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Operating System File System

The document discusses the File System, which is essential for storing and accessing data and programs on various storage media. It outlines the attributes of a file, such as name, identifier, location, size, and protection, as well as operations performed on files like create, write, read, and delete. Additionally, it lists different types of files commonly used, including executable, text, audio, and multimedia files.

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Operating System File System

The document discusses the File System, which is essential for storing and accessing data and programs on various storage media. It outlines the attributes of a file, such as name, identifier, location, size, and protection, as well as operations performed on files like create, write, read, and delete. Additionally, it lists different types of files commonly used, including executable, text, audio, and multimedia files.

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File System

FILE SYSTEM
Computers store information on several different storage media, such as magnetic disks, magnetic tapes, and optical
disks, flash drives and other memory devices. But, data cannot be written to secondary storage unless they are
within a file. The way the files are stored and the techniques involved in it constitute the File System. It facilitates
on-line storage of and access to both data and programs of the operating system and all the users of the computer
system. The file system consists of two distinct parts: a collection of files, each storing related data, and a
directory structure, which organizes and provides information about all the files in the system.
Attributes of a file are: -
1. Name
2. Identifier
3. Location
4. Size
5. Protection

Operations performed on a file are: -


• Create
• Write
• Read
• Delete
There are different types of files that we use in our daily lives. Some of them are given as follows.

• Executable files: - Most commonly are .EXE, .BAT, .COM, .CMD files.
• Text files: - .txt, .docx etc.
• Audio files: - .mp3, .wav etc.
• Multimedia files: - .mpeg, .mov, .rm, .mp4 etc.

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