2.Udev And Devices

Question 1

What does a file have to end with for udev to recognize it?

Answer 1

.rules

Question 2

Are udev rules customizable?

Answer 2

Yes

Question 3

What is a device node?

Answer 3

A file system entree

Question 4

Character and Block devices have what associated to them?

Answer 4

file system entries

Question 5

do network devices have file system entries ?

Answer 5

no

Question 6

device nodes are used so that ?

Answer 6

programs can communicate with devices .

Question 7

networks devices work by transmitting and receiving what?

Answer 7

packets

Question 8

a device driver may manage what?

Answer 8

multiple device nodes .

Question 9

where are device nodes usually placed?

Answer 9

/dev

Question 10

device nodes can be created with what utility?

Answer 10

mknod

Question 11

what is the format of the mknod utility?

Answer 11

[-m mode] /dev/name

Question 12

what items have file system entries associated with them?

Answer 12

block and character devices

Question 13

what devices do not have file system entries associated with them?

Answer 13

network devices

Question 14

what does the utility mknod do ?

Answer 14

create device nodes