Solid$-$state disks are

compared to hard disk drives.

$($a$)$ much faster

$($b$)$ more expensive per Mega byte

$($c$)$ more reliable

$($d$)($a$)$ and $($c$)$

$($e$)(a),(b),$ and $($c$)$

Problem $5[12$ points$]$: File Systems

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT about the root partition.

$($a$)$ It contains an operating system's kernel.

$($b$)$ It is mounted at boot time.

$($c$)$ It is a raw partition.

$($d$)$ None of the above

$30.$

suffers from external fragmentation.

$(4)$ Contiguous file allocation

$($b$)$ Liuked file allocation

$($c$)$ Indexed file allacation

$($d$)$ None of the above

Inspecting the set of free blocks consumes the most I$/$O overhead under the

free$-$

$($a$)$ Grouping

$($b$)$ Counting

$($c$)$ Bit vector

$($d$)$ Linked list

$($e$)$ None of the above

Which of the following directory implementation methods is the worst in terms of the directory

search time?

$($a$)$ Linear list

$($b$)$ Hash$-$table

$($c$)$ Chained overflow hash$-$table

If bit vector method is used to manage free space, how many blocks are needed to accommodate

the bit vector given that:

Block size bytes