COSI 31a: Spring 2009
Problem Set 5

Do the following problems from the Silberchatz, Galvin and Gagne textbook (7th edition)

Chapter 9: Problems 5,10,11,12

Chapter 21: Read sections 21.7.1-3 from Linux case study in preparation for our "What is new in File Systems" seminar on Tuesday. Explain briefly why a journaling file system that logs metadata operations can provide better overal file system performance, compared to a file system without a log, in addition to providing shorter recovery time?