Can you explain what the term 'file system' means and what role it plays in the operating system?.

A file system is a structure and a set of rules by which the operating system organizes storage, naming, and access to files on storage media (hard drives, SSDs, flash drives).

The role of the file system:

• Managing storage space: allocating and freeing memory blocks.
• Organizing files and folders into a hierarchical structure.
• Providing access to data by names and paths.
• Storing metadata (size, creation date, access rights).

Without a file system, data would simply be a sequence of bytes without structure, making it difficult to search and manage information.