In UNIX and Windows, random access is done by having a special system call that moves the

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In UNIX and Windows, random access is done by having a special system call that moves the ''current position'' pointer associated with a file to a given byte in the file. Propose an alternative way to do random access without having this system call.
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Modern Operating Systems

ISBN: 978-0133591620

4th edition

Authors: Andrew S. Tanenbaum, Herbert Bos

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