Multiple choice technology operating systems

What is inode?

  1. File status indicator

  2. It is stored in both disk and memory and tracts file status

  3. There is one inode for each file on the system

  4. All the above

  5. None of the above
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D Correct answer
Explanation

An inode is a data structure that stores file metadata (permissions, size, timestamps, location). Every file has exactly one inode. Inodes exist both on disk (persistent storage) and in memory (when files are accessed). Therefore all descriptions A, B, and C are correct aspects of inodes.

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