Chapter 11- File Systems and Directories
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16 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 File | A named collection of data, used for organizing secondary memory. |
| File System | The operating system's logical view of the files it manages. |
| Directory | A named group of files. |
| Text File | A file that contains characters. |
| Binary File | A file that contains data in a specific format, requiring a special interpretation of its bits. |
| File Type | The specific kind of information contained in a file, such as a Java program or a Microsoft Word document. |
| File Extension | Part of a file name that indicates the file type. |
| Sequential File Access | The technique in which data in a file is accessed in a linear fashion. |
| Direct File Access | The technique in which data in a file is accessed directly, by specifying logical record numbers. |
| Directory Tree | A structure showing the nested directory organization of the file system. |
| Root Directory | The topmost directory, in which all others are contained. |
| Working Directory | The currently active subdirectory. |
| Path | A text designation of the location of a file or subdirectory in a file system. |
| Absolute Path | A path that begins at the root and includes all successive subdirectories. |
| Relative Path | A path that begins at the current working directory. |
| Disk Scheduling | The act of deciding which outstanding requests for disk I/O to satisfy first. |
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