Operating System Process Management

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What is the primary reason a file cannot be stored entirely on one volume?

The file type is not supported

The file is too large (correct)

The file is too small

The file system is full

What is the term used in ZFS to describe contiguous storage units allocated like malloc() and free()?

Disks

Pools of disks (correct)

File systems

Storage units

What is the purpose of quotas in ZFS?

To ensure a file system can grow by a specified amount

To allocate contiguous storage units

To manage file permissions

To limit the size of a file system (correct)

What is the smallest logical unit of data storage in a computer system?

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What attribute of a file defines its read/write/execute permissions for different users?

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What is the non-human-readable name for a file in a computer system?

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What is the purpose of reservations in ZFS?

To assure that a file system can grow by a specified amount Signup and view all the answers

What is the term used to describe a named collection of related information stored on secondary storage?

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What attribute of a file defines its current size and maybe maximum allowed size?

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Who can change the quotas and reservations of a file system in ZFS?

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What is the primary reason a file cannot be stored entirely on one volume?

What is the term used in ZFS to describe contiguous storage units allocated like malloc() and free()?

What is the purpose of quotas in ZFS?

What is the smallest logical unit of data storage in a computer system?

What attribute of a file defines its read/write/execute permissions for different users?

What is the non-human-readable name for a file in a computer system?

What is the purpose of reservations in ZFS?

What is the term used to describe a named collection of related information stored on secondary storage?

What attribute of a file defines its current size and maybe maximum allowed size?

Who can change the quotas and reservations of a file system in ZFS?

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