电子科技大学计算机操作系统课件Chapter 5 File System.pptVIP

Chapter 5 File Management 5.1 File and File System Overview Basic Concept (pp501) Field Record File Database File Management System Database Management System Field A field is the basic element of data Field may be fixed length or variable length Attribution of field include name, length, type, default… Record A record is a collection of related fields that can be treated as a unit by some application programs. A record may be fixed length or variable length. Key field: can be seen as the identify of the record. File A file is a collection of similar records or a streaming of byte. Access control restrictions may apply at file or record or field. File Attribution Name Length Access control Create time , modify time Physical address Where they are? Database Database is a collection of related data. The database itself consists of one or more types of files. Database Operations Retrieve_all Retrieve_one Retrieve_next Retrieve_previous Insert_one Delete_one Update_one Retrieve_few File Management Systems (p503) A set of system software to manage files of the system and provides services to users and applications in the use of files. File Management Systems A separate file management systems may provide for some special storage systems. Mostly, the entire file management system is considered part of the operating system. Database Management Systems It can be independent of operation system. It can have an independent file system or use file systems of operation system. Database file is referred as structure file. Objectives for a File System pp503 To meet(满足) the management requirements of the user. To guarantee the data in file are valid. To optimize performance of the file access. To support for a variety of storage device type. Objectives for a File System To eliminate the potential for lost data. To provide a standardized set of I/O interface. To provide I/O support for multiple users. Minimum Requirement Create、delete and update file. Each user may have c