Deck 5: Linux Filesystem Administration

Question 1

When you insert a DVD while in a GUI environment, it is automatically mounted by the system to a directory underneath the /media directory that is named for the label on the DVD.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

In Linux, you are restricted to using only one type of filesystem on a system.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A device that transfers data in a character-by-character fashion is referred to as what type of device?

A) text
B) block
C) character
D) binary

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Select the command that can be used to create partitions that will be stored in an MBR after installation:

A) format
B) formatdisk
C) fdisk
D) partition

Question 5

Data is read from physical hard drives in concentric circles known as which of the following?

A) tracks
B) blocks
C) sectors
D) cylinders

Question 6

Volumes can contain a filesystem but they can't be mounted to directories within the Linux filesystem hierarchy.​

Question 7

The quotas for certain users can be edited by using which command?

A) edquota
B) chquota
C) usrquota
D) repquota

Question 8

In what filesystem are most of the operating system files contained?

A) boot
B) data
C) mnt
D) root

Question 9

The mkfs command can be issued with what switch in order to specify a filesystem type?

A) -t
B) -f
C) -c
D) -o

Question 10

Errors on a filesystem are common on most filesystems. What do these errors indicate?

A) filesystem breaks
B) filesystem corruption
C) raid degradation
D) hard drive failures

Question 11

Which command below provides the easiest method for monitoring free space on mounted filesystems?

A) df
B) fs
C) du
D) fd

Question 12

To mount all filesystems in the /etc/fstab file that are intended to mount at boot time, what command can be used?

A) mount -o
B) mount -f
C) mount -u
D) mount -a

Question 13

Which device file below represents the first primary partition on the second PATA hard disk drive?

A) /dev/hdc1
B) /dev/hdb1
C) /dev/hda1
D) /dev/hdc2

Question 14

What file system below is used by software programs that write to a CD-RW or DVD-RW drive?

A) ntfs
B) udf
C) ext2
D) hpfs

Question 15

The more filesystems that are used on a system, the less likely a corrupted filesystem will interfere with normal system operations.

Question 16

​What command below can be used to create a new physical volume?

A) ​lvcreate
B) ​pvcreate
C) ​new_pv
D) ​pvdisk

Question 17

What character device file represents the second serial port on a system (COM2)?

A) /dev/ttyS0
B) /dev/tty2
C) /dev/tty1
D) /dev/ttyS1

Question 18

Each device attached to a system can be represented by multiple device files.

Question 19

Select the command below that shows the size of a directory and its contents in kilobytes:​

A) ​df
B) ​du
C) ​sizeof
D) ​dir

Question 20

What command can be used to check different kinds of filesystems on Linux for errors?

A) chkdsk
B) fs_check
C) errorchk
D) fsck

Question 21

Explain filesystem corruption, and provide details on what factors may lead to filesystem corruption.

Question 22

Describe character devices and block devices, and explain the difference between them. Provide examples of each type of device.

Question 23

Each track on a hard disk is divided into ____________________ of information.

Question 24

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​block devices
b.character devices​
c.​cylinder
d.​formatting
e.​fuser command
f.hard limit​
g.​mknod command
h.​partition
i.​root filesystem
j.syncing
​The process in which a filesystem is placed on a disk device.

Question 25

In the event that you wish to disable a swap partition, what command must be used?​

A) ​umount
B) ​swapoff
C) ​delete_swap
D) ​swapdrop

Question 26

An extended partition can contain many subpartitions called ____________________.

Question 27

Describe how the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) is used, and then list some of the different components involved.​

Question 28

​In the fdisk interactive mode, what letter can be used to save changes to the partition table and exit?

A) ​s
B) ​w
C) ​q
D) ​d

Question 29

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​block devices
b.character devices​
c.​cylinder
d.​formatting
e.​fuser command
f.hard limit​
g.​mknod command
h.​partition
i.​root filesystem
j.syncing
​A command used to re-create a device file, provided the major number, minor number, and type (character or block) are known.

Question 30

Select the command that can be used to check an ext2, ext3, or ext4 filesystem:​

A) ​mke2fs
B) ​ext2fsck
C) ​fdisk
D) ​e2fsck

Question 31

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​block devices
b.character devices​
c.​cylinder
d.​formatting
e.​fuser command
f.hard limit​
g.​mknod command
h.​partition
i.​root filesystem
j.syncing
​The filesystem that contains most files that make up the operating system; it should have enough free space to prevent errors and slow performance.

Question 32

The ___________________ command can be used to create and work with up to 128 primary partitions on a GPT hard disk using an interface that is nearly identical to fdisk.​

Question 33

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​block devices
b.character devices​
c.​cylinder
d.​formatting
e.​fuser command
f.hard limit​
g.​mknod command
h.​partition
i.​root filesystem
j.syncing
​The storage devices that transfer data to and from the system one data bit at a time.

Question 34

The ________________ of a VG decides the block size for saving data since it cannot be safely changed later.

Question 35

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​block devices
b.character devices​
c.​cylinder
d.​formatting
e.​fuser command
f.hard limit​
g.​mknod command
h.​partition
i.​root filesystem
j.syncing
A series of tracks on a hard disk that are written to simultaneously by the magnetic heads in a hard disk drive.​

Question 36

What hex code is associated with a Linux swap type partition?​

A) ​12
B) ​82
C) ​83
D) ​96

Question 37

Which option, when used with the mount command, enables loopback mode so that an iso image can be mounted onto a directory?​

A) ​--loop
B) ​-o loop
C) ​--mode l
D) ​--option l

Question 38

What are the three different types of hard drives? Briefly describe each, and list the possible configurations and device files for each type.

Question 39

At installation, Fedora Linux creates a symbolic link called ____________________ to the correct device file for your first CD-ROM drive.

Question 40

Define hard disk quotas, and then explain how they are used. Then, describe the differences between soft limits and hard limits.

Question 41

​Select the two commands below that can be used to prepare a swap partition and then enable it for use:

A) ​mkfs.swap
B) ​mkswap
C) ​swapon
D) ​swapit

Question 42

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​block devices
b.character devices​
c.​cylinder
d.​formatting
e.​fuser command
f.hard limit​
g.​mknod command
h.​partition
i.​root filesystem
j.syncing
A command used to identify any users or processes using a particular file or directory​

Question 43

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​block devices
b.character devices​
c.​cylinder
d.​formatting
e.​fuser command
f.hard limit​
g.​mknod command
h.​partition
i.​root filesystem
j.syncing
​The process of writing data to the hard disk drive that was stored in RAM.

Question 44

​Select the commands that can be used to extend a volume group and logical volume respectively:

A) ​pgextend
B) ​vgextend
C) ​lvextend
D) ​lvm_extend

Question 45

What two commands can be used to show information about physical volumes and logical volumes respectively?​

A) ​showvg
B) ​showlv
C) ​vgdisplay
D) ​lvdisplay

Question 46

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​block devices
b.character devices​
c.​cylinder
d.​formatting
e.​fuser command
f.hard limit​
g.​mknod command
h.​partition
i.​root filesystem
j.syncing
​A physical division of a hard disk drive.

Question 47

​What two commands below can be used to edit a GPT based hard disk's partitions?

A) ​fdisk
B) ​gptedit
C) ​gdisk
D) ​parted

Question 48

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​block devices
b.character devices​
c.​cylinder
d.​formatting
e.​fuser command
f.hard limit​
g.​mknod command
h.​partition
i.​root filesystem
j.syncing
​The storage devices that transfer data to and from the system in chunks of many data bits by caching the information in RAM.

Question 49

​Match each correct item with the statement below.​​
a.​block devices
b.character devices​
c.​cylinder
d.​formatting
e.​fuser command
f.hard limit​
g.​mknod command
h.​partition
i.​root filesystem
j.syncing
​A hard disk quota that the user cannot exceed.

Question 50

​Select the two commands in fdisk's interactive mode that can be used to show known partition types and view the current partition table:

A) ​a
B) ​l
C) ​p
D) ​v