CET130 - Chapter 5

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Data is read from physical hard drives in concentric circles known as________?

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

What command provides the easiest method for monitoring free space on mounted file systems?

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

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

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

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

What command shows the size of a directory and its contents in kilobytes:

What command can be used to check an ext2, ext3, or ext4 file system:

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

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

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

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

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

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

An extended partition can contain many subpartitions called ____________________.

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

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.