Understanding Cisco Cybersecurity Fundamentals (SECFND, legacy) — Question 88

Which definition of a fork in Linux is true?

Answer options

• A. daemon to execute scheduled commands
• B. parentdirectory name of a file path name
• C. macros for manipulating CPU sets
• D. new process created by a parent process

Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is D because in Linux, a fork refers to a system call that creates a new process by duplicating the calling process. Options A, B, and C are incorrect as they relate to different concepts in Linux and do not describe the fork operation.