Unit VI Storage Blocks Final.docx ITC 3306 Storage Blocks in Operating Systems C

Unit  VI  Storage  Blocks  Final.docx     ITC 3306  Storage Blocks in Operating Systems  Columbia Southern University ITC 3306: Operating Systems   Storage Blocks in Operating Systems  The file storage system is one of the most important elements of an OS. It provides access to executable programs and files used by the OS to perform its necessary operations and functions. The core of any file system within an OS is the file directory structure and the collection of files within that directory structure (McHoes & Flynn, 2018).  Functions of Storage Blocks  As explained by McHoes & Flynn (2018) Files in any operating system are composed of records. A user is actually wanting to access the records in the file when the user wants to modify the file contents. These file records, regardless of their fixed or variable length, can be accessible individually or grouped into storage blocks (McHoes & Flynn, 2018). The logical and physic