File System Objects

File system objects reside in a file system where they can be read, written to, searched, and executed according to file system security policy. File system objects are the following:

• Directories.

• Regular data files.

• Executable files.

• Symbolic links.

• Mapped memory.

• Device objects - Device special (character and block) files for device drivers to printers, workstations, tape drives, and floppy drives.