Multiple choice

Using a larger block size in a fixed block size file system leads to

  1. better disk throughput but poorer disk space utilization

  2. better disk throughput and better disk space utilization

  3. poorer disk throughput but better disk space utilization

  4. poorer disk throughput and poorer disk space utilization
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Using larger block size in a fixed block size system lead to poor disk space utilization due to data items which are very small comparable to block size cause fragmentation. But it leads to better disk through put since no. of blocks needs to fetch & replace become less.

Keep practicing — related questions