The data blocks of a very large file in the Unix file system are allocated using
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The data blocks of a very large file in the Unix file system are allocated using
- A.
contiguous allocation
- B.
linked allocation
- C.
indexed allocation
- D.
an extension of indexed allocation
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Correct answer: D
In the Unix file system, large files are allocated using indirect blocks within the inode structure. This mechanism allows the file system to manage more data blocks than can be directly referenced by the inode, effectively implementing an indexed allocation strategy for large files.
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