What are the drawbacks of using a symbolic link?

What will be an ideal response?


Assuming you choose the proper type of link for your use, the only real drawback of symbolic
links is that you can wind up with a cluttered directory of links that may or may not point
anywhere. If you move (rename) the file to which the symbolic link points, the link is not updated.

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What happends if you have two files with names file1 and file2 and you type mv file1 file2 ? Which option of mv issues a warning in this situation?

What will be an ideal response?

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In a university environment how might the user access classes “owner,”“group,”“specified user,” and “public” be used to control access to files? Consider the use of the computer system for administrative as well as academic computing. Consider also its use in support of grant research as well as in academic courses.

What will be an ideal response?

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Technical editors do not specifically address grammatical and spelling errors

Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A(n) _________ is designed to deliver malicious code into a device.

Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).

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