Chapter 5 File Management

File Management 

Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:-

5.1 Understand File Management In Operating System (CLO 1)

5.1.1 Describe the three types of file structures: 

a. Unstructured (byte sequence)
b. Structured (record sequence)
c. Tree

5.1.2 Describe the various methods of storing files: 

a. Contiguous allocation
b. Linked list allocation (disk blocks)
c. Linked list allocation using index (table in main memory)
d. Index-node

5.2 Explain How Caching Enhances File System Performance. (CLO 1)