File Management

In this chapter, we will:

  1. Describe the file attributes (metadata) that the OS stores for each file on the device.
  2. Describe the operations that we can perform on files.
  3. List file types and sample file extensions for each file.
  4. Explain how a file is structured and stored internally.
  5. Introduce the concepts of file-system mounting and paths to files.
  6. Discuss file protection and access control.
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