File System (Spec) : Exercise for Midterm Exam

Given Date : December 4th, 2015

Due Date : December 11th, 2015

Info : Exercise for Midterm Exam

Exercise for Midterm Exam

Introduction to file system

1. What is file system?
2. What is file system used for?

Concept of storage media

1. What is storage media? Give some examples of storage media?
2. What is the difference of volatile and non-volatile memory?
3. What is the difference of sequential and random access memory?
4. What is the meaning of efficiency in access and storage?
5. Study the assignment 1!

Virtual memory method, ISAM, VSAM

1. What is virtual storage? Why use virtual storage?
2. What is the difference of ISAM and VSAM?
3. How data can be read from harddisk?
4. Study the assignment 2!

FAT file system

1. What is FAT file system?
2. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of FAT file system!
3. Study the assignment 3!

NTFS file system

1. What is NTFS file system?
2. What is the difference of FAT and NTFS?
3. Identify the advantages and disadvantages of NTFS file system!
4. How does NTFS handle the error in accessing or storing file?
5. Study the assignment 3!

Concept of file structure

1. Why design of file system is needed?
2. Mention some method to store and access file in file system!
3. Study the assignment 4!

Linear Search Binary and Interpolation

1. Study the assignment 5!