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This document discusses system calls, including examples in assembly language and C. It also covers the system call interface (SCI), which allows programs to interact with the kernel of an operating system. The document includes examples of Windows and UNIX system calls.

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System Calls System call using assembly- language instructions. System call using C standard libraries. System call interface The System Call Interface (SCI) is the API provided by operating systems, such as the Windows API and POSIX API, to allow programs to interact with the kernel without ne...

System Calls System call using assembly- language instructions. System call using C standard libraries. System call interface The System Call Interface (SCI) is the API provided by operating systems, such as the Windows API and POSIX API, to allow programs to interact with the kernel without needing to invoke system calls directly.