From file pathnames to file objects
Gabrio Rivera · Repository for Publications and Research Data (ETH Zurich) · 2001
User interaction with Computers is centred on the file System and most user information is organised,retrieved, managed and shared via the file System.Users access that data by specifying a location within the file system structure.While the last two decades have seen major changes in terms of tools to visualise and navigate the file system, the fundamental concepts and abstractionlevel of the file system in terms of structure and purpose have remained unchanged.Basically, file Systems are single-user,