Chapter 3 - File Management

The File Manager (or File Management System) is

• that records of a file are stored one after another.

• that records of a file are stored where ever there is free space.

• that as well as the records in the file, an index block is created, with pointers to each individual file.

• the manager in the Operating System that creates the illusion that there are files and folders being stored in computer memory.

Indexed Storage means

• that records of a file are stored one after another.

• that records of a file are stored where ever there is free space.

• that as well as the records in the file, an index block is created, with pointers to each individual file.

• the manager in the Operating System that creates the illusion that there are files and folders being stored in computer memory.

Non-contiguous Storage means

• that records of a file are stored one after another.

• that records of a file are stored where ever there is free space.

• that as well as the records in the file, an index block is created, with pointers to each individual file.

• the manager in the Operating System that creates the illusion that there are files and folders being stored in computer memory.

Contiguous Storage means

• that records of a file are stored one after another.

• that records of a file are stored where ever there is free space.

• that as well as the records in the file, an index block is created, with pointers to each individual file.

• the manager in the Operating System that creates the illusion that there are files and folders being stored in computer memory.

A file by reading it from the hard disk and loading it into memory while updating its record of who is using what file

• ALLOCATES

• DEALLOCATES

• CONTIGUOUS

• NON-CONTIGUOUS

The file manager DEALLOCATES a file by updating the file tables and rewriting the file (if changed) to the hard disk.

• TRUE

• FALSE

A collection of related FIELDS.

• FIELD

• RECORD

• FILE

• DIRECTORY

A special type of file that which has lists of files and their attributes

• FIELD

• RECORD

• FILE

• DIRECTORY

A collection of records.

• FIELD

• RECORD

• FILE

• DIRECTORY

A collection of bytes that can be identified by a user, and has a type and size.

• FIELD

• RECORD

• FILE

• DIRECTORY