Question 1

A file system is the logical view of secondary memory that the operating system provides for the user.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is a named group of files?

Accepted Answer

A)  File name 
B)  File type 
C)  File system 
D)  File extension 
E)  Directory 
A)  File name 
B)  File type 
C)  File system 
D)  File extension 
E)  Directory

Question 3

A word processing file is not a simple _______________ because in addition to characters it often contains data related to formatting, color, and graphics.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A word processing file is not a...

Question 4

A user's ability to perform certain operations on a file depend on the permissions that user has been granted.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Which of the following uses an elevator-like algorithm to service disk requests as it moves the heads from one extreme to the other?

Accepted Answer

A)  First-come, first-served 
B)  SCAN 
C)  Shortest-seek-time-first 
D)  Latency 
E)  Seek time 
A)  First-come, first-served 
B)  SCAN 
C)  Shortest-seek-time-first 
D)  Latency 
E)  Seek time

Question 6

A file is a named collection of directories.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

What is a directory?

Accepted Answer

A named group of fil

Question 8

Which of the following begins at the root and specifies each step down the tree until it reaches the desired file or directory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Working directory 
B)  Subdirectory 
C)  Parent directory 
D)  Relative path 
E)  Absolute path 
A)  Working directory 
B)  Subdirectory 
C)  Parent directory 
D)  Relative path 
E)  Absolute path

Question 9

Which of the following is the logical view provided by the operating system to help users manage secondary memory?

Accepted Answer

A)  File name 
B)  File type 
C)  File system 
D)  File extension 
E)  Directory 
A)  File name 
B)  File type 
C)  File system 
D)  File extension 
E)  Directory

Question 10

Which of the following is the last part of the file name that gives an indication of what kind of data the file contains?

Accepted Answer

A)  File name 
B)  File type 
C)  File system 
D)  File extension 
E)  Directory 
A)  File name 
B)  File type 
C)  File system 
D)  File extension 
E)  Directory

Question 11

The _______________ disk-scheduling algorithm moves the disk heads from one extreme to the other, processing any outstanding requests as it reaches the appropriate cylinder.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The _______________ disk-scheduling algorithm moves the disk...

Question 12

A file's _______________ is a text designation of the location of the file within the file system.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A file's _______________ is a text designation...

Question 13

Regarding magnetic disk drives, latency is the additional time it takes the platter to rotate into the proper position so that the data can be read or written.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Files are often grouped into _______________ to help organize and manage them.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Files are often grouped into _______________ to...

Question 15

Which of the following shows the hierarchical organization of the file system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Working directory 
B)  Directory tree 
C)  Root directory 
D)  Relative path 
E)  Absolute path 
A)  Working directory 
B)  Directory tree 
C)  Root directory 
D)  Relative path 
E)  Absolute path

Question 16

An absolute path begins at the current working directory.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

The ˙gif, ˙tiff, and ˙jpg file extensions are generally used for which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  Text data file 
B)  Audio file 
C)  Image file 
D)  Word processing document 
E)  Program source file 
A)  Text data file 
B)  Audio file 
C)  Image file 
D)  Word processing document 
E)  Program source file

Question 18

Which of the following processes disk requests in the order in which they arrive?

Accepted Answer

A)  First-come, first-served 
B)  SCAN 
C)  Shortest-seek-time-first 
D)  Latency 
E)  Seek time 
A)  First-come, first-served 
B)  SCAN 
C)  Shortest-seek-time-first 
D)  Latency 
E)  Seek time

Question 19

At any point in time, a user is "in" the current working directory within the file system.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following specifies a file or directory beginning with the current working directory?

Accepted Answer

A)  Working directory 
B)  Directory tree 
C)  Root directory 
D)  Relative path 
E)  Absolute path 
A)  Working directory 
B)  Directory tree 
C)  Root directory 
D)  Relative path 
E)  Absolute path

A file system is the logical view of secondary memory that the operating system provides for the user.

Which of the following is a named group of files?

A word processing file is not a simple _______________ because in addition to characters it often contains data related to formatting, color, and graphics.

A user's ability to perform certain operations on a file depend on the permissions that user has been granted.

Which of the following uses an elevator-like algorithm to service disk requests as it moves the heads from one extreme to the other?

A file is a named collection of directories.

What is a directory?

Which of the following begins at the root and specifies each step down the tree until it reaches the desired file or directory?

Which of the following is the logical view provided by the operating system to help users manage secondary memory?

Which of the following is the last part of the file name that gives an indication of what kind of data the file contains?

The _______________ disk-scheduling algorithm moves the disk heads from one extreme to the other, processing any outstanding requests as it reaches the appropriate cylinder.

A file's _______________ is a text designation of the location of the file within the file system.

Regarding magnetic disk drives, latency is the additional time it takes the platter to rotate into the proper position so that the data can be read or written.

Files are often grouped into _______________ to help organize and manage them.

Which of the following shows the hierarchical organization of the file system?

An absolute path begins at the current working directory.

The ˙gif, ˙tiff, and ˙jpg file extensions are generally used for which of the following?

Which of the following processes disk requests in the order in which they arrive?

At any point in time, a user is "in" the current working directory within the file system.

Which of the following specifies a file or directory beginning with the current working directory?

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Exam 11: File Systems and Directories

A file system is the logical view of secondary memory that the operating system provides for the user.

Which of the following is a named group of files?

A word processing file is not a simple _______________ because in addition to characters it often contains data related to formatting, color, and graphics.

A user's ability to perform certain operations on a file depend on the permissions that user has been granted.

Which of the following uses an elevator-like algorithm to service disk requests as it moves the heads from one extreme to the other?

A file is a named collection of directories.

What is a directory?

Which of the following begins at the root and specifies each step down the tree until it reaches the desired file or directory?

Which of the following is the logical view provided by the operating system to help users manage secondary memory?

Which of the following is the last part of the file name that gives an indication of what kind of data the file contains?

The _______________ disk-scheduling algorithm moves the disk heads from one extreme to the other, processing any outstanding requests as it reaches the appropriate cylinder.

A file's _______________ is a text designation of the location of the file within the file system.

Regarding magnetic disk drives, latency is the additional time it takes the platter to rotate into the proper position so that the data can be read or written.

Files are often grouped into _______________ to help organize and manage them.

Which of the following shows the hierarchical organization of the file system?

An absolute path begins at the current working directory.

The ˙gif, ˙tiff, and ˙jpg file extensions are generally used for which of the following?

Which of the following processes disk requests in the order in which they arrive?

At any point in time, a user is "in" the current working directory within the file system.

Which of the following specifies a file or directory beginning with the current working directory?

The Big Picture

Binary Values and Number Systems

Data Representation

Gates and Circuits

Computing Components

Low-Level Programming Languages and Pseudocode

Problem Solving and Algorithms

Abstract Data Types and Subprograms

Object-Oriented Design and High-Level Programming Languages

Operating Systems

Information Systems

Artificial Intelligence

Simulation, Graphics, Gaming, and Other Applications

Networks

The World Wide Web

Computer Security

Limitations of Computing

broad concept of computer security and its importance in modern society.

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