PT. 3 Ch. 15 Storage Media

Question 1

Command for mounting a file system

Answer 1

mount

Question 2

command for unmounting a file system

Answer 2

umount

Question 3

command to check and repair a file system

Answer 3

fsck

Question 4

command to manipulate disk partition table

Answer 4

fdisk

Question 5

command to create a file system

Answer 5

mkfs

Question 6

commmand to convert and copy a file

Answer 6

dd

Question 7

command to create an ISO 9660 image file

Answer 7

genisoimage (mkisofs)

Question 8

command to write data to optical storage media

Answer 8

wodim (cdrecord)

Question 9

command to calculate an md5 checksum

Answer 9

md5sum

Question 10

What is the first step in managing a storage device?

Answer 10

attaching the device to the file system tree (mounting).

Question 11

What does mounting allow?

Answer 11

It allows the device to interact with the operating system

Question 12

What file contains the devices to be listed at boot time?

Answer 12

/etc/fstab (file system table)

Question 13

What are the six fields describing the devices in less fstab?

Answer 13

1. Device 2. Mount Point 3. File System Type 4. Options 5. Frequency 6. Order

Question 14

What is the Description for Device in /etc/fstab?

Answer 14

This label is read by
the operating system when the device is attached to the
system. That way, no matter which device file is
assigned to the actual physical device, it can still be
correctly identified.

Question 15

Describe the mount point filed of /etc/fstab

Answer 15

The directory where the device is attached to the file system tree.

Question 16

Describe the File System Type Field of /etc/fstab

Answer 16

Linux allows many file system types to be mounted.
Most native Linux file systems are Fourth Extended
File System (ext4), but many others are supported,
such as FAT16 (msdos), FAT32 (vfat), NTFS
(ntfs), CD-ROM (iso9660), etc.

Question 17

Describe the options field of /etc/fstab

Answer 17

File systems can be mounted with various options. It is
possible, for example, to mount file systems as readonly or to prevent any programs from being executed
from them (a useful security feature for removable
media).

Question 18

Describe the Frequency filed of etc/fstab

Answer 18

A single number that specifies if and when a file system is to be backed up with the dump command

Question 19

Describe the Order field of /etc/fstab

Answer 19

A single number that specifies in what order file systems should be checked with the fsck command

Question 20

What happens when you enter the mount command without argument?

Answer 20

a display of the file systems currently mounted

Question 21

What is the Mount display format listing?

Answer 21

device on mount_point type file_system_type (options

Question 22

What happens when you insert a disc into the CD-Rom?

Answer 22

The device (cdrom) will automatically mount if the linux is a newer version.

Question 23

What are the steps to unmount a disc?

Answer 23

su -
password:
 umount device_name
i.e. 
 umount /dev/sdc (first field in mount)

Question 24

What are the two steps to reformat a flash drive from Fat32 to a linux native file system?

Answer 24

1. (Optional) Create a new partition layout if the existing one is not to our liking. 2. Create a new, empty file system on the drive