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title: "15-file-systems"
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- cosc204
- lecture
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# what is a file
an interface of OS to users
os manages files just as files - it doesn't care what type of file it is - they are all bytes arranges logically in sequence.
they are arrangges logically in sequence
files need to be interpreted. THis is done by applications. e.g., powerpoint, ms paint, etc.
- the OS provides a logical unit of storage for the user
- the user refers to files
- the operating system maps files onto regions of the storage
- files are really an artifact of the dialogue between the user and the OS
# how to define it
- a colle
# file access pattersns
# directory structure
# file system implementation
# disk allocation methods