Linux Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

Linux Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

what is stored at /lib/modules ?

NetApp,

2 9119

What is atomic function / atomic variable ?

Broadcom,

1 12040

if one of the critical section code (linked list) is under ISR & another one in kernel thread ? How you will synchronize for this critical section code ?

NetApp,

4 9891

Why bind system call is required in socket programming ? what is it;s Significance ?

Cavium Networks, IBM,

3 14085

Q. what is the difference between socket & port ?

Cavium Networks,

2 11155

what is memory mapped / IO mapped ? Which calls used for this to access any hardware address in linux device driver ?

Broadcom,

3 9795

WHAT IS THE MEANING IF AIX

IBM,

5 9483

What are the IPC techniques ? explain each

Datasol, emc2,

3 17087

is it possible to break the grub password in linux

6 11294

i installed clustering packages.When i try to run it getting LUCI error...what is it..??

2443

what is the difference betweenh the NFS and FTP?

IBM,

4 41951

what are the different types of Backups..?

IBM, SDG,

6 14032

what is NIS Server...?

IBM,

2 6210

commands regarding the adding of users into groups n different options with useradd...?

IBM,

5 10065

In how many ways linux can be installed n explain th steps involved in installation in any of the method..?

IBM,

1 6028

Un-Answered Questions { Linux }

How do you refer to the parallel port where devices such as printers are connected?

1051

Why do we use linux?

930

What are Private Mappings?

1615

List the three main parts of an operating system command?

968

Can a thread have multiple processes?

873

Why is linux better than windows?

958

What are two functions the move mv command can carry out?

1125

Are goroutines threads?

824

How to Write a UDP Datagram Server?

1359

How OS communicates with program when it crashes in Linux?

944

What is gcc compiler in linux?

973

What does sar provide?

935

How can I type in cmd?

974

What causes linux kernel panic?

948

What does rmdir do in linux?

1024

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