Ch21 Mounting Filesystems Exam

Ch21 Mounting Filesystems Exam

1. A mount point is:

   • A partition
   • An empty directory that is used to access a filesystem
   • A device name that is used for mounting
   • A way to specify mount options

2. If the command you used to unmount a partition fails, which commands can you use to check what is keeping the partition busy? (choose two)

   • chkdsk
   • partchk
   • lsof
   • fuser

3. If you want to unmount a partition, which command should you use?

   • unmount
   • mount
   • umount
   • dismount

4. The fifth field in the /etc/fstab file is used to specify:

   • The filesystem type
   • The device to mount
   • The mount options
   • The fsck order
   • The dump field
   • The mount point

5. The first field in the /etc/fstab file is used to specify:

   • The mount options
   • The filesystem type
   • The dump field
   • The device to mount
   • The mount point
   • The fsck order

6. The fourth field in the /etc/fstab file is used to specify:

   • The dump field
   • The fsck order
   • The filesystem type
   • The device to mount
   • The mount point
   • The mount options

7. The second field in the /etc/fstab file is used to specify:

   • The device to mount
   • The mount point
   • The dump field
   • The file system type
   • The fsck order
   • The mount options

8. The sixth field in the /etc/fstab file is used to specify:

   • The device to mount
   • The mount options
   • The dump field
   • The fsck order
   • The mount point
   • The filesystem type

9. The third field in the /etc/fstab file is used to specify:

   • The mount point
   • The dump field
   • The fsck order
   • The mount options
   • The device to mount
   • The filesystem type

10. What commands can display a list of mounted file systems? (choose two)

    • fdisk
    • lspt
    • df
    • mount

11. What does the mount option ro dev mean if placed in the fourth field /etc/fstab file?

    • Mount the filesystem as read-only and permit device files
    • Nothing, there is no dev mount option
    • Nothing, the option is invalid because a space is not permitted between options
    • Mount the filesystem as read-only and don’t permit device files

12. Which df command option displays file type?

    • -t
    • -F
    • -T
    • -f

13. Which mount option mounts a filesystem allowing both reading and writing?

    • raw
    • readwrite
    • ro
    • rw

14. Which mount option mounts a filesystem allowing executable files?

    • exec
    • ex
    • execute
    • noexec

15. Which mount option mounts a filesystem allowing reading only?

    • readonly
    • rw
    • ro
    • ronly

16. Which mount option mounts a filesystem allowing suid files?

    • suidset
    • allowsuid
    • setsuid
    • suid

17. Which mount option will remount a currently mounted filesystem?

    • mount -o mount
    • mount -o remount
    • mount -o reset
    • mount -o reload

18. Which command will create disk labels on an ext3 filesystem?

    • label
    • elabel
    • e2label
    • ext3label

19. Which command will describe the mount options available for different filesystems?

    • mount --options
    • mount --list
    • mount -a
    • man mount

20. Which command will display UUIDs?

    • blkid
    • id
    • displayid
    • setid

21. Which file provides persistent mapping of block devices to mount points?

    • /etc/blk.map
    • /etc/blk.id
    • /etc/fstab
    • /etc/fstable

22. Which of the following is not a reason why the umount command may fail?

    • A user has a directory within the filesystem as their current working directory
    • There are symbolic links to files within the filesystem
    • There is an executable file running that is located within the filesystem
    • There is a file open that is located within the filesystem

23. Which of the following values would you place in the fsck field of the /etc/fstab file for a root ext4 filesystem?

    • n
    • 0
    • 1
    • y

24. Which of the following will mount an ISO file named cdrom.iso?

    • mount -t ufs cdrom.iso /mnt
    • mount -o loop cdrom.iso /mnt
    • mount -t cdrom cdrom.iso /mntb
    • mount -o loopback cdrom.iso /mnt

25. Which option to the fuser command displays attempts to stop all processes using the filesystem?

    • -p
    • -k
    • -w
    • -s

26. Which option to the fuser command displays verbose information about filesystem activity?

    • -v
    • -ver
    • -i
    • -info

27. Which option will mount a filesystem using the default mount options?

    • defaults
    • none
    • all
    • standard

28. Which two arguments may the mount command require, in order to mount a filesystem? (choose two)

    • A directory pathname
    • The device pathname
    • The filesystem type
    • The filesystem size

29. Which value do you place in the dump field of the /etc/fstab for pseudo-filesystems?

    • 3
    • 2
    • 1
    • 0

30. Which value do you place in the fsck field of the /etc/fstab file for pseudo-filesystems?

    • 2
    • 1
    • 0
    • 3

31. _______ are used to ensure that disks are easily referred to by name, and not by a very long set of identifying digits.

    • Blocks
    • Unit ids
    • Labels
    • Containers

32. There is a very long string of text associated with all of the instances of your single disk on the local system, shown in the /etc/fstab. This is known as a _______?

    • Answer
    • disk identity
    • UUID
    • cylinder number

33. You wish to see an output of the devices on your system that are block-based. Which of the following will list them out?

    • lsblk
    • block-id
    • enum-disk
    • ls -ld

34. The systemd device management subsystem uses ________ to mount devices on demand.

    • system mount units
    • systemd unit points
    • mount devices
    • disk mount pointers