A data storage mechanism natively managed by the server operating system File systems allow operating systems to store and retrieve data from disk Data is stored on disk logically categorized using into directories following a file cabinet metaphor File systems are designed for rapid, efficient, scalable disk I/O for most common forms of saved data
A collection of files and directories that, when set into a logical hierarchy, make up an organized, structured set of information File systems can be mounted from a local system or remote system
(n ) The hardware used for nonvolatile data storage; the system software that controls this hardware; the architecture of this hardware and software A parallel file system is one that can be read or written to by many processors simultaneously See also RAID
In an operating system, the structure by which files are organized, stored, and named Some file systems are built-in components of the operating system, while others are installable
A part of the kernel environment that manages the reading and writing of data on mounted storage devices of a certain volume format A file system can also refer to the logical organization of files used for storing and retrieving them File systems specify conventions for naming files, for storing data in files, and for specifying locations of files See also volume format
A data structure that translates the physical (sector) view of a disc into a logical (files, directories) structure, which helps both computers and users locate files In other words, it records where files and directories are located on the disc See also Logical Format
Formatted space on a drive where directories and files are stored Several types of file systems are available, such as ext2 for Linux, VFAT for Windows 98, and iso9660 for CD-ROMs Because file systems don't have drive letters in Linux, they are mounted to empty Linux directories so that you can access them
A hierarchical structure of data on one or more disks or partitions The actual structural details depend on the file system type See Andrew File System (AFS), Common Internet File System (CIFS), distributed file system (DFS), Fast File System (FFS), Hierarchical File System (HFS), Institutional File System (IFS), Network File System (NFS), and Unix File System (UFS)
in UNIX, a separate part of the global file hierarchy The global hierarchy can consist of multiple file systems in order to facilitate using disks that can be removed form the computer system, such as floppy disks and large disk packs
- A standard that tells an operating system how to access and interpret the contents of a disk or tape drive, or other storage medium Common file systems include: Ext2, Ext3, ReiserFS, Swap, FAT and FAT-32 (DOS/Windows), HPFS (OS/2), NFS, NTFS (Windows NT/2000), and others
The storage areas in a computer system that provide permanent storage for user progams and data and the programs that control access to this storage; user programs and data are stored in individual files in the file system
(p ) The methods and data structures that an operating system uses to keep track of files on a disk or partition; the way the files are organized on the disk Also used about a partition or disk that is used to store the files or the type of the filesystem
An operating system makes it possible to use space on a computer's disk drives by imposing a structured file system on the disk storage Each file system has its own conventions for the way in which files are named, folders and directories are structured, and large files are split into smaller pieces, for instance It is not usually possible to transfer data directly from the file system of one operating system to that of a different operating system, because their conventions are likely to be incompatible
The methods and data structures that an operating system uses to keep track of files on a disk or partition; the way the files are organized on the disk Also used about a partition or disk that is used to store the files or the type of the filesystem
The methods and data structures that an operating system uses to keep track of files on a disk or partition; the way the files are organised on the disk Also used about a partition or disk that is used to store the files or the type of the filesystem
A data structure that translates the physical (sector) view of a disc into a logical (files, directories) structure, which the application and user can more easily use to locate files See also Logical Format
n a facility which permits aggregations of data to be stored in named files on some medium that is external to the Lisp image and that therefore persists from session to session