Filesystem
Explore the fundamentals of filesystems including their purpose, types, and how operating systems manage them. Understand distributed file systems like those used in Hadoop, the concept of disk blocks, and the role of file metadata and i-nodes in managing data storage.
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Filesystem
A file system is a mechanism of storing, organizing and retrieving data on a storage medium. The fundamental unit of a file system is a file, logically related named piece of data. The structure and rules used to manage files and their names comprises a file system.
Types of file systems
There are different types of file systems each exhibiting different characteristics with respect to reliability, security, and performance. Examples are:
- Disk File Systems
- Tape File Systems
- Network File Systems
- Special Purpose File Systems
OS and file systems
Operating systems generally support more than one ...