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In Unix operating system, special files are used to :

a.

buffer data received in its input from where a process reads

b.

provide a mechanism to map physical device to file names

c.

store list of file names plus pointers associated with i-nodes

d.

store information entered by a user application program or utility program

Answer: (b).provide a mechanism to map physical device to file names

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