Exam 5: Linux Filesystem Administration

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​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.

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

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​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​

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

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

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

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

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

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An extended partition can contain many subpartitions called ____________________.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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.

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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.​

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