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Operating Systems · Quiz 2 · 4 Aug 2024 · May 2024 term

Question 7: Identify the correct system call that should be used at L…

Question 7

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Identify the correct system call that should be used at LINE-1 to execute the ls command in the following code:

c
int pid;
pid = fork();
if(pid > 0){
    pid = wait();
}
______("ls", "", NULL);  //LINE-1
exit(0);
  1. A
  2. B
  3. C
  4. D
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  • C
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Question 7 of 18 in the IIT Madras BS Operating Systems (Operating Systems) Quiz 2 paper sat on 4 Aug 2024, in the May 2024 term (IIT M IMPROVEMENT AN EXAM QIM4 4 Aug 2024). It carries 2 marks.

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