FILE SYSTEMS AND FILE MANAGEMENT

Question 1

Directory

Answer 1

a repository of files and other directories.

Question 2

File

Answer 2

a collection of related data that appears to the user as a single block of information that is retained in storage.

Question 3

An inode is

Answer 3

a data structure on a file system that stores all information about a file except its name and its actual data.

Question 4

A hierarchical file system allows

Answer 4

a modular approach to data storage and search

Question 5

The directory that a user is currently working in is the user’s

Answer 5

current directory.

Question 6

All files on Linux systems are accessed as

Answer 6

part of a single tree-structured file system that is rooted at /

Question 7

The absolute path to a file or directory consists of a

Answer 7

followed by a series of zero or more directory names, each followed by another / and then a final name.

Question 8

The inode number is also known as the

Answer 8

file serial number and is unique within a particular file system

Question 9

Files and directories in Linux have three types of permissions

Answer 9

: read, write and execute

Question 10

Each file permission may be

Answer 10

on’ or ‘off’ for each of the three categories of users: the file or directory owner, other people in the same group as the owner, and all others.

Question 11

The chmod command is used

Answer 11

to set file permissions.