geeks vs. computer users
- Thread starter edX
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Geek test:
Give yourself 1 point for each question you to which you answer yes.
1. Do you know who made the VAX1147?
2. Have you successfully installed any Debian distro?
3. Have you ever modified a device driver?
4. Do you know what a break-out box is?
Please refer the block of code below for questions 5 - 8.
5. Do you know what language this is?
6. Do you know what it does?
7. Do you know what target platform this is written for?
8. Do you see the syntax error in this block of code?
Code for questions 5 - 8.
void main ()
{
PrevAbortHandler = signal (SiGABRT, & AbortHandler);
if (PrevAbortHandler == SIG__ERR)
printf (Could not set SIGABRT \n);
else
{
str = (char* malloc(10);
}
}
void AbortHandler (int sig)
{
printf (\nHandled SIGABRT\n sig);
free (str);
}
9. Are you running Apache?
10. Have you configured Sendmail?
I am not sure but I think it would go something like this:
1-3 : Advanced user
4-6 : Beginning to Geek
6-8 : Geeking!
9-10: Bored by this.
Give yourself 1 point for each question you to which you answer yes.
1. Do you know who made the VAX1147?
2. Have you successfully installed any Debian distro?
3. Have you ever modified a device driver?
4. Do you know what a break-out box is?
Please refer the block of code below for questions 5 - 8.
5. Do you know what language this is?
6. Do you know what it does?
7. Do you know what target platform this is written for?
8. Do you see the syntax error in this block of code?
Code for questions 5 - 8.
void main ()
{
PrevAbortHandler = signal (SiGABRT, & AbortHandler);
if (PrevAbortHandler == SIG__ERR)
printf (Could not set SIGABRT \n);
else
{
str = (char* malloc(10);
}
}
void AbortHandler (int sig)
{
printf (\nHandled SIGABRT\n sig);
free (str);
}
9. Are you running Apache?
10. Have you configured Sendmail?
I am not sure but I think it would go something like this:
1-3 : Advanced user
4-6 : Beginning to Geek
6-8 : Geeking!
9-10: Bored by this.
TommyWillB
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Doesn't eveyone automatically get 1 point for "running Apache"? How do you get a 0?Originally posted by Ed Spruiell
i'm glad i'm already an honorary member cause i got 0.
btoneill
keeper of the cheese
1. DEC
2. Why would anyone install such a crappy OS such as linux is beyond me, if you're into S&M I guess, but in that case, you should check out Ed's computers.
3. Ofcourse
4. Are those them things in Arknoid?
5. C
6. What it does is fail to compile
But I think what you really want is, it causes the program to call the funcation AbortHandler when a SIGABRT is sent to the process. The AbortHandler function is supposed to free up the memory allocated to the variable "str"7. I would assume you mean unix
8. To many to mention, but I assume you mean this: 'str = (char* malloc(10);' with the missing ')', or did you mean SIG__ERR having two '_'s in it, or the lack of any include files which are desperately needed to define the variables you have, or the lack of any global defines of variables since you don't define them locally in any sub. It's also handy to include funtion prototypes.
9. Ofcourse
10. Using m4 or hacking at the config file?
The real question is, can you actually understand what all the rules do in the cf file For tormente, the code above but in bash (functionally atleast)
Code:
#!/bin/bash
trap "str=; echo 'Caught signal SIGABRT';" SIGABRT
if [ $? != 0 ]; then
echo Could not set SIGABRT
fi
str="yaywheefun"Brian
... or do you ever wonder how you can recognise if the people that are talking to you in the same room (offline) are smiling because you can't recognise smilies offline (=while people are talking)?
... well.. there are 10 kinds pf people; those who understand geek humor and those who don't
... well.. there are 10 kinds pf people; those who understand geek humor and those who don't