Exam 5: Linux Filesystem Administration

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

​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.

​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.​

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

​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.

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

​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.

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

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

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