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In Unix operating system, special files are used to : (A) buffer data received in its input from where a process reads (B) provide a mechanism to map physical device to file names (C) store list of file names plus pointers associated with i-nodes (D) store information entered by a user application program or utility program

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In Unix operating system, special files are used to : (A) buffer data received in its input from where a process reads (B) provide a mechanism to map physical device to file names (C) store list of file names plus pointers associated with i-nodes (D) store information entered by a user application program or utility program
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