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CourseOperating Systems: Filesystems
Learn how operating systems use filesystems to structure, store, and manage data.
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Average based on combined completion rates — individual pacing in lessons, projects, and quizzes may vary<1 hourPrerequisites
1 courseWe suggest you complete the following courses before you get started with Operating Systems: Filesystems:- Operating Systems: Process Synchronization and Memory Management
About this course
Continue your Operating Systems learning journey! Whether it is playing music, looking at photos, or watching a movie, computers are responsible for holding a lot of data. Learn about the filesystem, which is the data structure used by the operating system to store and retrieve that data.
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Filesystems
Learn about how the operating system uses filesystems to store, organize, and retrieve data.
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