1 1 vote when question asks about maximum file size sometimes only the size of the biggest pointer ( eg. triple indirect pointer) is considered and some solutions take the sum of single , double , triple and direct pointers as well can someone clear the ambiguity Operating System + – A_i_$_h 814 views answer comment Share Follow Print See all 3 Comments 3 3 Comments reply Rishabh Gupta 2 commented Jan 25, 2018 reply Follow flag Exact value is found by taking the sum. And you should first calculate that. But generally contribution of other pointers(other than highest one) is very less. So, by looking at the options you can see if they are asking for approximate value. Which will be given by highest pointer(since it dominates the total sum) BUT ALWAYS REMEMBER THAT MAX FILE SIZE IS TOTAL OF ALL THE DIRECT AND INDIRECT POINTERS. 0 0 replyShare A_i_$_h commented Jan 27, 2018 reply Follow flag @rishabh what if its a numerical question ? 0 0 replyShare Rishabh Gupta 2 commented Jan 27, 2018 reply Follow flag I will go for exact value. 0 0 replyShare Please log in or register to add a comment.
0 0 votes Yaah I have also seen this ambiguity in made easy solution but as per I know the right answer will be calculated using the sum.Lets see if anyone disagrees. neelesh bhakt answered Jan 25, 2018 neelesh bhakt comment Share Follow 0 reply Please log in or register to add a comment.
