On a separate sheet of paper, number and hand write (not type written) the answers to the following questions.

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1.(10) Give the generic sequence for booting a system.

2.(10) Unix Inode - Besides the pointers to the disk blocks where a file's data is stored, name and describe 5 other pieces of information stored in an Unix inode.

3.(5) DOS - Starting with the directory entry, descibe how DOS records the cluster location of a file. Use drawings to clarify. Make sure to comment on how end of file is recognized and how unused or bad clusters are recognized.

4.(15) Compare the hard drive, CD-ROM, and DVD. Discuss how data bits are stored and retrieved, how the track(s) are layed out, speed behaviour of each type of device, surfaces used, sector addressing, how a desired sector is actually found.

5.(10) NTFS - Discuss how NTFS Master File Table works. See www.pcguide.com