操作系统课件FileManagement.pptVIP

CITS, NanKai University Operating System Chapter 6: File Management GuangShun Shi Department of Computer Science, NanKai University Email: gsshi@ Web Site: 2/osteach Introduction of File Management Definition of File File: abstraction of storage and I/O devices, the structure to store information and data File is a set that contains a series of information items with logical attribute “File” VS “Document” File: physical structure of data/info storage Document: logical structure of data/info application File system in OS File system: an important module in OS which is in charge of data storage, indexing, and provides reasonable method to protect and share data between processes virtual machine: interfaces and mechanisms for logical application Resource management: disk space management Operating System CITS, NanKai University * Architecture of File Management Operating System CITS, NanKai University * File management structure Interface Management Allocation Access Protection File Disk Mapping Application Level: logical abstraction Physical level: Disk space management Purpose of File Management Analyze file management from different opinions User opinion: a virtual machine to manage a huge data warehouse System opinion: a resource manager to organize disk space and data, interactive with other modules in OS and provide protection/sharing mechanism of files Function of file management Disk space management: allocation and release File directory architecture: naming, indexing, etc. Application interface: read/write, open/close, etc. Protection and sharing of file Interactive channels with other modules, such as device management, memory management Operating System CITS, NanKai University * Introduction of file structure Components of file structure Logical label: file name Logical structure: data organization in file Interface and attributes: application abstraction File types normal file: created by process and stores data Directory file: the files used t