file management

File Management

Preparation

For this assignment, discuss file management, which is the concept of how one would physically manage folders and files.

1. Select an operating system, such as Windows, Linux, or MacOS.
2. Explore how this operating system could handle file management.

Instructions

Write a 3–5 page research paper on your selected operating system in which you:

• Describe the main components and functions of file management in an operating system.
• Describe different operating system requirements for file management.
• Describe the fundamental file types, file structures, and file management of different fundamental operating systems.
• Compare and contrast file management of two operating systems.
• Describe how files and folders are created, edited, and deleted from both a command line and Windows GUI.
• Describe how the concepts and activities presented in the labs this week relate to this assignment.

Refer to the scoring guide for this assignment to ensure that you meet the grading criteria.