6.3 - Device Files
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What is a device file?
💡 Hint: Think about how files relate to devices in Linux.
Name one example of a character device.
💡 Hint: Consider devices that send data as a stream.
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What type of device file transmits data in streams?
💡 Hint: Recall the definitions of each type of device.
True or False: Device files are only for block devices.
💡 Hint: Think about the two types of device files we discussed.
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Design a Linux application that reads from a character device and writes to a block device. Outline the key functions needed.
💡 Hint: Consider how to manage file descriptors for each device.
Discuss the implications of failing to abstract hardware interactions with device files in a Linux environment.
💡 Hint: Think about how abstraction helps both developers and users.
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