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CSS430 File System CSS430 File System CSS430 File System * CSS430 File-System Interface Textbook Ch10 These slides were compiled from the OSC textbook slides (Silberschatz, Galvin, and Gagne) and the instructor’s class materials. CSS430 File System * File Concept Nonvolatile storage unit Logically contiguous space Attributes Name, Type, Size, Protection, Time, Date, and User ID Location Directory from a user’s point of view Disk location from the OS view point File format A sequence of bits from the OS view point Meaningful information from each application view point Types identified by a