Chapter 5 Study Guide

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Main Point

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The /dev directory contains the special device files that control access all the devices. Two main types of devices under all systems:

Character devices

Data transfers character by character to and from the device.

Block devices

Transfers chunks or blocks of information at a time by using physical memory to buffer the transfer

To view the type of the file use the following command

“ls -l/dev/dsk”