This course is run at the The University of Nottingham within the School of Computer Science & IT. The course is run by Graham Kendall (EMAIL : gxk@cs.nott.ac.uk)
In addition to the file name and the data that the file contains the operating
system also maintains a set of attributes associated with each file.
The attributes differ from operating system to operating system but typical ones are shown below
| Attribute | Description |
| Archive | Flag Bit Field : has the file been archived? |
| Creation | Date/Time Date and Time file was created |
| Creator | User ID of the person creating the file |
| Hidden | Flag Bit Field : Is the file a hidden file? |
| Owner | The ID of the current owner |
| Password | Password required to access the file |
| Protection | Access rights to the file |
| Read Only | Bit Field : Is the file read only? |
| Size in Bytes | How large is the file |
| System Flag | Bit Field : Is the file a system file? |
| Temporary Flag | Bit Field : Should the file be deleted at end of the process? |
| Last Accessed | Date/Time Date and Time file was last accessed |
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Last Updated : 23/01/2002