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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 both of the following benefits.
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Lister, A.M. (1984). The Filing System. In: Fundamentals of Operating Systems. Macmillan Computer Science Series. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-17540-6_7
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