CH 22 & 24 NFS/DFS QUESTIONS

Question 1

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a file and directory sharing mechanism native to UNIX and Linux	
A) 	UFS	
B) 	NTFS
C) 	NFS
D) 	CIFS

Answer 1

C) NFS

Question 2

NFS is a \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ protocol.	
A) 	top-down	
B) 	supply-demand	
C) 	client-server	
D) 	command-conquer

Answer 2

C) client-server

Question 3

By allowing clients to connect to a NFS-enabled resource, you are ____________ the resource.

A) cloning
B) allowing
C) attaching
D) sharing

Answer 3

D) sharing

Question 4

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ are responsible for handling requests between the client and the server.	
A) 	Remote process connections	
B) 	Resident process commands	
C) 	Remote procedure calls	
D) 	Responsive Protocol Connections

Answer 4

C) Remote procedure calls

Question 5

The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ service implements the NFS Network Status Monitor (NSM) RPC.	
A) 	rpc.locked	
B) 	rpc.lockd	
C) 	rpc.statd	
D) 	rpc.rquotad

Answer 5

C) rpc.statd

Question 6

The \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ file specifies which directories can be accessible by NFS clients	
A) 	/var/nfs.conf	
B) 	/etc/imports	
C) 	/etc/exports	
D) 	/etc/hosts

Answer 6

C) /etc/exports

Question 7

If \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is used as an option, then root on the NFS client CANNOT have the same level of access as the root account on the server.	
A) 	root_squash	
B) 	no_root_squash	
C) 	root_suppress	
D) 	root_prevent

Answer 7

A) root_squash

Question 8

By default, the exportfs command will use \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ behaviour.	
A) 	poor	
B) 	asynchronous	
C) 	dependable	
D) 	synchronous

Answer 8

B) asynchronous

Question 9

Linux clients use the \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ to connect to a NFS resource.	
A) 	enable	
B) 	mount	
C) 	mkdir	
D) 	connect

Answer 9

B) mount

Question 10

The two types of NFS mount connections are _______ and ________.

Answer 10

SOFT and HARD

Question 11

The two RPC handlers used by Fedora and Ubuntu are called __________and____________.

Answer 11

rpcbind AND portmap

Question 12

The current version of NFS is \_\_\_\_\_.	
A) 	4	
B) 	2	
C) 	3	
D) 	1

Answer 12

A) 4

Question 13

Which of these is NOT a common use for NFS
A) To host popular programs
B) For shared mail spools
C) To hold the operating system of a server
D) To hold home directories

Answer 13

C) To hold the operating system of a server

Question 14

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is the process of the duplication of the contents of one file system onto another location.	
A) 	Coordination	
B) 	Replication	
C) 	Distribution	
D) 	Amplification

Answer 14

B) Replication

Question 15

A distributed file system that is able to handle failures of individual file shares without interruption to service is said to be \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.	
A) 	highly-available	
B) 	fault-tolerant	
C) 	Mission-critical	
D) 	disaster-proof

Answer 15

B) fault-tolerant

Question 16

DFS stands for \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_	
A) 	Disassociated file structure	
B) 	Distributed focus system	
C) 	Disconnected file system	
D) 	Distributed file system

Answer 16

D) Distributed file system

Question 17

\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ is a popular Linux DFS.	
A) 	GlusterFS	
B) 	ClusterFS	
C) 	NTFS	
D) 	ReiserFS

Answer 17

A) GlusterFS

Question 18

______________ refers to all other characteristics of data except for the actual data themselves.

A) Pseudodata
B) Subdata
C) Metadata
D) Semidata

Answer 18

C) Metadata