Linux Questions & Answers on Filesystem Overview for Freshers

1. Which command is used to check filesystem usage in a system?

a) mount
b) df
c) du
d) dd

Answer: b

2. Which among the following allows fast file system recovery?

a) Ext2
b) Journaling
c) Caching
d) Sysfs

Answer: b

3. Which filesystem can be used to change certain kernel parameters at runtime using sysctl command?

a) Ext3
b) Sysfs
c) Ext4
d) Procfs

Answer: d

4. Filesystem for CDROM is:

a) Ext2
b) Ext3
c) Isofs
d) Procfs

Answer: c

5. Which file system has journaling capability?

a) Ext2
b) Ext4
c) Isofs
d) Procfs

Answer: b

6. Which file contains the filesystems to be automatically mounted during boot?

a) /etc/mount
b) /etc/fstab
c) /etc/inittab
d) /etc/boot

Answer: b

7. ____ is a directory (which should exist), on which to mount the file system?

a) Root
b) Boot
c) Mount-point
d) Partition

Answer: c

8. Which command is used to mount file system read only.

a) mount –a
b) mount –v
c) mount –f
d) mount –r

Answer: d