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🔄 Last updated: 2026-07-27

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Q1. Which system call creates a new task that shares the same memory space when the CLONE_VM flag is used?

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

💡 Difficulty: easy | ✅ Correct: A

Q2. Why can Linux treat processes and threads without a formal distinction?

🔹 A. Because Linux stores each part of a task’s context in separate substructures
🔹 B. Because threads are inherently lightweight
🔹 C. Because the scheduler uses the same algorithm for both
🔹 D. Because fork() always shares resources

💡 Difficulty: medium | ✅ Correct: A

Q3. How does sharing the file‑descriptor table (CLONE_FILES) affect communication between a parent and its child task?

🔹 A. It isolates file operations between them
🔹 B. Both tasks see the same file offsets and descriptor states
🔹 C. It prevents signal delivery across tasks
🔹 D. It duplicates the memory space of each task

💡 Difficulty: hard | ✅ Correct: B

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