4: Create Partitions

Question 1

A data structure that is used by an operating system to store, retrieve, organize, and manage files and directories on storage devices. These maintain information such as date of creation and modification of individual files, the size of files on the storage device, the type of files and permissions associated with files. It also provides a structured form for data storage.

Answer 1

File system

Question 2

older file system that is compatible with many different operating systems, including all versions of Unix, Windows and macOS. It does not provide the same capabilities of more modern file systems and is typically used for compatibility reasons

Answer 2

FAT

Question 3

This used to be the native Linux file system of some older releases. Still supported in current releases of Linux

Answer 3

ext2

Question 4

This is an improved version of ext2. In the event of an abrupt system shutdown this is much faster in recovering data and better ensures data integrity

Answer 4

ext3

Question 5

This is one of two default file systems for Linux distributions. Backwards compatible with ext2 and ext3. Supports journaling, volumes of up to one exbibyte, and files up to 16 TB in size. This is the default file system for Ubuntu installations

Answer 5

ext4

Question 6

64-bit, high performance journaling file system that provides fast recovery and can handle large files efficiently. Default file system for CentOS/RHEL 7 instlattions

Answer 6

XFS

Question 7

object that stores metadata about a file or directory on a file system

Answer 7

inode

Question 8

method by which a file system records changes that have not yet been made to the file system itself. this enables the file system to quickly recover after an unexpected interruption, such as a system crash, because the system can reference pending changes to resume where it left off

Answer 8

journaling

Question 9

vreated as a common software interface that sits between the kernel and real file systems. it translates a real file system’s details to the kernel so that the file system appears identical to any other file system

Answer 9

Virtual File System

Question 10

syntax for setting ext# file system labels

Answer 10

e2label /dev/{device name}{partition number} {label name}

Question 11

syntax for setting XFS file system labels

Answer 11

xfs_admin -L {label name} /dev/{device name}{partition number}