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Unix General Interview Questions

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What are the criteria for choosing a process for swapping into memory from the swap device?

1013

Is it possible to count number char, line in a file; if so, How?

1166

How does the kernel differentiate device files and ordinary files?

1028

What is a shell?

947

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

1065

What do you mean by the protection fault?

997

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

1024

Which are typical system directories below the root directory?

939

Explain about the directory representation in UNIX?

941

What are data structures that are used for Demand Paging?

1009

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

1047

Give a brief idea about representation of devices in unix.

990

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

928

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

984

Explain what is standard unix streams ?

982

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Explain the terms links and symbolic links with respect to unix?

1001

How to create a blank file in unix?

982

What is difference between unix and windows?

981

Discuss the mount and unmount system calls ?

1066

Where is unix operating system used?

927

What unix is mac os based on?

917

How to compare two text files in unix?

1002

What is unix inode?

919

What is the property of unix?

1037

What are the entities that are swapped out of the main memory while swapping the process out of the main memory?

1020

What do you mean by unix?

936

You have a file called tonky in the directory honky. Later you add new material to tonky. What changes take place in the directory, inode, and file?

1184

How is unix different from windows?

995

How do I remove 30 days old files in unix?

911

What is the home directory in unix?

933

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