Which type of software is primarily responsible for storage management?

• A. Productivity
• B. Operating system
• C. Creativity
• D. Communication

Answer: (B)

Storage management is handled by the operating system, the software layer that coordinates all hardware resources. The operating system is responsible for organizing data on disks, providing and managing the file system, tracking free and used space, and deciding how and where data is read from or written to storage through device drivers and I/O scheduling. It also handles cache management and memory-mapped storage, ensuring efficient and secure access for all applications. Productivity, creativity, and communication software rely on storage provided by the OS but do not control how storage is allocated or managed at the system level.