Question

Which of the following is not a correct statement regarding file types?

1) Hard links share the same inode number
2) Soft links cannot be created across partitions
3) Socket files are Unix domain sockets
4) None of the above

Answer 1

The incorrect statement is that soft links cannot be created across partitions; in reality, soft links can link to files on different filesystems or partitions unlike hard links.

Step-by-step explanation:

The question asks which statement regarding file types is not correct. The statements are:

1. Hard links share the same inode number.
2. Soft links cannot be created across partitions.
3. Socket files are Unix domain sockets.
4. None of the above.

The correct answer to this question is statement 2: Soft links cannot be created across partitions. This statement is not correct because soft links, also known as symbolic links, can indeed point to a file on a different partition or filesystem. On the contrary, hard links can only link to files on the same filesystem because they share the same inode number as the original file, which is restricted to a single filesystem. Socket files are also accurately described as Unix domain sockets, which are IPC (Inter-Process Communication) endpoints used for exchanging data between processes running on the same host operating system.