What is the difference between a symbolic link (SOFT LINK) and a HARD LINK? 1. The SOFT LINK and the file it links to have different I-NODES and the HARD LINK and the file have the same I-NODE 2. Opening the file via SOFT LINK is faster than via HARD LINK 3. It may be that HARD LINK points to the file that has already been deleted, which cannot be the case with SOFT LINK 4. Creating a HARD LINK requires the creation of an additional file that will contain the link and SOFT LINK does not