3.7 - User Space
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Practice Questions
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What is user space?
💡 Hint: Think of where you interact with your applications.
Name one example of a system daemon.
💡 Hint: These run in the background without user interaction.
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What is the main function of user space?
💡 Hint: Think about where you run your programs.
True or False: System calls allow user applications to interact directly with the hardware.
💡 Hint: Consider the layers of interaction.
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Analyze a scenario where a system daemon fails. How would this impact the user space and its operations?
💡 Hint: Consider the roles of various daemons in supporting user applications.
Discuss how an optimization in user space can improve system performance. Provide examples.
💡 Hint: Think about interaction speed and resource utilization.
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