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Old 02-05-2010
Difference between filesystem and partition

wht is major difference between filesystem & partition
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Old 02-05-2010
@rajaram

file system means how the files and folders are arranged .
eg: ufs, nfs, hsfs ,pcfs udf etc

Partition means different slices in a disk dirve
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Old 02-05-2010
A filesystem is a logical, hierarchy of directories and files while a partition is a physical subset of a disk. Whether there is a one to one mapping between both of them will depend on various factors.
Traditional filesystems lay out a single filesystem on a single partition.
Raid based volume managers lay out a single filesystem on more than one partition.
ZFS lay out many filesystems on a single or more partitions, beyond other choices ...
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Old 02-05-2010
rajaram, are these exam questions or interview questions ? you can get these definitions anywhere easily. Don't understand why you should be asking them here.
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