operating systems Flashcards
which file system is running on my PC?
btrfs
Aus welchen zwei Teilen besteht eine CPU?
Rechenwerk & Steuerwerk
what is FAT?
File Allocation Table -> a part of a file system, where the location of all files is saved
How are directories represented in a file system?
They are a file the contains all inodes and names of the files it includes
What is an inode?
the Index node - it contains all Metadata about a file (everything shown by the dir command) except it’s name
what is journaling?
When a file system keeps a journal of all file operations it is going to process, in order to maintain data integrity upon a crash
What is a cluster in a file system?
The smallest unit a files system addresses. Every file blocks an even number of clusters