long as it is contiguous, is:

• Basic disk

A basic disk in Windows supports extending a partition into contiguous unallocated space on the same disk. This feature allows users to increase the size of an existing partition, provided there is unallocated space immediately following it on the disk.

The incorrect terms are:

• NTFS: This is a file system used in Windows operating systems. While NTFS allows for large file sizes and includes features like security permissions, it does not itself define the ability of a partition to be extended; this is a function of the disk type (basic or dynamic).
• FAT32: This is another file system and, like NTFS, it defines how data is stored and retrieved from a storage medium. The ability to extend a partition is not a feature of the FAT32 file system but of the disk’s management system.
• Formatting: Formatting is the process of preparing a storage device for data storage, setting up a file system like NTFS or FAT32. It does not relate to extending partitions on a disk.