Understanding Filesystems Flashcards
What is the software layer in the kernel that provides the filesystem interface to user space programs, and provides abstraction within the kernel which allows different filesystem implementations to exist?
The VFS Virtual File System
Common Linux Filesystems
ext family, ext2 ext3 ext4, XFS, btrfs, ZFS etc.
What provides a structured way to store data, and determines the amount and size of the files that can be stored
filesystems
This standard usually is adopted by most linux distributions?
Filesystem hierarchy standard
Where does filesystem hierarchy begin?
root directory /
What part of the filesystem contains user home directories, specific configuraiton files, and data?
/home
What are system-wide configuration files that are used to control the operation of a program?
/etc
Where is locally installed software files contained?
/usr/local
What directory structure is purposefully similar to that of the root directory?
/usr/local
What directory is reserved for the installation of add-on application software packages?
/opt
Home directory of the root user. Contains configuration files and data for root user
/root
What directory contains data for services provided by the system?
/srv
