Practice Communication Between Layers (2.7) - Linux-based Embedded System Component Stack

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Question 1.
What are system calls used for?
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Think about who controls hardware access.
Question 2.
Name one form of IPC.
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Consider ways processes communicate.
3Question 3.
What is the primary function of system calls?
- Data processing
- Requesting services
- Error reporting
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Think about how applications interact with the system.
4Question 4.
True or False: IPC is only useful in single-process systems.
- True
- False
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Consider how many processes are running.
Question 5.
Design a simple communication scenario using IPC between two processes. Discuss the methods and protocols you would choose.
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Consider how teams share tasks in a project.
Question 6.
Analyze the potential issues that could arise when an application attempts to access a device file that has not been defined in devfs.
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Think about how the system manages errors.

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