Linux Homework 3

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  1. What is a system call?
    What is the purpose of the system call interface?


  1. Give several examples of bad passwords.
    Explain why they're not a good idea.


  1. Using the proper terminology (e.g. command, option, option argument or command argument),
    identify the constituent parts of the following Linux single commands.

    ls -la *.exe
    lpr -Pwpr
    chmod g+rwx *.*


  1. View the man pages for each of the commands shown below.
    Which part of the man pages is most descriptive for you?
    Commands:
    cp
    echo $SHELL
    hostname
    ls
    mv
    passwd
    set
    setenv
    telnet
    uname
    whatis
    whereis
    who
    whoami


  1. Give the command line for displaying manual pages for the socket, read, and connect
    system calls. What is the command line for displaying the manual page for the Bash
    command "read"?





Lynne