Operating System Multiple Choice Questions – File System Interface Access Methods

This set of Operating System Multiple Choice Questions & Answers (MCQs) focuses on “File System Interface Access Methods”.

1. Data cannot be written to secondary storage unless written within a ______
a) file
b) swap space
c) directory
d) text format
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.

2. File attributes consist of ____________
a) name
b) type
c) identifier
d) all of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: None.

3. The information about all files is kept in ____________
a) swap space
b) operating system
c) seperate directory structure
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.
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4. A file is a/an _______ data type.
a) abstract
b) primitive
c) public
d) private
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.

5. The operating system keeps a small table containing information about all open files called ____________
a) system table
b) open-file table
c) file table
d) directory table
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Answer: b
Explanation: None.
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6. In UNIX, what will the open system call return?
a) pointer to the entry in the open file table
b) pointer to the entry in the system wide table
c) a file to the process calling it
d) none of the mentioned
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Answer: a
Explanation: None.

7. System wide table in UNIX contains process independent information such as ____________
a) location of file on disk
b) access dates
c) file size
d) all of the mentioned
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Answer: d
Explanation: None.
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8. The open file table has a/an _______ associated with each file.
a) file content
b) file permission
c) open count
d) close count
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Answer: c
Explanation: open count indicates the number of processes that have the file open.

9. Which of the following are the two parts of the file name?
a) name & identifier
b) identifier & type
c) extension & name
d) type & extension
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Answer: c
Explanation: None.
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