Exam 5: Linux Filesystem Administration

The ____ filesystem is used by software programs that write to a CD-RW or DVD-RW drive.

Device files that represent disks, such as floppy disks, CD-ROMs, DVDs, USB flash drives, and hard disks, are typically character device files because a fast data transfer rate is preferred. _________________________

In Linux, you must use only one type of filesystem on a system.

To check whether the /mnt/floppy directory is being used by any users, you can use the fuser command with the -u option. _________________________

What are hard disk quotas? Why and how are they used? Mention the difference between hard and soft limits, and briefly discuss how quotas can be turned on.

What are character devices and block devices? What is the difference between them? What types of devices are represented by block device files?

Match each term with the correct statement below. -File on the hard disk representing a device on a Linux system.

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.

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

To create partitions after installation, you can use the ____ command.

Data is read off of hard disks in concentric circles called ____.

Errors on a filesystem are often referred to as filesystem ____ and are common on most filesystems.

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

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

What is filesystem corruption? What factors may lead to filesystem corruption?

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

To check a filesystem for errors, you can use the ____ command, which can check filesystems of many different types.

CD-ROMs typically use the ____ filesystem type.

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

To format a filesystem with a specified filesystem type, you can use the ____ option with the mkfs command.