Deck 6: Advanced Installation

Question 1

RAID level ____ is often referred to as disk mirroring.

A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4

Answer 1

A

Question 2

RAID level 4 configurations are not fault tolerant. _________________________

Answer 2

False
0

Question 3

Each SCSI device is assigned a unique ID number known as a(n) ____.

A) device ID
B) target ID
C) SCSI number
D) SCSI controller

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In Fedora Linux, a ____ file is a script file that specifies the choices that you would normally choose when you install the operating system.

A) setup
B) startup
C) kickstart
D) scriptstart

Question 5

RAID level ____ is commonly referred to as disk striping with parity.

A) 0
B) 1
C) 5
D) 6

Question 6

RAID level 3 requires a minimum of three hard disk drives to function. _________________________

Question 7

It is good form to check the installation log files after installation as well as verify settings on the system after installation to ensure that all hardware was detected with the correct values. _________________________

Question 8

A computer connected to a remote hard disk via iSCSI is referred to as an iSCSI initiator.

Question 9

To perform a Linux installation over a network, you can connect to a server with the appropriate installation files via FTP.

Question 10

Up to 100,000 Serial Attached SCSI hard disks can be connected to a single SCSI controller via serial cables with small serial connectors. _________________________

Question 11

You can use a small bootable Linux kernel to fix problems related to the following: the boot loader; filesystems and partitions; the configuration file; and drivers.

Question 12

When you use disk imaging software to write a Linux ISO image onto a USB flash drive, the filesystem existing on the flash drive is maintained.

Question 13

Most Parallel SCSI controllers support up to ____ devices.

A) 12
B) 13
C) 14
D) 15

Question 14

If a Linux installation ends abnormally and the screen displays a "fatal signal ____" error message, it indicates an error known as a segmentation fault.

A) 0
B) 1
C) 10
D) 11

Question 15

A Fedora 13 CD installation requires ____ CDs.

A) two
B) four
C) six
D) ten

Question 16

Normally, kickstart files are text files. _________________________

Question 17

The highest priority SCSI device is given a SCSI ID of ____.

A) 1
B) 6
C) 7
D) 15

Question 18

The BIOS configurations on different computers are generally very similar or exactly the same.

Question 19

The ____ standard support speeds of up to 80 MB/second.

A) SCSI-3 Ultra2 Wide
B) SCSI-2 Wide
C) SCSI-3 Ultra
D) SCSI-3 Ultra3 Wide

Question 20

Any line in a kickstart file that starts with a(n) ____ symbol is a comment line and is ignored by the installation program.

A) *
B) #
C) $
D) %

Question 21

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Network File System (NFS)
f.iSCSI target
b./root/install.log
g./root/install.log.syslog
c.disk striping
h.segmentation fault
d.firmware RAID
i.spanning
e.Logical Unit Number (LUN)
A type of RAID level 0 that consists of two hard disks that are seen as one large volume.

Question 22

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Network File System (NFS)
f.iSCSI target
b./root/install.log
g./root/install.log.syslog
c.disk striping
h.segmentation fault
d.firmware RAID
i.spanning
e.Logical Unit Number (LUN)
The situation in which a program has accessed an area of RAM that was not assigned.

Question 23

To verify hardware settings, you can examine the contents of the ____ directory.

A) /log
B) /root
C) /proc
D) /hw

Question 24

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Network File System (NFS)
f.iSCSI target
b./root/install.log
g./root/install.log.syslog
c.disk striping
h.segmentation fault
d.firmware RAID
i.spanning
e.Logical Unit Number (LUN)
A protocol that may be used to install Fedora via a network.

Question 25

A(n) ____________________ CPU is a CPU that has a speed greater than the speed that was originally intended for the processor.

Question 26

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Network File System (NFS)
f.iSCSI target
b./root/install.log
g./root/install.log.syslog
c.disk striping
h.segmentation fault
d.firmware RAID
i.spanning
e.Logical Unit Number (LUN)
A unique identifier for each device attached to any given node in a SCSI chain.

Question 27

If you have an installed Linux system, you can use the ____________________ command to write an ISO image to a USB flash memory drive.

Question 28

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Network File System (NFS)
f.iSCSI target
b./root/install.log
g./root/install.log.syslog
c.disk striping
h.segmentation fault
d.firmware RAID
i.spanning
e.Logical Unit Number (LUN)
A remote disk to which a computer connects using iSCSI.

Question 29

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Network File System (NFS)
f.iSCSI target
b./root/install.log
g./root/install.log.syslog
c.disk striping
h.segmentation fault
d.firmware RAID
i.spanning
e.Logical Unit Number (LUN)
A type of RAID level 0 in which an individual file is divided into section and saved concurrently on multiple disks.

Question 30

The ____ file in the /proc directory contains a list of memory address ranges reserved for device use.

A) meminfo
B) ioports
C) iomem
D) misc

Question 31

____ installation log file(s) is/are created by the Fedora installation program.

A) One
B) Two
C) Three
D) Four

Question 32

Some installations fail to place a boot loader on the hard disk properly; this is often the case with large hard disk drives that have over ____ cylinders.

A) 256
B) 512
C) 1024
D) 2048

Question 33

To ensure that Linux has detected the correct amount of RAM in the system after installation, you can view the contents of the ____ file.

A) /proc/mem
B) /proc/cpuinfo
C) /proc/memoryinfo
D) /proc/meminfo

Question 34

To prevent signals from bouncing back and forth on a SCSI cable, each end of the cable must have a(n) ____________________ to stop signals from being perpetuated.

Question 35

Fault tolerant hard disk configurations are typically implemented by a(n) _____________________________________________.

Question 36

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Network File System (NFS)
f.iSCSI target
b./root/install.log
g./root/install.log.syslog
c.disk striping
h.segmentation fault
d.firmware RAID
i.spanning
e.Logical Unit Number (LUN)
File that contains a list of packages that were installed as well as a list of those that were not installed.

Question 37

To view the hardware detected during boot time, you can use the ____________________ command after system startup.

Question 38

The ____ file in the /proc directory contains statistics on the performance of the processor.

A) cpuinfo
B) modules
C) kcore
D) loadavg

Question 39

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Network File System (NFS)
f.iSCSI target
b./root/install.log
g./root/install.log.syslog
c.disk striping
h.segmentation fault
d.firmware RAID
i.spanning
e.Logical Unit Number (LUN)
A version of RAID controlled by the system BIOS.

Question 40

Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.Network File System (NFS)
f.iSCSI target
b./root/install.log
g./root/install.log.syslog
c.disk striping
h.segmentation fault
d.firmware RAID
i.spanning
e.Logical Unit Number (LUN)
File that lists all of the system events that occurred during the installation, such as the creation of user and group accounts.

Question 41

Describe RAID level 5. What are the advantages of using RAID level 5 over other types of RAID?

Question 42

What is System Rescue? Explain how you would activate this tool.

Question 43

What is a SCSI ID and why is it used? List the priorities, from highest to lowest, of the SCSI IDs on a SCSI controller that supports 15 devices.

Question 44

What is iSCSI? What is it typically used for and how is it configured?

Question 45

When would you use a USB flash drive to install Linux? What steps must be taken in order to prepare the USB flash drive for installing Linux?