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Filesystem Recovery Course - File Metadata Test
Is there a chance to recover B and C metadata?
yes, if no data is written to a disk
no
yes
What determines what metadata to store and how?
filesystem
user
BIOS settings
operating system
Check filesystems using only b-trees to store file metadata
BTRFS
XFS
HFS
FAT
NTFS
Which blocks of a b-tree are most important for data recovery?
leaf blocks
pointer blocks
Is there a chance to recover A, B, C, and D metadata?
yes
no
Is there a chance to recover A and B metadata?
no
yes
Leaf blocks of a b-tree store actual metadata
false
true
What filesystem uses only tables to store file metadata
NTFS
BTRFS
HFS
XFS
FAT
As to inner organization, b-tree is simpler than table
false
true
Check what data file metadata typically includes?
file name
access rights
date and time of file creation
parent directory
file content
file owner
cluster size
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