First, we divide the memory into blocks, which is the unit in which we read from and write into memory. In practice, the memory is usually sector-addressable. For simplicity, we make it ...

3.4 Cache structure Through the high-speed cache structure, it is possible to reduce the number of disk reads and writes, enhancing the efficiency of the file system. I have designated a cache control ...

A lot of information is available about individual files on a Unix system. For example, the ls -l command will display the permissions matrix and ls -i will display a file’s inode. But, if we want to ...

i am currently taking an OS course and have run across this problem.<BR><BR>Assume a Unix System V FS where each inode has 10 direct blocks , 1 indirect block and 1 double indirect block.<BR>Disk ...