CIT595 Final Flashcards
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Q
Which of the following statements about the Linux i/o is correct
Applications need to use different virtual file system APIs to access different I/O devices
Devices can have their own ways to implement file system API
The Linux file system API cannot be used for network communication
A
Devices can have their own ways to implement file system API
Linux has a unified virtual file system API for all the I/O devices. But each device can have its specific way of implementing it. This API not only deals with file accesses on the local machine, but also handles read and write from the network.
