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📝 Overview of Network file systems

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Q1. What is the primary purpose of an index block in indexed allocation?

🔹 A. To store file data directly

🔹 B. To hold pointers to the file's data blocks

🔹 C. To manage free space

🔹 D. To encrypt file contents

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. Why does indexed allocation eliminate external fragmentation?

🔹 A. Because it stores data contiguously

🔹 B. Because it compresses data

🔹 C. Because it uses linked lists

🔹 D. Because any free block can be used for any file block

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: A

Q3. How does linking multiple index blocks affect the overhead and scalability of indexed allocation?

🔹 A. It reduces overhead but limits scalability

🔹 B. It eliminates overhead entirely

🔹 C. It increases overhead but allows larger files

🔹 D. It makes the system slower without benefit

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: A

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