Introduction to Operating Systems: Unix Folders and Files
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In computing, a folder is treated like a file whose contents are the list of referenced files. True or False?

True

From the user's point of view, a folder is a place where files are organized. True or False?

True

An arborescence forms a coherent hierarchy, also known as a tree, whose entry point is the root folder. True or False?

True

The root is unique on a Unix system or on a Windows partition. True or False?

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Naming conventions for separate folders vary only across different operating systems. True or False?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Under Windows, the character used to separate folders is a forward slash /. True or False?

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The separator character under Unix is a backslash .

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Files are usually stored on mass storage devices such as optical disks.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The path in computing indicates the formula used to specify the location of a file in the file system tree.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

The physical size of a file is always smaller than the file size.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

The extension of a file name is a prefix added to indicate the nature of its contents.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

Text files usually have content that can be interpreted as text using UTF-16 encoding.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Binary files can contain multimedia files like images, sounds, and videos.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

Deflate is an example of a text file compression algorithm.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

ZIP files can only contain binary files.

<p>False</p> Signup and view all the answers

XML files are examples of text files that are intended to be read and edited by the user.

<p>True</p> Signup and view all the answers

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