Match the following for the UNIX file system:
List I: (A) Boot block (B) Super block (C) Inode block (D) Data block
List II: (I) Contains information about the file system — free block list, free inode list, etc. (II) Contains the operating system files as well as program and data files created by users. (III) Contains the boot program and partition table. (IV) Contains a table entry for every file in the file system, storing file attributes.
List I: (A) Boot block (B) Super block (C) Inode block (D) Data block
List II: (I) Contains information about the file system — free block list, free inode list, etc. (II) Contains the operating system files as well as program and data files created by users. (III) Contains the boot program and partition table. (IV) Contains a table entry for every file in the file system, storing file attributes.
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Correct answer: B. (B) A-III, B-I, C-IV, D-II
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