Maximum file size given a particular inode structure?

Question

Suppose a UNIX file system has some constraints--say, 2 KB blocks and 8B disk addresses. What is the maximum file size if inodes contain 13 direct entries, and one single, d

Answer 1

We hv a shortcut that can be used for competitive exams, given as :

Max file size possible = [ block size/pointer size]^3 * block size