Practice On-disk Structure: Essential Metadata For File System Operation (8.1.2)
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On-Disk Structure: Essential Metadata for File System Operation

Practice - On-Disk Structure: Essential Metadata for File System Operation

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the primary role of a boot block?

💡 Hint: Think about the first thing that happens when you turn on a computer.

Question 2 Easy

What critical information does a super block contain?

💡 Hint: Consider what the OS needs to manage the file system.

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Question 1

What is the primary role of a boot block?

Load the operating system
Store user files
Manage memory

💡 Hint: It's the first thing used when turning on the computer.

Question 2

True or False: Inodes contain the file name.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about what inodes are primarily designed to do.

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Challenge 1 Hard

Analyze the consequences of not having a super block in a file system. What would happen?

💡 Hint: Consider what role the super block plays in your everyday interactions with files.

Challenge 2 Hard

Discuss how the data block size impacts system performance during read/write operations. Provide examples.

💡 Hint: Think about scenarios with both small and large files and how they would be impacted by block sizes.

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