Problem:

a) Define a ‘file' and list the objectives of the file management system.

b) List the ways in which programs access files and determine for what file types you would use each access.

c) Describe the criteria for file organisation.

d) When dealing with directories, name the types of pathnames usually used to reference particular files. Define each of them.

e) Define the term ‘file sharing'.

f) Why is fragmentation a problem?

g) Define file allocation methods and state advantages associated with each.