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Dive deep into the fascinating world of Basic System Administration with our comprehensive set of Multiple-Choice Questions (MCQs). This page is dedicated to exploring the fundamental concepts and intricacies of Basic System Administration, a crucial aspect of UNIX. In this section, you will encounter a diverse range of MCQs that cover various aspects of Basic System Administration, from the basic principles to advanced topics. Each question is thoughtfully crafted to challenge your knowledge and deepen your understanding of this critical subcategory within UNIX.

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Q81.

Which of the following system call is used for closing a file?

open

lseek

write

Discuss

Answer: (c).close

Q82.

close system call returns ____

May be

0 and -1

Discuss

Answer: (d).0 and -1

Q83.

____ system call is used for writing to a file.

read

write

seek

Discuss

Answer: (b).write

Q84.

write system call returns -1 when ___________

if disk fills up while write is in progress

when file doesn’t exist

if the file size exceeds the system’s limit

if disk fills up while write is in progress and if the file size exceeds

Discuss

Answer: (d).if disk fills up while write is in progress and if the file size exceeds

Q85.

____ system call is used for positioning the offset pointer.

read

write

open

lseek

Discuss

Answer: (d).lseek

Q86.

Which of the following offset is used with lseek system call to set the offset pointer to the end of the file?

SEEK_SET

SEEK_END

SEEK_CUR

SEEK_CR

Discuss

Answer: (b).SEEK_END

Q87.

Which of the following system call is used for truncating a file?

truncate

ftruncate

trunk

truncate and ftruncate

Discuss

Answer: (d).truncate and ftruncate

Q88.

truncate needs the ___ of the file as an argument but ftruncate works with _______

pathname, file descriptor

file descriptor, pathname

pathname, pathname

file descriptor, file descriptor

Discuss

Answer: (a).pathname, file descriptor

Q89.

Choose the correct statement:

The function stat refers a file by its name

The function stat refers a file by its tile descriptor

The function fstat refers a file by its file descriptor

The function fstat refers a file by its name

Discuss

Answer: (c).The function fstat refers a file by its file descriptor

Q90.

Which of the following fields in the structure stat, has information about the permission setting of a file?

st_gid

st mode

st_ino

st_uid

Discuss

Answer: (b).st mode

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