Chapter 11, Problem 41E

Explanation of Solution

Information that exists on directory about a file:

• A directory is used to manage the list of files in a computer.
• Directory contains the information of the list of files, which are stored in the specific location.
• The directory must contain the following information about the file.
• File name:
  • It specifies the name of the file.
  • The file name is stored with its extension to indicate whether the file is an image, audio, text, or program source file.
• Location of the file:
  • It defines the address or path of the file where it is located.
• Extension of the file:
  • The file name followed by the dot symbol (...