Ch17 Bootloaders Exam

Ch17 Bootloaders Exam

1. For GRUB Legacy, which of the following is used to specify the second partition of the second hard drive?

   • (hd1,1)
   • (hd2,1)
   • (hd1,2)
   • (hd2,2)

2. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive defines an operating system to boot.

   • system
   • title
   • boot
   • os

3. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive defines the default operating system to boot.

   • boot=
   • default=
   • grub=
   • system=

4. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive indicates an operating system to boot if the default operating system fails to boot.

   • redo
   • timeout=
   • root
   • fallback=

5. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive indicates how long to wait before automatically booting the default operating system.

   • fallback=
   • password=
   • timeout=
   • kernel

6. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive prevents GRUB from displaying all but the default bootable title until the user presses a key.

   • titleonly
   • hiddenmenu
   • securemenu
   • title

7. In GRUB Legacy, the password directive in the global setting means:

   • The user must submit the password before GRUB will attempt to boot the title.
   • The user must submit the specified password before appending, editing or using the GRUB command line.
   • You can’t place a password directive in the global setting.

8. In GRUB Legacy, the password directive in the title directive setting means:

   • To edit any GRUB values, a password must first be entered
   • You can’t place a password directive in the title directive setting
   • To boot a specific operating system, a password must be entered
   • The password must be entered to display a menu of operating systems that are bootable

9. In GRUB Legacy, which directive is not typically used after a title directive?

   • root
   • initrd
   • kernel
   • boot

10. Which of the following is not an advantage of GRUB 2 over GRUB Legacy?

    • Command-line interface
    • Ability to boot from partitions inside of Logical Volume Management (LVM) or RAID devices
    • Dynamically loaded modules
    • Non-ASCII character support
    • Ability to work with architectures that don’t have a PC BIOS

11. Instead of modifying the primary configuration file for GRUB2, you should edit the _____ file.

    • /etc/grub-config-all
    • /etc/grub
    • /etc/grub-default
    • /etc/default/grub

12. The GRUB2 setting that sets the default operating system to boot is called _____.

    • GRUB_TIMEOUT
    • GRUB_DEFAULT
    • GRUB_BOOT_DEFAULT
    • GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR

13. The primary configuration file for GRUB 2 on an Ubuntu system is _____.

    • /boot/grub/grub2.cfg
    • /boot/grub2.cfg
    • /boot/grub/grub.cfg
    • /boot/grub2/grub.cfg

14. The primary configuration file for the GRUB 2 on a Fedora system is _____.

    • /boot/grub2.cfg
    • /boot/grub/grub.cfg
    • /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
    • /boot/grub/grub2.cfg

15. The primary GRUB 2 configuration is overwritten when the _____ command is executed on Fedora systems.

    • update-grub
    • nano
    • lilo
    • grub2-mkconfig

16. The primary GRUB 2 configuration is overwritten when the _____ command is executed on Ubuntu systems.

    • silo
    • grub2-mkconfig
    • update-grub
    • redo

17. To specify a runlevel to boot at, add the runlevel to the end of the _____ directive line.

    • title
    • boot
    • system
    • kernel

18. To use an encrypted password in the GRUB Legacy configuration file, use the _____ option to the password directive.

    • –encrypt
    • –crypt
    • –secure
    • –md5

19. What is the real location of the GRUB Legacy configuration file?

    • /boot/grub.conf
    • /boot/grub/grub.conf
    • /var/local/grub.conf
    • /etc/grub/grub.conf

20. What version of GRUB is the most modern version?

    • GRUB Original
    • GRUB 3
    • GRUB 2
    • GRUB Legacy

21. Which of the following are valid Linux bootloaders? (choose two)

    • BIOS
    • LILO
    • UEFI
    • GRUB/GRUB2

22. Which of the following commands can be used to create an encrypted password that can be used with the password directive in GRUB Legacy:

    • grub-crypt
    • crypt-grub
    • grub-md5-crypt
    • crypt-md5-grub

23. Which command is useful for booting a corrupted disk drive?

    • grub-set-default
    • grub-mkconfig
    • update-grub
    • grub-install

24. The menu.lst file was used with GRUB prior to the grub.conf file. True or False?

    • True
    • False

25. Editing the GRUB2 configuration is accomplished by:

    • the GRUB2 file is static and should not be changed
    • the file is automatically updated when kernel files are added or removed from /boot
    • making changes to /etc/grub.d
    • editing the /etc/default/grub file with vi

26. The time before booting the default image is set by:

    • GRUB_10_SEC
    • GRUB_TIMEOUT
    • TIMEOUT_GRUB_WAIT
    • GRUB_WAIT