What is the Internet of Things? Internet of Things is the concept of connecting any device (so long as it has an on/of switch) to the Internet and to other connected devices. This includes everything from cellphones, coffee makers, washing machines, headphones, lamps, wearable devices, and almost anything else you can think of. For example, a…

The two types of “C” libraries A static library is a file that consists of a collection of object files (*.o) that are linked into the program during the combing phase of compilation and are not pertinent during runtime. While dynamic or shared library is a collection of functions compiled…

A static library is a file that consists of a collection of object files (*.o) that are linked into the program during the combing phase of compilation and are not pertinent during runtime. A computer file that contains an object code is an object file, that is a machine code…

GCC gcc is the C compiler of choice for most UNIX. The program gcc itself is actually just a front end that executes various other programs corresponding to each stage in the compilation process. .c A C file is a source code file for a C or C++ program. And .c …

A hard link a is a mirror copy of the original file. A symbolic or soft link is an actual link to the original file If you delete the original file, the soft link has no value, because it points to a non-existent file. But in the case of hard link, it is entirely opposite. Even if you delete the original file, the hard link will still have the data of the original file. The command to create a hard link: $ ln [original filename] [link name]

ls is a command to lists computers files in Unix and Unix-like operating sistems. When invoked without any arguments, ls list the files in the current working directory. An asterisk (*) is a linux wildcard, you can use it to match one or more occurrences of any character, including no character. .c is the extension for a C file, and a C file is a source code file for a C or C++ program. So, if we type ls *.c the output would be a list of all the C files (with the .c extension) in our current working directory.