CompTIA LINUX+: Devices and File Systems

Question 1

Match the description to the file management option.

1) Copies the data block and creates a new inode
2) Doesn’t duplicate data blocks or create a new inode
3) Creates a separate inode but doesn’t contain the data blocks themselves

A) Soft Link

B) Hard Link

C) Copy

Answer 1

1) C
2) B
3) A

Question 2

Write the command to change ownership to tbrown for all files ending in .xlsx in the finance directory.

linux-oro0:/finance # ________

Answer 2

chown tbrown *.xlsx

Question 3

Which option will complete the command to set the group ID bit for mycode. sh?

chmod _____ mycode.sh

A) u+s

B) g+s

C) g-u

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Which option will create a hard link to the groupcontact. xlsx file, located in the /financedocs directory, on the root of the filesystem?

A) ln —s /financedocs/groupcontact.xlsx /groupcontact_BAK.xlsx

B) In /financedocs/groupcontact.xlsx / groupcontact_BAK. xlsx

C) ls —h /financedocs/groupcontact.xlsx /groupcontact_BAK.xlsx

Answer 4

B

Question 5

Which option will mount the disk /dev/sdb2 to the subdirectory setting /maintmount as the mount point subdirectory?

A) mount /dev/sdb2 /maimnount

B) mount- /maimnount /dev/edb2

C) mount /dev/sdb2 cd mainmount

Answer 5

A

Question 6

Complete the code to find files owned by user jsmith in the financedocs directory that was created in the last 15 minutes.

find / financedocs _______

Answer 6

find /financedocs -user jsmith -mmin -15????

Question 7

Complete the code to find files owned by user jsmith in the financedocs directory that was created in the last 15 minutes.

find / financedocs _______

Answer 7

-user jsmith -mmin -15????

Question 8

Complete the code to find files owned by user jsmith in the financedocs directory that was created in the last 15 minutes.

find / financedocs _______

Answer 8

-user jsmith -cmin -15

Question 9

Complete the code to see and edit the current disk blocks being consumed by files owned by the group financegroup.

______ financegroup

Answer 9

edqouta -

Question 10

Complete the code to see and edit the current disk blocks being consumed by files owned by the group financegroup.

______ financegroup

Answer 10

edquota -g

Question 11

You’ve changed the disk quota settings is the fstab file for a disk that is currently mounted. Complete the code to remount the disk to the location /mainmount.

mount ______ /mainmount

Answer 11

-o remount

Question 12

Complete the code to omit .doc files from a du calculation.

Linux-oro0:/finddocs # du ______“*.doc”

Answer 12

–exclude=

Question 13

Complete the code to omit .doc files from a du calculation.

Linux-oro0:/finddocs # du ______“*.doc”

Answer 13

–exclude=

Question 14

Complete the command to create a Linux swap partition on the drive /dev/sdb4.

Linux-oro0:~# _____ /dev/sdb4

Answer 14

mkswap

Question 15

Complete the command to create a Linux swap partition on the drive /dev/sdb4.

Linux-oro0:~# _____ /dev/sdb4

Answer 15

mkswap

Question 16

Match the file type codes to their descriptions.

1) l
2) s
3) -
4) p

A) Symbolic Link

B) Socket

C) Normal data or executable file

D) Named pipe

Answer 16

1) A
2) B
3) C
4) D

Question 17

You’re working in the parted interactive command prompt working on disk /dev/sdc and you want to change the size of the second partition on the disk.

Which option provides the code to do this?

A) resize ext2

B) resize 2

C) resize /dev/sdc

Answer 17

B

Question 18

You want to get a list of deleted files from your filesystem. How would you being to do this?

A) Using the debugfs interactive command prompt

B) Using the e2fsck command

C) By running fsck

Answer 18

A

Question 19

Complete the command to change the group ownership of the file salesresults.txt to the fingroup.

linux-oro0:/finance # ______ salesresults.txt

Answer 19

chown :fingroup

Question 20

Complete the command to change the group ownership of the file salesresults.txt to the fingroup.

linux-oro0:/finance # ______ salesresults.txt

Answer 20

chown :fingroup

Question 21

In which subdirectory does the Linux kernel reside?

A) /dev

B) /boot

C) / (filesystem root)

Answer 21

B

Question 22

You want to allow other users to access a specific directory, but you don’t want to reset the owning group or permissions.

What’s the best option file management option in this case?

A) Copy

B) Soft link

C) Hard link

Answer 22

C