File Systems Flashcards
(17 cards)
What is an absolute path?
The complete and specific location of a file or directory in a file system, starting from the root directory.
What is a binary file?
A file that contains data in a format that is not human readable; typically used to store executable programs or complex data structures.
What is direct file access?
The ability to retrieve or manipulate data from a file directly without sequentially accessing preceding data.
What is a directory?
A container used to organize files into a hierarchical structure on a computer system.
What is a directory tree?
A graphical representation or hierarchical structure of directories and subdirectories in a file system.
What is disk scheduling?
The method an operating system uses to efficiently schedule access to disk resources, aiming to reduce seek time and optimize performance.
What is a file?
A named collection of data stored on a computer system, which can be text, an image, an executable, or any other type of information.
What is a file extension?
A suffix attached to the end of a filename indicating the format or type of the file.
What is a file system?
The method and data structure an operating system uses to organize and store files on storage devices such as hard drives.
What is a file type?
The classification or category of a file based on its content and format that determines how it can be used or opened.
What is a path?
A string of characters that specifies the location of a file or directory in a file system.
What is a relative path?
A path that specifies the location of a file or directory relative to the current working directory.
What is a root directory?
The top-level directory in a file system hierarchy, which contains all other directories and files.
What is seek time?
The time it takes for a hard drive’s read/write head to move to the track where the data are stored.
What is sequential file access?
Accessing data in a file by sequentially reading or writing from the beginning to the end.
What is a text file?
A file that contains plain text characters, typically encoded in ASCII or Unicode, and is readable by text editors and word processors.
What is a working directory?
The current directory in a file system from which a user or program is operating.
