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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-27

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Q1. What is a vnode in the context of the virtual file system?

🔹 A. A network-wide unique file identifier
🔹 B. A physical disk block
🔹 C. A process control block
🔹 D. A memory page

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. Why does the VFS use vnodes instead of traditional UNIX inodes for network-wide file identification?

🔹 A. Because vnodes are smaller in size
🔹 B. Because vnodes include a network‑wide unique designator
🔹 C. Because inodes cannot be cached
🔹 D. Because vnodes are stored in user space

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. A client issues an NFS read request for file /export/docs/report.pdf. Which VFS component carries the network‑wide identifier that the NFS protocol uses to locate the file on the server?

🔹 A. The vnode associated with the file
🔹 B. The inode number on the client
🔹 C. The file descriptor returned by open()
🔹 D. The mount point path

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: A

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