Quiz 5

What command can be used to check different kinds of filesystems on Linux for errors? - chkdsk. - errorchk - fs_check - fsck

What file system below is used by software programs that write to a CD-RW or DVD-RW drive? - udf - ntfs - hpfs - ext2

The quotas for certain users can be edited by using which command? - chquota - usrquota - repquota - edquota

​What two commands below can be used to edit a GPT based hard disk's partitions? (Select 2 answers) - gdisk - parted - fdisk - gtpedit

Select the command that can be used to create partitions that will be stored in an MBR after installation: - fdisk - formatdisk - partition - format

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

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

Select the command below that shows the size of a directory and its contents in kilobytes:​ - du - sizeof - df - dir

Which command below provides the easiest method for monitoring free space on mounted filesystems? - du - df - fs - fd

Which device file below represents the first primary partition on the second PATA hard disk drive? a. /dev/hdb1 b. /dev/hdc2 c. /dev/hdc1 d. /dev/hda1

In the event that you wish to disable a swap partition, what command must be used?​ a. umount b. ​swapoff c. ​swapdrop d. ​delete_swap

A device that transfers data in a character-by-character fashion is referred to as what type of device? a. text b. binary c. block d. character

In what filesystem are most of the operating system files contained? a. boot b. data c. root d. mnt

The mkfs command can be issued with what switch in order to specify a filesystem type? a. -o b. -f c. -c d. -t

To mount all filesystems in the /etc/fstab file that are intended to mount at boot time, what command can be used? a. mount -f b. mount -u c. mount -o d. mount -a

What character device file represents the second serial port on a system (COM2)? a. /dev/ttyS1 b. /dev/tty2 c. /dev/tty1 d. /dev/ttyS0

​Select the two commands below that can be used to prepare a swap partition and then enable it for use: (Select 2 answers) a. swapit b. mkswap c. ​swapon d. mkfs.swap

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

Select the command that can be used to check an ext2, ext3, or ext4 filesystem:​ a. mke2fs b. ext2fsck c. fdisk d. e2fsck

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

Errors on a filesystem are common on most filesystems. What do these errors indicate? a. filesystem corruption b. raid degradation c. hard drive failures d. filesystem breaks

​What command below can be used to create a new physical volume? a. lvcreate b. pvdisk c. pvcreate d. new_pv

What hex code is associated with a Linux swap type partition?​ a. ​96 b. 83 c. 12 d. 82

What two commands can be used to show information about physical volumes and logical volumes respectively?​ (Select 2 answers) a. showvg b. showlv c. lvdisplay d. vgdisplay

​Select the commands that can be used to extend a volume group and logical volume respectively: (Select 2 answers) a. lvextend b. vgextend c. lvm_extend d. pgextend

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.

Which option, when used with the mount command, enables loopback mode so that an iso image can be mounted onto a directory?​ a. -o loop b. --mode l c. --option l d. --loop

​Select the two commands in fdisk's interactive mode that can be used to show known partition types and view the current partition table: (Select 2 answers) a. l b. a c. p d. v

Data is read from physical hard drives in concentric circles known as which of the following? a. blocks b. tracks c. sectors d. cylinders

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