Lesson 7 - File System

What is the smallest allocation unit on a hard drive?

• Track

• Sector

• Cluster

• Block

That is the usual cluster size of Cygwin?

• 128

• 512

• 1024

• 4096

if a cluster size is 512, what is the cluster allocation for a file of 1050?

• 2

• 3

• 4

• 5

What is the purpose of filesystem?

• To control how data is stored/retrieved to mass storage devices

• To prevent two applications from simultaneously updating a file

• To enforce access rights

• To translate from high-level API to hardware-specific code

• All of the choices

What is the term used to refer to the 'myfile' in myfile.txt?

• filename

• metadata

• extension

• data

The 'create a file' operation is the initial step needed before any other file operations can be performed.

• True

• False

The file system uses algorithms and data structures to map the logical file system onto the physical storage device. What is the name of the allocation method where each file has its own index block(s) of pointers to its data blocks:

• Linked Allocation

• Indexed Allocation

• Contiguous Allocation

Internal Fragmentation typically caused by ____.

• partial used cluster

• latency

• cluster not being allocation contiguously

• latency