6.2.1 - What is a System Call?
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What is a system call?
💡 Hint: Think of it as a way to ask the operating system for something.
Name one example of a system call.
💡 Hint: What functions do you use to access files?
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What does a system call do?
💡 Hint: Think about how applications interact with the system.
True or False: A system call can directly access hardware.
💡 Hint: Consider the security model in operating systems.
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Describe a scenario in which a user-space application must use multiple system calls for its operations. What are those calls and how do they work together?
💡 Hint: Think about how data flows through an application.
Imagine a system without context switching. Discuss the potential issues that could arise in such an environment with regards to system calls.
💡 Hint: Consider what happens if apps could directly access hardware.
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