Practice - Indexed Allocation
Practice Questions
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What is indexed allocation?
💡 Hint: Think about where the pointers to file data are held.
What is a key advantage of indexed allocation?
💡 Hint: Consider how quickly you can find a file's data blocks.
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Interactive Quizzes
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What is indexed allocation primarily used for?
💡 Hint: Think about what the index block actually does.
True or False: Indexed allocation eliminates external fragmentation.
💡 Hint: Consider how files can be stored without needing to be next to each other.
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Challenge Problems
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A file system uses indexed allocation with 1024-byte data blocks. If the index block contains 128 pointers, what is the maximum size for a file that can be stored using a single index block? Calculate the size in bytes.
💡 Hint: Consider how many data blocks the index can point to and their size.
Describe a scenario where multi-level indexing becomes necessary in a file system. What impact does this have on performance?
💡 Hint: Think about how files with many data blocks would need more pointers.
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