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It was mentioned in chapter 2 that the facility for long-term storage is a desirable characteristic of an operating system. The motivation for long-term storage varies according to the nature of the system, but generally derives from consideration of one or more of the following benefits.
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Lister, A.M., Eager, R.D. (1993). The Filing System. In: Fundamentals of Operating Systems. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4757-2252-9_7
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