By: Sandya Mannarswamy

The author is an expert in systems software and is currently in the happy land of ‘between jobs’. Her interests include compilers, storage systems and natural language processing. If you are preparing for systems software interviews, you may find it useful to visit Sandya’s LinkedIn group Computer Science Interview Training India at http://www.linkedin.com/ groups?home=HYPERLINK “http://www.linkedin.com/group s?home=&gid=2339182”&HYPERLINK “http://www.linkedin. com/groups?home=&gid=2339182”gid=2339182