Unix Interview Questions
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What scheme does the Kernel in Unix System V follow while choosing a swap device among the multiple swap devices?

823

What do you mean by the protection fault?

778

What are the criteria for choosing a process for swapping out of the memory to the swap device?

809

Which are typical system directories below the root directory?

741

Explain about the directory representation in UNIX?

746

What are data structures that are used for Demand Paging?

784

How do you start and stop services in unix without using admin console?

826

If your server is running on Unix and one of the sessions are keep on running without loading any data. how would you kill it?

851

Give a brief idea about representation of devices in unix.

759

Explain what are the unix system calls for i/o?

734

Explain what are links and symbolic links in unix file system?

773

Explain what is standard unix streams ?

766

Explain what is a fifo?

789

Discuss briefly about the directory representation in unix.

823

What is standard unix streams ?

747


Un-Answered Questions { Unix }

Is there any method to erase all files in the current directory, along with its all sub-directories, by using only one command?

853


What is the comma to show the space allocation of files?

802


What are awk commands?

845


How do I use grep to find a file?

845


How does unix work?

669


How many types of files are there in unix?

771


What do you mean by the protection fault?

778


What does #!/ Bin sh do?

796


What are three main elements of unix operating system?

673


Why does the sockets buffer fill up sooner than expected?

1151


How to use grep command to list find the records of a file containing 10 different strings?

881


Is unix an operating system?

697


How to write the program on full-duplex communication on bidirectional(e.g using two pipes)?

790


What is the command to compare two files in unix?

859


What is a socket file?

691