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File Structure
n None sequence of words, bytes
n Simple record structure
F Lines
F Fixed length
F Variable length
n Complex Structures
F Formatted document
F Relocatable load file
n Can simulate last two with first method by inserting
appropriate control characters.
n Who decides:
F Operating system
F Program
Operating System Concepts 11.3 Silberschatz, Galvin and Gagne Ó2002