Here is a listing of Linux / Unix Technical Interview Questions & Answers for experienced IT professionals as well as fresh engineering graduates. These questions can be attempted by anyone focusing on Linux Development and Systems programming. 1. What is a context switch? a) Kernel switches from executing one process to another b) Process switches … Read more
This set of Linux questions and answers focuses on Major-Minor numbers used by the Linux Device Drivers. 1. The major number identifies the _____ associated with the device. a) driver b) protocol c) port d) none of the mentioned 2. The minor number range should be a) 0 to 15 b) 0 to 63 c) … Read more
This set of Linux / Unix questions and answers focuses on sysfs. This is set 5. 1. Which one of the following is not true? a) kobjects are included in a hierarchic organisation b) kobjects can have a parent c) kobjects can be included in a kset d) none of the mentioned 2. In sysfs.h … Read more
This set of Linux / Unix questions and answers focuses on sysfs. This is set 4. 1. Relationship between components of device driver models are expressed in the sysfs as a) a directory b) a regular file c) symbolic links between files and directories d) none of the mentioned 2. What is the main role … Read more
This set of Linux / Unix questions and answers focuses on sysfs. This is set 3. 1. Sysfs is initialised in ______ file via sysfs_init function. a) fs/sysfs/mount.c b) sysfs/mount.c c) fs/mount.c d) none of the mentioned 2. Kernel objects are exported as _____ via sysfs. a) regular files b) symbolic links c) directories d) … Read more
This set of Linux / Unix questions and answers focuses on sysfs. This is set 2. 1. The directories of /sys directory a) are created at system startup when the subsystems register themselves with kobject core b) are created when any device is connects with the system c) are created at the time of kernel … Read more
This set of Linux / Unix questions and answers focuses on sysfs. This is set 1. 1. Sysfs was originally called a) device driver filesystem b) kernel interface filesystem c) kernel filesystem d) none of the mentioned 2. What is sysfs? a) it is a virtual filesystem b) users use it to get the information … Read more
This set of Linux / Unix questions and answers focuses on GDB. This is set 5. 1. In GDB, a tracepoint can be set by the command a) trace b) set c) break trace d) none of the mentioned 2. Which one of the following command saves the command history of GDB in a file? … Read more
This set of Linux / Unix questions and answers focuses on GDB. This is set 4. 1. The execution of the program in GDB can be affected by a) arguments b) working directory c) environment d) all of the mentioned 2. While debugging with GDB, arguments to the program can be specified by the arguments … Read more
This set of Linux / Unix questions and answers focuses on GDB. This is set 1. 1. Which one of the following is not true about GDB? a) quit command is used to exit the GDB b) kill command is used to stop execution in GDB c) if the execution is stopped by kill command … Read more
