Top 50 MCQs - File Management (Unit 7)

1. What is the smallest allotment of logical secondary storage?

A) Block B) Sector C) File D) Directory

Answer: C

2. Which of the following is *not* a file attribute?

A) Identifier B) Type C) Compression D) Size

Answer: C

3. The human-readable name for a file is known as its:

A) Identifier B) Name C) Type D) Location

Answer: B

4. What is used to uniquely identify a file within the file system?

A) Name B) Type C) Identifier D) Location

Answer: C

5. Which attribute shows who last modified the file?

A) Size B) Protection C) Time & Date D) Type

Answer: C

6. Which system call is used to create a file?

A) make() B) open() C) create() D) new()

Answer: C

7. The file operation that resets the length of a file to zero is:

A) Deleting B) Truncating C) Formatting D) Wiping

Answer: B

8. Which of the following operations does *not* involve actual I/O?

A) Writing B) Repositioning C) Reading D) Deleting

Answer: B

9. What is the system call used to read from a file?

Answer: C

10. Truncating a file will:

A) Delete the file B) Erase its contents but keep attributes C) Change file

name D) Resize the file to double

Answer: B

1. What is the smallest allotment of logical secondary storage?

A) Block B) Sector C) File D) Directory

Answer: C

2. Which of the following is *not* a file attribute?

A) Identifier B) Type C) Compression D) Size

Answer: C

3. The human-readable name for a file is known as its:

A) Identifier B) Name C) Type D) Location

Answer: B

4. What is used to uniquely identify a file within the file system?

A) Name B) Type C) Identifier D) Location

Answer: C

5. Which attribute shows who last modified the file?

A) Size B) Protection C) Time & Date D) Type

Answer: C

6. Which system call is used to create a file?

A) make() B) open() C) create() D) new()

Answer: C

7. The file operation that resets the length of a file to zero is:

A) Deleting B) Truncating C) Formatting D) Wiping

Answer: B
8. Which of the following operations does *not* involve actual I/O?

A) Writing B) Repositioning C) Reading D) Deleting

Answer: B

9. What is the system call used to read from a file?

A) input() B) get() C) read() D) receive()

Answer: C

10. Truncating a file will:

A) Delete the file B) Erase its contents but keep attributes C) Change file

name D) Resize the file to double

Answer: B

1. What is the smallest allotment of logical secondary storage?

A) Block B) Sector C) File D) Directory

Answer: C

2. Which of the following is *not* a file attribute?

A) Identifier B) Type C) Compression D) Size

Answer: C

3. The human-readable name for a file is known as its:

A) Identifier B) Name C) Type D) Location

Answer: B

4. What is used to uniquely identify a file within the file system?

A) Name B) Type C) Identifier D) Location

Answer: C

5. Which attribute shows who last modified the file?

A) Size B) Protection C) Time & Date D) Type

Answer: C

6. Which system call is used to create a file?

A) make() B) open() C) create() D) new()

7. The file operation that resets the length of a file to zero is:

A) Deleting B) Truncating C) Formatting D) Wiping

Answer: B

8. Which of the following operations does *not* involve actual I/O?

A) Writing B) Repositioning C) Reading D) Deleting

Answer: B

9. What is the system call used to read from a file?

A) input() B) get() C) read() D) receive()

Answer: C

10. Truncating a file will:

A) Delete the file B) Erase its contents but keep attributes C) Change file

name D) Resize the file to double

Answer: B

1. What is the smallest allotment of logical secondary storage?

A) Block B) Sector C) File D) Directory

Answer: C

2. Which of the following is *not* a file attribute?

A) Identifier B) Type C) Compression D) Size

Answer: C

3. The human-readable name for a file is known as its:

A) Identifier B) Name C) Type D) Location

Answer: B

4. What is used to uniquely identify a file within the file system?

A) Name B) Type C) Identifier D) Location

Answer: C

5. Which attribute shows who last modified the file?

Answer: C

6. Which system call is used to create a file?

A) make() B) open() C) create() D) new()

Answer: C

7. The file operation that resets the length of a file to zero is:

A) Deleting B) Truncating C) Formatting D) Wiping

Answer: B

8. Which of the following operations does *not* involve actual I/O?

A) Writing B) Repositioning C) Reading D) Deleting

Answer: B

9. What is the system call used to read from a file?

A) input() B) get() C) read() D) receive()

Answer: C

10. Truncating a file will:

A) Delete the file B) Erase its contents but keep attributes C) Change file

name D) Resize the file to double

Answer: B

1. What is the smallest allotment of logical secondary storage?

A) Block B) Sector C) File D) Directory

Answer: C

2. Which of the following is *not* a file attribute?

A) Identifier B) Type C) Compression D) Size

Answer: C

3. The human-readable name for a file is known as its:

A) Identifier B) Name C) Type D) Location

Answer: B
4. What is used to uniquely identify a file within the file system?

A) Name B) Type C) Identifier D) Location

Answer: C

5. Which attribute shows who last modified the file?

A) Size B) Protection C) Time & Date D) Type

Answer: C

6. Which system call is used to create a file?

A) make() B) open() C) create() D) new()

Answer: C

7. The file operation that resets the length of a file to zero is:

A) Deleting B) Truncating C) Formatting D) Wiping

Answer: B

8. Which of the following operations does *not* involve actual I/O?

A) Writing B) Repositioning C) Reading D) Deleting

Answer: B

9. What is the system call used to read from a file?

A) input() B) get() C) read() D) receive()

Answer: C

10. Truncating a file will:

A) Delete the file B) Erase its contents but keep attributes C) Change file

name D) Resize the file to double

Answer: B