Located in the /dev Directory
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| Device files located in this directory | /dev
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| Directory contains files for all tpyes of DEVICES, even those that don't exist on the system | /dev
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| Device files represent devices, they also indicate how: | data is transferred to that device
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| Devices, like storage devices, that receive data in BLOCK transfers by using memory to buffer the transfers are called: | block devices
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| Devices that send data transfers CHARACTER-by-CHARACTER are called: | character devices
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| Files that identify hard drives | /dev/sd{a}{partitionNumber} -
sda1
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| Used to identify the CD-ROM in the system - is just a symbolic link to sr0 | /dev/cdrom
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| Identifies floppy drive files - numbering begins at 0 | /dev/fd0 =first floppy drive
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| Identifies local terminals on the system - numbering begins at 0 | /dev/ttyI = file for second terminal
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| Identifies SERIAL ports on the system - numbering begins at 0 | /dev/ttyS1 = second serial port
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| Identifies PARALLEL ports on the system - numbering begins at 0 | /dev/lp1 = second parallel port
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| USB devices have their own sub-directory of files to support up 127 USB devices | /dev/USB/fileName
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| File for the PS/2 mouse ort | /dev/psaux
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| Identifies files for SCSI tape devices - numbering begins at 0 | /dev/st0
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