NSCT – File System Management MCQs 20 min Score: 0 Attempted: 0/20 Subscribe 1. . A file is defined as: (A) A program in execution (B) A collection of related data stored on secondary storage (C) A CPU instruction (D) A memory blockShow All Answers 2. . The main purpose of a file system is to: (A) Organize and store files on storage devices (B) Manage CPU scheduling (C) Manage RAM (D) Control input/output devices 3. . Which of the following is NOT a type of file? (A) Text file (B) Binary file (C) CPU file (D) Executable file 4. . File attributes include: (A) Name (B) Type (C) Size and permissions (D) All of the above 5. . File operations include: (A) Schedule, terminate (B) Compile, execute (C) Swap, page (D) Create, read, write, delete, open, close 6. . Which of the following is a file access method? (A) Sequential access (B) Direct (random) access (C) Indexed access (D) All of the above 7. . Sequential access means: (A) Accessing records in a specific order (B) Accessing records randomly (C) Accessing CPU only (D) Accessing memory only 8. . Direct or random access means: (A) Accessing data sequentially (B) Only reading CPU instructions (C) Accessing any record directly without reading previous records (D) Using memory registers 9. . A file system that organizes files in a hierarchy is called: (A) Single-level directory (B) Two-level directory (C) Tree-structured directory (D) Flat directory 10. . In a single-level directory: (A) Each user has their own directory (B) All files are in the same directory (C) Directories form a tree (D) Files are stored on CPU 11. . In a two-level directory: (A) Each user has their own directory (B) All files are in one directory (C) Directories are in a tree structure (D) Files are stored in memory only 12. . A file control block (FCB) contains: (A) File name (B) File type (C) File location and size (D) All of the above 13. . Contiguous allocation stores files: (A) In scattered blocks (B) On CPU registers (C) In consecutive blocks of memory (D) On virtual memory 14. . Linked allocation stores files: (A) In consecutive blocks (B) Using pointers to link blocks (C) Only in CPU (D) Only in RAM 15. . Indexed allocation uses: (A) Random RAM access only (B) Direct CPU access (C) Sequential memory access (D) A table to keep track of all blocks of a file 16. . Which file system type is used in modern Windows systems? (A) EXT2 and EXT3 (B) FAT32 and NTFS (C) HFS+ (D) None of the abov 17. . In UNIX/Linux, a file system is usually: (A) EXT4 (B) FAT32 (C) NTFS (D) HFS+ 18. . The main advantage of indexed allocation is: (A) Easy random access (B) Easy sequential access only (C) No memory usage (D) Faster CPU 19. . The main disadvantage of contiguous allocation is: (A) Sequential access (B) Internal fragmentation (C) Random access (D) External fragmentation 20. . The main goal of file system management is to: (A) Store, retrieve, and organize files efficiently (B) Manage CPU only (C) Manage memory only (D) Manage printers onl
