Linux Fundamentals - Where do Process Data Streams Send Data by Default?

Linux Fundamentals - Where do Process Data Streams Send Data by Default?

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The video tutorial explains the concept of data streams in processes, specifically focusing on STD in, STD out, and STD error. It describes how these streams interact with the shell when commands like LS and mkdir are executed. The tutorial also covers how to redirect output from these streams to files and introduces the numeric IDs associated with each stream. Additionally, it discusses processes that accept input via STD in, highlighting that some commands do not utilize this stream.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What are the three data streams every process has?

READ, WRITE, EXECUTE

INPUT, OUTPUT, ERROR

STDIN, STDOUT, STDERR

IN, OUT, ERR

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When you type 'ls' in the terminal, which data stream are you interacting with?

STDOUT of the 'ls' process

STDIN of the shell

STDERR of the shell

STDOUT of the shell

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What happens to the output of the 'ls' command by default?

It is sent to a file

It is discarded

It is redirected to the shell's STDOUT

It is sent to the shell's STDERR

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How can you change the default behavior of a process's STDOUT?

By using a different shell

By redirecting it to a file

By using the 'mkdir' command

By closing the terminal

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following processes can accept input via STDIN?

'ls' command

'mkdir' command

Processes that read from STDIN

All shell commands