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GATE | GATE CS 2021 | Set 1 | Question 25

Consider a linear list based directory implementation in a file system. Each directory is a list of nodes, where each node contains the file name along with the file metadata, such as the list of pointers to the data blocks. Consider a given directory foo. Which of the following operations will necessarily require a full scan of foo for successful completion?

(A)

Creation of a new file in foo

(B)

Deletion of an existing file from foo

(C)

Renaming of an existing file in foo

(D)

Opening of an existing file in foo

Answer

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