Linux+ chapter 5 quiz questions

A device that transfers data in a character-by-character fashion is referred to as what type of device?

character

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

/dev/hdb1

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

/dev/ttyS1

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

udf

In what filesystem are most of the operating system files contained?

root

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

-t

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

mount -a

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

tracks

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

fdisk

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

fd

Errors on a filesystem are common on most filesystems. What do these errors indicate?

filesystem corruption

What command can be used to check different kinds of filesystems on Linux for errors?

fsck

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

edquota

​What command below can be used to create a new physical volume?

pvcreate

Select the command below that shows the size of a directory and its contents in kilobytes:​

du

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

e2fsck

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

swapoff

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

–loop

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

w

What hex code is associated with a Linux swap type partition?​

82