Chapter 11: File Systems and Directories

A text file stores binary data that is organized into groups of 8 or 16 bits that are interpreted as characters.

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A program written in a high-level language is stored in a text file that is also called a source file.

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The type of a file determines which kinds of operations can be performed on it.

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The current file pointer indicates the end of a file.

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Sequential access and direct access take the same amount of time to retrieve data.

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Some operating systems maintain a separate read pointer and write pointer for a file.

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UNIX file permissions allow a group of users to access a file in various ways.

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In most operating systems, a directory is represented as a file.

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Two files in a directory system can have the same name if they are in different directories.

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A relative path is relative to the root of the directory hierarchy.

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