Question 1

What are the sizes of (Integer/Long/Pointer) in LP64 programming model?
A)8/8/8
B)4/4/8
C)4/8/8
D)4/8/4

Accepted Answer

In the LP64 programming model, integers are 4 bytes (32 bits), longs and pointers are both 8 bytes (64 bits).

Question 2

Which among the following is used to write small programs to control Unix functionalities?
A)shell commands
B)shell script
C)filters
D)c language

Accepted Answer

Shell scripts are used to write small programs to automate and control Unix functionalities by combining shell commands.

Question 3

What control character signals the end of the input file?
A)ctrl + a
B)ctrl + b
C)ctrl + c
D)ctrl + d

Accepted Answer

The control character that signals the end of the input file is "ctrl + d". This is commonly used in Unix-like systems to indicate the end of input when typing text into the terminal.

Question 4

Which command is used to display the octal value of the text
A)octal
B)text_oct
C)oct
D)od

Accepted Answer

The 'od' command in Unix/Linux is used to display data in various formats, including octal.

Question 5

Which command is used to view compressed text file contents
A)cat
B)type
C)zcat
D)print

Accepted Answer

zcat is specifically designed to view the contents of compressed files, making it the correct choice for this task.

Quiz 2: Operating System and Programming Model

What are the sizes of (Integer/Long/Pointer) in LP64 programming model?

Which among the following is used to write small programs to control Unix functionalities?

What control character signals the end of the input file?

Which command is used to display the octal value of the text

Which command is used to view compressed text file contents