module 6 quiz

Minix  Describe and illustrate the contents of a Unix Inode, and how it works for associating a file with disk blocks.

In NOVIX OS the time required for various file read operations are given below. Disk seek time 25msec. Disk latency: 8 m sec. Disk Transfer rate: 1m sec / KByte. Operating system overhead: 1 m sec / K Byte +10msec What is the time required to retrieve a block

What is the significance of the swap partition in a Linux system?

Just exactly is "File-System Mounting" for the purposes of this debate? How does Mounting work differently between the Windows and Unix operating systems?

Answer all question Q3. _is the directory that has the host-specific system configuration files. Q4. The Base of the file system is called as

What was created to define a standard directory structure and common file location forLinux?a. FSHb. X.500c. FHSd. root directory

You are developing a system that stores its data on a UNIX file system. You anticipate that you will port future versions of the system to other operating systems that provide different file systems. Which design pattern is suitable for this problem?     A Adapter B Façade C Proxy D Composite E Bridge

Which MS-Windows file system(s) allow disk mirroring, in which the same data is written to several disks at the same time?

You have a Linux system that has a 1000GB SSD, which has a 90GB partition containing an ext4 filesystem mounted to the /directory and a 4GB swap partition. Currently, this Linux system is only used by a few users for storing small files; however, the department manager wants to upgrade this system and use it to run a database application that will be used by 100 users. The database application and the associated data will take up over 200GB of hard disk space. In addition, these 100 users will store their personal files on the hard disk of the system. Each user must have a maximum of 5GB of storage space. The department manager has made it very clear that this system must not exhibit any downtime as a result of hard disk errors. How much hard disk space will you require, and what partitions would you need to ensure that the system will perform as needed? Where would these partitions be mounted? What quotas would you implement? What commands would you need to run and what entries to…

What is the role of the VFS layer in the implementation of a file system?

After a hard disk drive's partition is formatted using a filesystem, all subsequent partitions must utilize the same filesystem. Is this true or false?

What does Linux partitioning mean in the context of the OS?

For the sake of this discussion, what is "File-System Mounting"? What is the difference between the Windows and Unix systems when it comes to Mounting?

Give a scenario where choosing a large filesystem block size might be a benefit; give an example where it might be a hindrance.

A disk attribute in Windows XP that is hidden from view in Disk Management is

What role does the swap space play in Linux memory management?

Why is it relevant to the Linux OS that disk space is partitioned?

What function does Linux partitioning serve?

A disk is divided in to three partitions.Whattype of information isrepresented in code part of partition table?

Choose the correct answer: 1. Which of the following is the fastest approach for large amount of data I/O? a. Polling direct I/O b. Interrupt based direct I/O c. Interrupt based DMA d. Polling memory mapped I/O 2. Which of the following can be considered an example of critical section? a. An intersection of road for traffic passing it b. Alice is reading a book and Bob is watching TV. None of them wants to do anything else. c. When taking a test, each student works on his/her own copy of question paper d. None of the above. 3. Which of the following can help to break a deadlock of OS? a. Chainsaw, grinder, or anything similar b. Mutual exclusive access c. Hold and wait d. Preemption 4. When a program accesses a page not in the memory, which of the following will happen? a. The program will be aborted b. Core dump by OS kernel C. A page fault that triggers loading a page to the memory d. A prompt asking if the user would like to continue 5. Which of the following is used to maintain…