Unit 3 - File System Management: Part 1

What is the purpose of a file system?

• To organize data and programs on computer storage devices

• To create backups of files

• To manage internet connections

• To design computer hardware

Answer explanation

•File system is a structure used to organize data and programs on computer storage devices.

•It keeps track of the physical locations of all data elements on disk and allows users to quickly and reliably retrieve files when needed.

Which type of file contains information used to access other files?

• Temporary files

• Directory files

• Regular files

• Device files

Answer explanation

Regular Files stores data (text, binary, and executable)

Directory files contains information used to access other files.

Device Files defines a FIFO (first-in, first-out) pipe file or a physical device.

What is the full form of FAT in the FAT file system?

• File Allocation Table

• File Access Terminal

• File Archive Tool

• Fast Access Technology

Answer explanation

Full form is file allocation table

One of the oldest file systems available on the windows machine.

Introduced on ms-dos 7.1 / windows 95 in 1996

Developed for floppy disks but later used on hard drive, USB flash drives, and SSD cards.

Until windows xp, it was default file system

FAT8, FAT12, and FAT16, FAT32 are its variations.

What is the maximum file size that can be stored in a FAT32 file system?

• 2GB

• 4GB

• 8GB

• 16GB

Answer explanation

Advantages:

Can hold up to 268,173,300 files

The backup FAT table copy gets automatically relocated to the root folder in FAT32 systems, which further can be used for the restoration of files.

Drive sizes are between 2 and 16 tb with 64kb clusters.

Is the official format for sd and sdhc cards.

Limitations:

Each file can have a maximum size of 4GB (GigaBytes).

No control over file permissions and data security.

The native disk’s maximum disk size for FAT32 is 32 GB. It is possible to expand it up to 2TB.

FAT32 is no longer used on modern, internal Windows hard drives as most systems have adopted the NTFS standard.

Which file system is used for sharing files between multiple computers?

• NTFS

• FAT32

• HFS

• GFS

Answer explanation

Full Form is Global File System

Is cluster of files that are shared between a number of computers and end systems from which data or services are accessed, stored and fetched.

A GFS reads and writes to the remote device

Which Windows version introduced the NTFS file system?

• Windows 7

• Windows 10

• Windows XP

• Windows 95

Answer explanation

Current Windows versions beginning with Windows XP — use the NTFS file system to partition their code. 

It is possible to format external drives with either FAT32 or NTFS.

NTFS and FAT32 file systems differ in the following ways:

The FAT32 file system cannot store individual files larger than 4 GB, while the NTFS file system can.

Compared to FAT32, the NTFS file system has higher disk utilization and can manage disk space more effectively.

What is the main difference between NTFS and FAT32 file systems?

• NTFS can store larger individual files than FAT32

• FAT32 is a newer file system than NTFS

• FAT32 has higher disk utilization than NTFS

• NTFS is only compatible with Macintosh computers

What is the file extension for HFS disk image files?

• .iso

• .dmg

• .hfs

• .img

Answer explanation

A file with the HFS file extension is an HFS disk image file.

Known as Hierarchical File System

Used to store the files on floppy disks, CD-ROM discs, and hard drives of older Apple Macintosh computers.

Which operating system is Btrfs file system primarily designed for?

• Android

• Linux

• MacOS

• Windows

Answer explanation

Btrfs — "better file system" — is a newer, still in development, Linux file system. 

It is a copy-on-write (CoW) filesystem. 

The goal is to provide additional features that allow Linux to scale up to larger storage amounts.

What is the goal of the Btrfs file system?

• To reduce file system complexity

• To improve file access speed

• To create a more secure file system

• To provide additional features for scaling up to larger storage amounts