Which of the following is NOT true about the inode table in the Linux operating system?
A.
It contains the location information where data is stored in the hard disk.
B.
It contains information about what type of access permission of the file is available to whom.
C.
It contains the last access time, last modification time, however it does not store the last inode
change time.
D.
It contains the file type of the specified file.
Explanation:
The inode table contains the last access time, last modification time as well as the last inode
change time of a file.
What type of data is stored in an inode table?
An inode table contains a list of all files in an ext2 and ext3 filesystem. An inode ( index node) is
an entry in the table, containing information about a file (the metadata). Some important data
stored in the inode table are as follows:
The file type (regular file, directory, etc.)
File permissions
Link count: The number of file names associated with the inode number.
The user ID number of file owner and the group ID number of the associated group.
Timestamps, including last access time, last modification time, and last inode change time.
Location of the data on the hard disk.
Answer options D, B, and A are incorrect. The inode table contains all these information, the file
type, file permissions on the specified file, location of data on the hard disk.