Exam 4: File Systems

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Which of the following statements is true about file storage on a FAT file system?

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the area of the hard disk that stores partition information for the disk
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metadata
boot block
sectors
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the area of the hard disk that stores partition information for the disk
metadata
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List three folders normally found at the root of a Linux file system and what the folder is typically used for.

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bin for user programs and utilities (binary files
sbin for system administration utilities (system binary files
lib for runtime library files needed by programs stored in the /bin and /sbin directories
usr for user files and programs
var for files in which content often varies or that are used only temporarily
tmp for files used only temporarily
dev for devices
mnt for floppy drives, DVD/CD-ROM drives, flash drives, and other removable media
etc for system and configuration files
root for files used by the root account
home for users' home directories
proc for system resource tracking

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a process that makes a disk partition or volume available for use
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sectors
journaling
metadata
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a process that makes a disk partition or volume available for use
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What PC systems call clusters, Mac systems refer to as allocation blocks.

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equally sized portions of a disk track
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mount
journaling
active partition
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equally sized portions of a disk track
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List three features of the NTFS file system that are not found in the FAT file systems.

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Which type of operation writes the file system structure to the disk?

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The native file system in Linux is called ufs.

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What type of structure is usually used to organize folders in a file system?

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What command can you use to make the file named private.txt read-only?

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Which of the following is NOT a task typically performed by an OS's file system?

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Which of the following elements of a file system connects the names of files to the file data stored on the disk?

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List four tasks performed by a typical file system.

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In Mac OS, what is the catalog b-tree?

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You see a file in File Explorer named File251.chk. What file system utility has been run to create that file?

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the ability of a file system or software to track file changes
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journaling
tracks
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the ability of a file system or software to track file changes
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Which type of storage device in a Linux system has no logical division in blocks?

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Which feature of the NTFS file system keeps a log of file system activity to help prevent loss of information if there is a power outage while your disk is in use?

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In a folder hierarchy, the top, or primary, level is referred to as which of the following?

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