Multiple choice

In the index allocation scheme of blocks to a file, the maximum possible size of the file depends on

  1. the size of the blocks, and the size of the address of the blocks

  2. the number of blocks used for the index, and the size of the blocks

  3. the size of the blocks, the number of blocks used for the index, and the size of the address of the blocks

  4. none of the above

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B Correct answer
Explanation

When indexes are created, the maximum no. of blocks given to a file are totally dependent upon size of the index which tells how many blocks can be there and size of each block.