Questions -
1. How does global replacement frame allocation lead to programs behaving differently from one execution to another?
2. Describe the attributes associated with files.
3. What is the difference between sequential and direct access?
4. What are some of the problems related to having a cyclic directory structure?
5. Describe the various levels of file system structure as explained in the File System Implementation chapter.
6. What are some of the types of information located in the File Control Block?
7. Describe the structures located both on disk and in memory in support of the file system.
8. What are some of the pros and cons of both linear list and hash table versions of directory implementation?
9. How does indexed file allocation differ from linked allocation?
Short answers from Ch 10 File-System Interface and ch 11 File-System Implementation from the book.
TEXTBOOK - OPERATING SYSTEM CONCEPTS WITH JAVA, EIGHTH EDITION BY ABRAHAM SILBERSCHATZ, PETER BAER GALVIN AND GREG GAGNE.