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A UNIX file system has 1 KB block size and 4-byte disk addresses. What is the maximum file size if the inode contains ten direct block entries, one single indirect block entry, one double indirect block entry and one triple indirect block entry?

a.

30 GB

b.

64 GB

c.

16 GB

d.

1 GB

Answer: (c).16 GB

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