business inventory software
Hard disks provide their storage in the form of blocks that are addressed via cylinders,
sectors and tracks. File systems manage the blocks of the hard disks and make their
storage capacity available to users in the form of directories and files. Network file
systems and shared disk file systems make it possible to access to the common data
set from various computers. Modern business inventory software have additional functions, which can
increase the availability of data in various situations. Journaling ensures that file systems
become available again quickly after a system crash; snapshots allows data sets to be
virtually copied within a few seconds; the volume manager makes it possible to react
to changed storage requirements without interrupting operation. Network file systems
export local file systems over the LAN so that it is possible to work on a common
data set from different computers.
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