Exam 20: Advanced Linux Administration

Match each statement with an item -Specifies the maximum time for a sector on a disk platter to arrive under a disk head for writing.

Match each statement with an item -Specifies the amount of available space on a disk device.

Match each statement with an item -Specifies the time hard disk heads take to reach their position on the track to perform read and write operations.

You use the ____ command to check an ext2, ext3, or ext4 file system for bad data blocks.

The ____ command is used to display information for each processor, starting with processor0.

Explain how the traceroute command works.

The ____ command gives you an active view of a running system and can display system summary information, such as CPU use, swap space use, and load averages.

Explain how an administrator can see a detailed display of the kernel's version number.

In Linux ____ mode, you can boot a small Linux environment from some type of medium, such as a CD-ROM.

What is the logrotate utility and how is it used?

The ____________________, the central module of the Linux OS, performs two main tasks: acting as an interface to hardware attached to the computer and managing communication between processes.

What is considered to be the best practice for file block size allocation?

____________________ is the process of observing portions of a system for problems or anomalies.

The KDE archiving tool is ____.

What is the purpose of the ping command and what does the command test?

To boot your computer into single-user mode, use the ____ command.

The ____ command shows in column format the total amount of free, physical, and swap memory in the system as well as buffers used by the kernel.

Program execution takes place in ____ mode.

You use the ____ command to tune an IDE hard drive.

You can use the ____ command to fix problems in the file system.