Create partitions and filesystems Flashcards

1
Q

What command will show the space used in a directory?

A

du

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2
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What is the traditonal tool for partitioning a disk in Linux?

A

fdisk (fixed disk)

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3
Q

What tool can create and resize partitions?

A

parted

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4
Q

What command will low level format a floppy disk?

A

fdformat

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5
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Which Linux file system does not have journaling?

A

ext2

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6
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Which Linux file system is uses journaling and is suitable for disks over 32TB and files over 2TB?

A

ext4

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7
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Which linux file system is suitable for a large number of small files?

A

ReiserFS

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8
Q

What is a good file system for exchanging data between OS on a common disk?

A

fat or vfat

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9
Q

What is file system ISO-9660 used for?

A

CDs

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10
Q

What device uses file system UDF?

A

DVD

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11
Q

What command will create a file system on a partion?

A

mkfs

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12
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What command will mount a partition?

A

mount /dev/path /mountpoint

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13
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What file system by Silicon Graphics is very sophisticated and a has a repution for robustness and speed?

A

xfs

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14
Q

What command will list all the partitons?

A

fdisk -l

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15
Q

What command will convert a disk into a swap space?

A

mkswap

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16
Q

What command will activate a partition used for swap space?

A

swapon

17
Q

What fat file system does not have the lmitations of 8.3 filenames?

A

vfat