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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-27

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Q1. Which system call creates a duplicate of a process in Linux?

🔹 A. fork()
🔹 B. exec()
🔹 C. clone()
🔹 D. wait()

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. How does sharing the file‑descriptor table with the CLONE_FILES flag affect the behavior of parent and child?

🔹 A. The child gets its own copy of the file descriptors.
🔹 B. Both parent and child refer to the same descriptor entries, so closing a descriptor in one affects the other.
🔹 C. The child cannot open new files.
🔹 D. The child inherits only read‑only copies of the descriptors.

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: B

Q3. How does storing a process’s context in separate substructures (e.g., file‑system context, virtual memory) enable resource sharing?

🔹 A. Separate substructures allow the kernel to copy only the needed parts when a new task is created, enabling selective sharing.
🔹 B. It forces all resources to be duplicated, preventing any sharing.
🔹 C. It stores the entire process state in a single large structure, making sharing impossible.
🔹 D. It eliminates the need for any system calls.

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: A

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