FUNDAMENTALS OF COMPUTER

UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES

FILE EXTENSIONS AND FILE TYPES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
A file’s metadata is usually stored in what part of the file?
A
In the main body of data
B
In the header
C
In the title
D
At the end of the file data
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Metadata for web pages is contained within the “code” of the web page and is in the form of meta-tags, page titles, page headers.

Detailed explanation-2: -Most media file types can store metadata directly in the file itself. This is typically done in the file header, which is a block of storage that is separate from the actual media payload.

Detailed explanation-3: -Metadata is stored in namenode where it stores data about the data present in datanode like location about the data and their replicas. NameNode stores the Metadata, this consists of fsimage and editlog.

Detailed explanation-4: -Document metadata is metadata stored inside a document that provides information about the authorship, editing time, and even the computer on which the document was created.

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