Understanding File Systems
Understanding File Systems in this computer not only computes data but also stores data. The issue of file structure and data storage is of prime concern. To solve this issue, manufacturers employ an effective storing and organization of the data on the computer called as a file system. The file system makes it easy to find and access the data. Data storage devices like hard disks or CD-ROMs can use the file system to store the data. The file system divides the file into smaller pieces and then stores them to hard disks or flash memory in clusters. A file system is a set of data types employed for: Storage Hierarchical categorization Management Navigation Access Recovering the data Major file systems include FAT, NTFS, HFS, Ext2, Ext3, etc. Users can access the files using the graphical user interfaces or command line user interfaces. File systems organize the data in the form of tree-structured directories. These are generally file cabinets and folders. Director...