Exam 5: Linux Filesystem Administration

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

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

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

​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.

​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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

​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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

​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.