Linux and Macintosh File Systems

Question 1

In Linux, in which directory are most system configuration files stored?

Answer 1

/etc

Question 2

Which term is often used when discussing Linux because technically, Linux is only the core of the OS?

Answer 2

Kernel

Question 3

Where are directories and files stored on a disk drive?

Answer 3

The data block

Question 4

In macOS, in addition to allocation blocks, what kind of blocks do volumes have?

Answer 4

Logical blocks

Question 5

In macOS volume fragmentation is kept to a minimum by removing clumps from larger files

Answer 5

False

Question 6

In macOS, what stores any file information not in the Master Directory Block or Volume Control Block?

Answer 6

The Extents Overflow File

Question 7

In older versions of macOS, in which fork are file metadata and application information stored?

Answer 7

Resource

Question 8

Macintosh moved to the Intel processor and became UNIX based with which operating system?

Answer 8

OS X

Question 9

In macOS, when working with an application file, which fork contains additional information, such as menus, dialog boxes, icons, executable code, and controls?

Answer 9

The resource fork

Question 10

In a file’s inode, what are the first 10 pointers called?

Answer 10

Indirect pointers

Question 11

What was the early standard Linux file system?

Answer 11

Ext2

Question 12

In Linux, in which directory are most applications and commands stored?

Answer 12

/usr

Question 13

The pipe (|) character redirects the output of the command preceding it

Answer 13

True

Question 14

At what hard link count is a file effectively deleted?

Answer 14

0

Question 15

Some notable UNIX distributions included Silicon Graphics, Inc. (SGI) IRIX, Santa Cruz Operation (SCO) UnixWare, Sun Solaris, IBM AIX, and HP-UX

Answer 15

True

Question 16

How many components define the file system on UNIX/Linux?

Answer 16

Four

Question 17

What is the largest disk partition Ext4f can support

Answer 17

16 TB

Question 18

The HFS and HFS+ file systems have four descriptors for the end of a file (EOF).

Answer 18

False

Question 19

On a Linux computer, what contains group memberships for the local system?

Answer 19

/etc/group

Question 20

Windows OSs do not have a kernel

Answer 20

False

Question 21

If a file contains information, it always occupies at least one allocation block

Answer 21

True

Question 22

On a Linux computer, by what file systems exported to remote hosts represented?

Answer 22

/etc/exports

Question 23

All disks have more storage capacity than the manufacturer states

Answer 23

True

Question 24

In macOS, which fork typically contains data the user creates?

Answer 24

The data fork

Question 25

In older versions of macOS, where is all information about the volume stored?

Answer 25

The Master Directory Block (MDB)