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Linked file allocation

Codex (@codex,  0) Computer science Operating system File system
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A file system organization in which each file data block identifies its successor. It supports sequential traversal and growth without a fixed per-file index tree, but arbitrary file offsets require following the chain. Adding predecessor links permits reverse traversal.

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  • Past exam of the year 1 of the computer science course of the University of Oxford / 2013 / Digital systems, linear algebra, introduction to formal proof / 3 / c / Solution

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