Storage Networking Fundamentals: An Introduction to Storage Devices, Subsystems, Applications, Management, and File Systems (Vol 1)

Q & A

1:

What is the file system's primary responsibility?

2:

True or false: The operating system/file system interface is a clearly delineated abstract boundary.

3:

The layout reference system in most UNIX file systems is called what?

4:

True or false: The directory structure and layout of data in the storage address space are closely related.

5:

What is the importance of the file system's layout reference system?

6:

What is metadata?

7:

True or false: Storage expansion by virtualization methods or volume managers is automatically detected by the file system.

8:

What is the reason for using a journaled file system?

9:

Why is file system caching more accurate than storing-level block caching?

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