Exam 6: Linux Filesystem Administration

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

Devices that transfer data in a character-by-character fashion are referred to as ____ devices.

To mount all filesystems in the /etc/fstab file that are intended to mount at boot time, you can simply type the ____ command.

An extended partition can contain many subpartitions called ____________________.

Describe the process of mounting and unmounting a CD-ROM. In the process, discuss the configuration of a CD-ROM drive on a Linux system. Mention the filesystem typically used for CD-ROMs, and explain how this affects the mounting process.

CD-ROMs typically use the ____ filesystem type.

After a typical Red Hat Fedora Linux installation,over 18,000 different device files are in the /dev directory.

If you do not know the type, major, or minor number of a device, you can use the ____ program to re-create the device based on the common name.

Creating a filesystem on a device is commonly referred to as ____________________.

You can edit the quotas for certain users by using the ____ command.

There can be multiple device files per device.

The ____ device file represents the first primary partition on the second IDE hard disk drive (primary slave).