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Responsibilities of a File Manager
Last Updated: 12 May 2023
Prerequisite - Functions of Operating SystemThe File Manager is a system software responsible for the creation, deletion, modification of the files and managing their acce...
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Various terms in File System
Last Updated: 21 February 2023
Prerequisite - File Systems in Operating System First Understand the structure of storage device HDD: Terminology:(i). Sector(ii). Track(iii). Track-Sector(iv). Cluster or...
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Difference between FCFS and SCAN disk scheduling algorithms
Last Updated: 07 April 2020
FCFS disk scheduling algorithm:As the name suggests, the FCFS Scheduling Algorithm processes requests in the sequential order in which they arrive in the disk queue. Even ...
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Difference between Seek Time and Rotational Latency in Disk Scheduling
Last Updated: 19 September 2024
Disk management is essential for data storage, retrieval of data and backup the data. To store the data in the disk some I/O operations like read/write are needed. The ope...
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Difference between Seek Time and Disk Access Time in Disk Scheduling
Last Updated: 01 April 2020
Seek Time:A disk is divided into many circular tracks. Seek Time is defined as the time required by the read/write head to move from one track to another.Example,Consider ...
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Compare file system in Windows and Linux
Last Updated: 01 February 2022
File System in Linux :Linux supports more than 12 file systems with NFS technology. When Linux (that is, operating system code) is linked, the default file system option n...
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Difference between SSTF and LOOK disk scheduling algorithm
Last Updated: 23 April 2025
Disk scheduling algorithms are used by operating systems to decide the order in which disk I/O requests are processed. Since disk access time is relatively slow, these alg...
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Difference Between C-SCAN and SSTF Disk Scheduling Algorithm
Last Updated: 22 February 2024
In C-SCAN Algorithm it is necessary to take into account the direction, i.e., larger or smaller value. This algorithm serves disk requests by moving towards their conclusi...
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File System Implementation in Operating System
Last Updated: 21 April 2025
A file is a collection of related information. The file system resides on secondary storage and provides efficient and convenient access to the disk by allowing data to be...
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Difference Between FAT32 and NTFS
Last Updated: 12 March 2024
A file system provides a way of organizing a drive. Its primary operation is to specify the way the data is stored and the kinds of information attached to files including...
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NTFS Full Form - New Technology File System
Last Updated: 09 May 2025
A file system is a structure used by an operating system to organize and manage files on a storage device such as a hard drive orUSB flash drive. NTFS stands for New Techn...
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Difference between Rotational Latency and Disk Access Time in Disk Scheduling
Last Updated: 10 May 2025
When a computer reads or writes data on a hard disk, it takes a little time to find and access that data. This delay is caused by two main factors: rotational latency and ...
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FScan disk scheduling algorithm
Last Updated: 14 April 2023
Fixed period SCAN (FSCAN) disk scheduling algorithm mainly focuses on handling high variance in shortest seek time first (SSTF). SCAN algorithm is also proposed to handle ...
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NTFS Junction Points
Last Updated: 10 September 2020
Junction Points (also commonly referred to as NTFS Junction or Directory Junction) are a type of reparse point which contains link to a directory that acts as an alias of ...
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Creating Junction Points
Last Updated: 05 October 2020
Junction Points (also commonly referred to as NTFS Junction or Directory Junction) is a type of reparse point which contains a link to a directory that acts as an alias of...
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