Operating Systems20765 marksFree Space Management
How can you manage free disk space? Explain the linked list approach of managing free disk space with example.
How can you manage free disk space? Explain the linked list approach of managing free disk space with example. [5]
The operating system maintains a free space list to keep track of disk blocks that are not allocated to any file or directory. This list is used to allocate space when new files are created and to reclaim space when files are deleted. The free space list can be implemented using: - Bitmap / Bit V...