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What type of device stores information in fixed-size blocks with each having its own address?
Block device
Which operating system can be configured to load drivers only when needed?
Linux
What are the two approaches to addressing device registers and data buffers?
Memory-mapped I/O and hardware-driven I/O
Which directory does the computer look in to load 32-bit drivers into memory when it starts up?
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What type of devices are accessed via streams of bytes and do not involve buffering?
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What is the main responsibility of a device driver when it comes to data transfer?
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What function does the Device Driver API in POSIX systems typically include?
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Which function in the Device Driver API is responsible for releasing dynamic table entries and the device?
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Why must the device driver be executed as part of the operating system rather than part of a user program?
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What does the ioctl function in the Device Driver API allow programmers to do?
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