Linux - Unit 5 Review

What is the role of LUKS in Linux when working with files on a filesystem?

• To create a virtual mapped drive

• To plug into the kernel and provide an interface between virtual and physical drives

• To create a mount point

• To automatically mount devices at boot time

Which command is used to list all Universal Serial Bus (USB) devices connected to the system?

• lspci

• dmidecode

• lsusb

• mkfs

What is a drawback of improper partitioning or errors during resizing or formatting operations?

• Improved computer performance

• Increased disk space utilization

• Data loss

• Easy recovery from system failures

What must be done before mounting a partition in Linux?

• Enumerate the device via uevent

• Update the configuration file

• Plug in a removable device

• Create a new directory that will become the mount point

What does the xfs_admin command allow you to do with an XFS file system?

• Grow the file system

• Change parameters such as label and UUID

• Copy the contents of the file system

• Perform a consistency check

What is the purpose of the mkfs command in Linux?

• To create, modify, or delete partitions

• To update the kernel with changes in the partition table

• To build a Linux file system on a specified device

• To list existing partitions

What utility is used to create, modify, or delete partitions on a storage drive in Linux?

• parted

• partprobe

• mkfs

• fdisk

What is a volume group in LVM?

• A logical building block for storing data

• A pool of storage that aggregates multiple physical volumes

• A virtual partition

• A status report on logical volumes

What type of information does the lsscsi command provide?

• Universally Unique Identifiers (UUIDs) of block devices

• Information about Fiber Channel adapters

• Information about SCSI devices, including device name, type, bus, and target

• File system types on storage devices

In which storage concept is data divided into fixed-sized blocks with unique identifiers?

• File storage

• Block storage

• Object storage

• RAID