Chapter 3 - Configuring Hardware - Seat6 Flashcards
Formatting refers to either ___-level which creates a structure of sectors and tracks on the disk media or ___-level which creates a file system?
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Low-level or High-level
What is a traditional Linux-native filesystem created in the late 1990 and has a reputation as a reliable filesystem?
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Ext2fs: second extended file system
Describe Ext3fs (third exteneded file system)?
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basically is ext2fs with a journal added and recovers from power outages and system crahes much more quickly.
type code is ext3
What file system added the ability to work with very large disks and very large files?
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Ext4fs: fourth extended file system
type code is ext4
Which file system was designed from scratch as a journaling filesystem for Linux and is good at handling large numbers of small files?
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ReiserFS
What filesystem was developed by IBM for its AIX OS on mainframe systems and later reimplemented it on its attempt at a workstation OS?
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JFS: Journaled file system
What filesystem was created for its IRIX OS and later donated to code for Linux?
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XFS: extends file system
___ is an advanced filesystem the is a fast performer and is able to handle very large disks and files?
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Btrfs: pronounced Butter eff ess or bee tree eff ess
What is the only hard disk filesystem supported by DOS?
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FAT: File allocation Table
What is the preferred filesystem for Windows NT and beyond?
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NTFS: new technology file system
What is the standard filesystem for CD-ROM?
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ISO-9660
What filesystem is used for DVD-ROMs and recordable optical disks?
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UDF: Universal Disc Format
When should you run Linux filesystem maintance tools?
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When the filesystem is not mounted.
How can you add a journal to the filesystem?
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-j option
How can you change the filesystem’s label or UUID?
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-L label or -U uuid
