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What is the explanation for protection fault?

1113

What is the significance of the superuser?

1061

Differentiate between absolute and related path?

2 1661

Can you explain the method of changing file access permission?

978

Name the key features of the bourne shell.

961

What command would you use to check how much memory is being used by linux?

1085

Which are the linux directory commands?

1091

Explain grep command.

1070

Explain the ‘ls’ command in linux

1164

why is the tar command used?

1132

How to write the output of a command to a file?

1139

Suppose you try to delete a file using the rm command and the deletion fails. What could be the possible reason?

1047

What is the export command used for?

1065

Explain the free command.

1066

Explain process management system calls in linux?

1113

Un-Answered Questions { Operating Systems }

How to detect windows 64-bit platform with .net?

889

What do you mean by hash function?

982

What is the difference between semaphore and mutex?

979

What to do if windows 7 is not starting?

912

Which is faster list or set?

959

What are the two main types of files?

1153

What is netstat command?

986

What is the purpose of using the yield method of thread class?

1092

Why do we use cmake?

1017

How do I start linux?

952

Is syswow64 folder a virus?

977

What is dot profile in unix?

993

What pieces of information make up a socket?

1005

In services, right click, properties (services.msc)in this give me the details about the general, logon .. Etc details?

865

Where is windiff exe?

1046

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