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Filesystem Recovery Course - File Metadata Test
Which filesystem structure provides fast search for metadata?
b-tree
table
Is there a chance to recover A, B, and C metadata?
no
yes
yes but only C
yes but only A and B
What determines what metadata to store and how?
operating system
filesystem
user
BIOS settings
Leaf blocks of a b-tree store actual metadata
true
false
Is there a chance to recover A and C metadata?
yes
yes, if no data is written to a disk
no
Tables usually store metadata of the same kind
false
true
Is there a chance to recover A, B, C, and D metadata?
no
yes
Which blocks of a b-tree are most important for data recovery?
leaf blocks
pointer blocks
Is there a chance to recover A and B metadata?
no
yes
Check filesystems using both b-trees and tables to store file metadata
BTRFS
NTFS
HFS
XFS
FAT
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