Index

System Calls

Example of Standard C Library

Types of System Calls:

1)Process control

2)File management

3)Device management

4)Information maintenance

5)Communications

Quiz

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System Calls

 

1. What is the purpose of system calls?

 

2. What is the purpose of system programs?

 

3. What system calls have to be executed by a command interpreter or shell in order to start a new process?

 

4. Why use APIs rather than system calls?

 

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