Linux and Macintosh File Systems Flashcards
In Linux, in which directory are most system configuration files stored?
/etc
Which term is often used when discussing Linux because technically, Linux is only the core of the OS?
Kernel
Where are directories and files stored on a disk drive?
The data block
In macOS, in addition to allocation blocks, what kind of blocks do volumes have?
Logical blocks
In macOS volume fragmentation is kept to a minimum by removing clumps from larger files
False
In macOS, what stores any file information not in the Master Directory Block or Volume Control Block?
The Extents Overflow File
In older versions of macOS, in which fork are file metadata and application information stored?
Resource
Macintosh moved to the Intel processor and became UNIX based with which operating system?
OS X
In macOS, when working with an application file, which fork contains additional information, such as menus, dialog boxes, icons, executable code, and controls?
The resource fork
In a file’s inode, what are the first 10 pointers called?
Indirect pointers
What was the early standard Linux file system?
Ext2
In Linux, in which directory are most applications and commands stored?
/usr
The pipe (|) character redirects the output of the command preceding it
True
At what hard link count is a file effectively deleted?
0
Some notable UNIX distributions included Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) IRIX, Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) UnixWare, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, and HP-UX
True
How many components define the file system on UNIX/Linux?
Four
What is the largest disk partition Ext4f can support
16 TB
The HFS and HFS+ file systems have four descriptors for the end of a file (EOF).
False
On a Linux computer, what contains group memberships for the local system?
/etc/group
Windows OSs do not have a kernel
False
If a file contains information, it always occupies at least one allocation block
True
On a Linux computer, by what file systems exported to remote hosts represented?
/etc/exports
All disks have more storage capacity than the manufacturer states
True
In macOS, which fork typically contains data the user creates?
The data fork
In older versions of macOS, where is all information about the volume stored?
The Master Directory Block (MDB)
