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
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