----- Original Message -----
From: Akash Mahajan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Date: Wed, 6 Oct 2004 10:46:44 +0530
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [LIH]what is non blocking IO

> Hi list,
> 
> I had some questions, wasn't able to get any satisfactory answers from
> google maybe dunno how to search this particular query.
> 
> 
> 1. What is non blocking IO
> 2. What is the difference between blocking and non blocking IO

in blocking IO the process making a request/call gets suspended till the request is 
completed e.g. read from stdin
in non-blocking the process continues to execute irrespective of whether the request 
is completed e.g. printing

u shd read 'modern operating systems' by andrew tanenbaum and/or 'operating systems' 
by william stallings

hth
vivek
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