Practice - Bit Map (Bit Vector)
Practice Questions
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Define what a bit map is.
💡 Hint: Think about what a bit indicates in regards to the block status.
What does a 1 represent in a bit map?
💡 Hint: Recall the basic definitions from our discussions.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What does a bit value of '1' in a bit map indicate?
💡 Hint: Think about the representation of block status.
True or False: Bit maps are efficient for quick status checks of disk blocks.
💡 Hint: Consider how data is fetched in a bit-oriented array.
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Challenge Problems
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Consider a scenario where a disk has 10GB of space, divided into 512-byte blocks. Suppose the bitmap is full, and you need to allocate a new file of 10MB needing 20 contiguous blocks. Illustrate how the system would handle this request and the potential issues if there were no free contiguous blocks available.
💡 Hint: Reflect on the structure of the bitmap and how it corresponds to the blocks on the disk.
Analyze how space consumption might vary in a bit map if the block size were increased to 4KB instead of 512 bytes on a 10GB disk. What impact would this have on the bit map size, and how could this affect performance?
💡 Hint: Consider the relationship between block size and overall bitmap efficiency.
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