UNDERSTANDING COMPUTER FILES
FILE SYSTEMS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -The superblock essentially records a file system’s characteristics – block size, other block properties, sizes of block groups and location of inode tables. The superblock is especially useful in UNIX and similar operating systems where a root directory contains a variety of subdirectories.
Detailed explanation-2: -su·per·block ˈsü-pər-ˌbläk. : a very large commercial or residential block barred to through traffic, crossed by pedestrian walks and sometimes access roads, and often spotted with grassed malls.
Detailed explanation-3: -Super Block. The superblock records various information about the enclosing filesystem, such as block counts, inode counts, supported features, maintenance information, and more.
Detailed explanation-4: -32768 Blocks per group (which is 8*4096, as mentioned earlier)