Practice - On-Disk Structure: Essential Metadata for File System Operation
Practice Questions
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What is the primary role of a boot block?
💡 Hint: Think about the first thing that happens when you turn on a computer.
What critical information does a super block contain?
💡 Hint: Consider what the OS needs to manage the file system.
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What is the primary role of a boot block?
💡 Hint: It's the first thing used when turning on the computer.
True or False: Inodes contain the file name.
💡 Hint: Think about what inodes are primarily designed to do.
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Challenge Problems
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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.
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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