File system Provides facilities which enable user to create files, assign

meaningful meanings, specify how the files are to be shared

Input output control Implements efficient organization and access of data in files
system
IOCS Lowest layer
1. Mechanism for Facilities provided by IOCS:
storage and
access of data
2. Modules to
perform efficient
file processing
1. Directory Facilities provided by FS:
structures and file
naming
2. Protection of files
3. Static and
dynamic sharing
of files
4. Reliable storage of
files
Created or manipulated IOCS views a file as an entity which is __ or __ by application
Owned FS views a file as an entity which __ by a user.
Sharing Is simply a matter of permitting user to access files
Protection Permitting the owner of a file
Field Single data
Records Collection of related fields
File Collection of records
Record Meaningful unit for processing of data
File processing Reading or writing of records in a file
1. File creation File operations:
2. File naming
3. File modification
4. File deletion
5. File access
privileges
Directory Contains information about a group of files
User directory Directory owned by user
Master directory Store info concerning different UDs
Root Directories for all users
Flags Used to indicate whether a file is a dir or data file
Access path or path Path in the dir hierarchy
Path Unambiguous method of designating a file
Path name Sequence of one or more path components separated by /
Relative path names Path names starting on the current directory
Absolute path names Path names starting on the root
Absolute path names Unambiguous way of referring to a file
Link Directed connection between 2 existing file, ordered triple
Read, write, execute 3 kinds of access privileges
Read and wirte Privileges that indicate whether the file can be read or modified by
a user
Write Privilege permits existing data in the file to be modified and also
 permits new data to be added
Execute Privilege that permits a user to execute the program contained in
the file
Direct memory access Data is transferred between an I/o device and the memory without
(DMA) involving CPU
Purpose: input, print, Characteristics of i/o devices
storage
Nature: sequential or
random
Data transfer mode:
character and block
mode
i/o volume Unit of I/o medium
Tape or cartridge Strip of magnetic material
Disk Flat circular object which rotates around its own axis
Platter Flat circular object called
Disk pack Many platters mounted on the same spindle
Cylinder Collection of identically positioned tracks
Sector interleaving Used to optimize the throughput of a disk
RAID Redundant array of inexpensive disks
Reliability of data Purpose of RAID:
storage
Fast access of data
High data transfer rates