System Administrator 2026
The current directory contains, most of the files that are _____________
  • A. Of current interest to the user
  • B. Stored currently in the system
  • C. Not used in the system
  • D. Not of current interest to the system
Which of the following are the types of Path names?
  • A. Absolute & relative
  • B. Local & global
  • C. Global & relative
  • D. Relative & local
The three major methods of allocating disk space that are in wide use are _____________
  • A. Contiguous
  • B. Linked
  • C. Indexed
  • D. All of the mentioned
In contiguous allocation _____________
  • A. Each file must occupy a set of contiguous blocks on the disk
  • B. Each file is a linked list of disk blocks
  • C. All the pointers to scattered blocks are placed together in one location
  • D. None of the mentioned
In linked allocation _____________
  • A. Each file must occupy a set of contiguous blocks on the disk
  • B. Each file is a linked list of disk blocks
  • C. All the pointers to scattered blocks are placed together in one location
  • D. None of the mentioned
In indexed allocation _____________
  • A. Each file must occupy a set of contiguous blocks on the disk
  • B. Each file is a linked list of disk blocks
  • C. All the pointers to scattered blocks are placed together in one location
  • D. None of the mentioned
What is the real disadvantage of a linear list of directory entries?
  • A. Size of the linear list in memory
  • B. Linear search to find a file
  • C. It is not reliable
  • D. All of the mentioned
Contiguous allocation of a file is defined by _____________
  • A. Disk address of the first block & length
  • B. Length & size of the block
  • C. Size of the block
  • D. Total size of the file
One difficulty of contiguous allocation is _____________
  • A. Finding space for a new file
  • B. Inefficient
  • C. Costly
  • D. Time taking