5.3 - Types of Kernel Modules
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What is a device driver?
💡 Hint: Think about how the operating system controls devices.
Name one example of a filesystem module.
💡 Hint: Consider different file types Linux can read.
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What is the primary purpose of a device driver?
💡 Hint: Reflect on the relationship between software and hardware.
True or False: Filesystem modules only support one type of filesystem.
💡 Hint: Think about how many file systems Linux can handle.
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Analyze how the absence of a specific network protocol module might affect system communication.
💡 Hint: Consider what networking relies on.
Evaluate the impact of dynamic module loading on a server's uptime during updates.
💡 Hint: Think about how cloud services maintain availability.
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