Google IT Support Professional Certificate • STUDY MODE
FILESYSTEM TYPES
QUESTION 1 OF 14
Which of the following is a characteristic of the FAT32 filesystem? Check all that apply.
Great job! The FAT32 filesystem is great for cross-platform compatibility, but has lots of limitations that don)t make it useful for large data storage.
A
It doesn't support files larger than 4GB.Correct Answer
B
It's read and write compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux OSes.Correct Answer
C
It's filesystem size can)t be larger than 32GB.Correct Answer
D
It supports files up to 8GB in size.
QUESTION 2 OF 14
What's the difference between a GPT and MBR partition table? Check all that apply.
Nice work! MBR has a few legacy traits that are being slowly faded out by GPT.
A
MBR only allows you to have volume sizes of 2TBs or less.Correct Answer
B
MBR is the new standard for partition tables.
C
GPT doesn)t have a limit to the amount of partitions you can make.Correct Answer
D
GPT allows you to have volume sizes of 2TBs or greater.Correct Answer
QUESTION 3 OF 14
Before you can store files on a hard drive, which of the following has to be done? Check all that apply.
You got it! Before you can start using a hard drive to store files, you)ll need to partition the disk, format a filesystem, then mount the filesystem.
A
Nothing; hard drives can be used to store files out of the box
B
Format a filesystemCorrect Answer
C
Partition the diskCorrect Answer
D
Mount the filesystemCorrect Answer
QUESTION 4 OF 14
You want to format a partition with NTFS, and know that the data you)ll be storing will consist mostly of many small files. In order to use as little space as possible, should you choose a larger or smaller Allocation Unit Size during the formatting process?
Right on! With a smaller block size, you)ll waste less space if your files are small.
A
Larger allocation unit size
B
Smaller allocation unit sizeCorrect Answer
QUESTION 5 OF 14
In Linux, what could a device named /dev/sdb2 refer to?
Nice work! Device partitions are denoted by numbers after the device drive.
A
The first hard drive that was detected on the system
B
The second partition of the second hard drive detected on the systemCorrect Answer
C
The second B hard drive
D
The first partition of the second hard drive detected on the system
QUESTION 6 OF 14
True or false: If you want to save space on a Windows computer, deleting the pagefile.sys file is a good idea.
You nailed it! You might free up some space by deleting the pagefile.sys, but this is the location of the swap file in Windows. If you remove it, then your programs will only use RAM memory, which might cause a performance degradation if you run out.
A
TRUE
B
FALSECorrect Answer
QUESTION 7 OF 14
Which of the following commands in Windows will create a symbolic link called "cauliflower" to a file named "broccoli.txt?"
Awesome! The mklink command will, by default, create symbolic links in the form of mklink <link name> <file name>.
A
mklink cauliflower broccoli.txtCorrect Answer
B
mklink broccoli.txt cauliflower
C
mklink /H cauliflower broccoli.txt
QUESTION 8 OF 14
True or false: In modern versions of Windows, it)s necessary to periodically run a Disk Defragmentation process manually to keep your disk healthy.
Great job! Nowadays, Windows schedules a task to take care of the defragmentation process in the background automatically for you.
A
TRUE
B
FALSECorrect Answer
QUESTION 9 OF 14
In Linux, what's the difference between the commands df and du? Check all that apply.
Awesome work! The df, or disk free, command is used to find the amount of free space on an entire machine, while the du, or disk usage, command is used to find the disk usage on a specific directory.
A
df is used to find the amount of free space on an entire machine.Correct Answer
B
du is used to find the amount of disk usage on a specific directory.Correct Answer
C
df is used to delete files in a directory.
D
du is used to undelete files in a directory.
QUESTION 10 OF 14
In Linux, what's the difference between a hardlink and a softlink? Check all that apply.
Nice job! Softlinks are used to point to filenames, while hardlinks point to inodes.
A
A softlink points to a filename.Correct Answer
B
A hardlink points to an inode.Correct Answer
C
A hardlink points to a filename.
D
You can view the hardlink count of a file using ls -l.Correct Answer
QUESTION 11 OF 14
Although NTFS is largely a self-healing filesystem, which of the following tools can you run to try to locate and repair serious disk corruption of the C: drive?
Right on! The chkdsk utility, combined with the /r flag, will scan the filesystem on the drive supplied (in this case, C:) and attempt to fix any errors it encounters.
A
chkdsk /r c:Correct Answer
B
chkdsk c:
C
fsck c:
QUESTION 12 OF 14
If you want to automatically mount a filesystem on computer startup, what file do you have to modify?
Yep! To automatically mount filesystems on startup, you have to add a device entry to the /etc/fstab file.
A
/etc/fstabCorrect Answer
B
/dev/sda
C
/etc/sudoers
D
/etc/group
QUESTION 13 OF 14
In Linux, ____ is where we allocate virtual memory on our hard drives.
Yep! We use swap space to allocate virtual memory on our hard drives.
A
Master Boot Record (MBR)
B
/etc/passwd
C
/etc/fstab
D
swap spaceCorrect Answer
QUESTION 14 OF 14
In Linux, an ____ stores everything about a file, except for the filename and the file data.
Answer: Inode
You got it! Inodes store our files metadata -- basically everything about a file, except for the filename and the file data itself.
Ready to test your recall?
Which of the following is a characteristic of the FAT32 filesystem? Check all that apply.
Great job! The FAT32 filesystem is great for cross-platform compatibility, but has lots of limitations that don)t make it useful for large data storage.
💡Select all 3 correct answers before submitting (0 of 3 selected).
A
It doesn't support files larger than 4GB.
B
It's read and write compatible with Windows, Mac, and Linux OSes.