What are some ways that Perl makes script programming easier than conventional shell scripts?

What will be an ideal response?


Mathematical operations and file input and output are easier in Perl than in most shell scripting
languages. Perl is also more tightly typed than shell languages (you cannot mistakenly perform
character operations on an integer variable).

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Which process serves the crontab system?

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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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Susan, an archeological research student, browses sources online for her thesis. To conduct a search, she types one or more words into the search box on a search site, and a list of links to Web pages matching her search criteria is displayed. The words Susan uses are referred to as _________. A. keywords B. snippets C. codewords D. passwords

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

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It is possible to delete a node from the middle of a tree, but the result tends to create very unbalanced trees.

Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)

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