FILE SYSTEM

FILE SYSTEM OF LINUX_____________________________________

THERE ARE SIX [6] TYPES OF FILE SYSTEMS FOR THE LINUX.

1_EXT3_____EXTENDED FILE SYSTEM 3.

2_EXT2_____EXTENDED FILE SYSTEM 2.

3_VFAT_____VIRTUAL FILE ALLOCATION TABLE.

4_LVM _____LOGICAL VOLUME MANAGEMENT.

5_RAID_____REDUNDENT ARRAY OF INEXPENSIVE DISK.

6_SWAP____SWAP IS THE VIRTUAL MAMORY FILE SYSTEM FOR LINUX.

EXPLANATION _________________________________________________________

1_EXT3____IT IS VERY SECURE FILE SYSTEM. WE CAN NOT RECOVRE THE                 DATA IF WE FORMAT THE PARTITION WITH EXT3.

NO DATA RECOVRY POSSIBLE.

2_EXT2____IT IS NOT SO MUCH SECURE FILE SYSTEM. WE CAN RECOVER

                      DATA EVEN AFTER THE FORMAT WITH EXT2.

                      DATA RECOVERY POSSIBLE.

3_VFAT___IT IS THE VIRTUALFAT LIKE PARTITION WHICH WE CAN USE ON THE LINUX AS WELL AS ON THE WINDOWS XP O/S.

                     

                   IF WE HAVE THE LINUX AS WELL AS WIN XP ON THE SAME PC AND WE FORMAT OUR PARTITIONS IN THE FAT FILE SYSTEM THEN WE CAN USE ALL FILE PARTITIONS IN LINUX AS WELL AS IN THE XP.

__________  FAT/VFAT IS THE ONLY SILE SYSTEM THET SUPPORT LINUX&XP__________________________________________________

4_LVM___IF WE HAVE THE LVM FILE SYSTEM THENWE CAN MANAGE OUR DATA EVEN IF WE HAVE LASS SPACE B COZ WE CAN EXTEND THE PARTITION IN LVM FILE SYSTEM.

                   PARTITION CAN BE EXTENDED UP TO THE SIZE OF FREE SPACE

5_RAID___RAID IS USED FOR THE BACKUP OR FAULT TOLERANCE.

6_SWAP__SWAP IS THE FILE SYSTEM THET IS USED AS A VIRTUAL MEMORY FILE SYSTEM.

                   OR FOR THE VIRTUAL M/M DIFFERENT FILE SYSTEM IS USED IN THE LINUX          .