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Previously, there were two major papers for studies on
file access patterns using the Unix operating system. As
of yet, there does not appear to be any papers for
studies on file access patterns using the Windows NT
operating system.
The planned objective for CS 297 this quarter is to
further my understanding of Windows NT auditing features
and determine the suitability of using the auditing
features for a file access study. In addition, I would
like to determine whether it would be possible to look
at various disk optimization methods. In particular,
Symantec Corporation used one disk optimization method
in MS-DOS/Windows 3.1 versions and the original Windows
95 version of Speed Disk (a program that's part of the
Norton Utilities software suite) but switched to a
different optimization method in the version of Speed
Disk included with version 3.0 of the Windows 95 version
of Norton Utilities.
I believe that this can be done by keeping the following
sub-objectives in mind:
- 1.
- Study the NT source that is available to determine
if any of the NT auditing features are handled or
partially handled within the NT kernel.
- 2.
- Study available books to obtain information on the
NT auditing features.
- 3.
- Determine the need for any simulators and write
those simulators.
- 4.
- Determine suitability for a study of disk
optimization methods and determine how to do the study.
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Barnett Hsu
1998-10-31