Big Data Systems HPI

Quiz 2 - Cloud Computing & Distributed File Systems


Question

You want to determine the maximum size of you ext2 file system for a given block size. In your system, you have a block size of 1536 bytes (1.5KiB). Assume an ext2 file system as presented in the lecture with 12 direct pointers, 1 indirect pointer, 1 double-indirect pointer, and 1 triple-indirect pointer. Each pointer has a size of 32 bit.

Provide your answer in gibibyte (10243) with 4 decimal places.

How large can a single file be?


Answer

81.2115 GiB




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