Session Review

Question 1 (102.1-010 / multiple_choice)

Which mount point is typically used for the EFI System Partition on Linux systems?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Options:

• /efi
• /boot/efi
• /sys/efi
• /var/efi

Explanation:
The EFI System Partition is usually mounted at /boot/efi in common Linux layouts. The provided material asks this as a guided exercise; the answer is standard Linux knowledge consistent with the objective [1].

Question 2 (102.1-019 / short_answer)

What Linux volume management technology can combine multiple partitions across disks into a single logical volume?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Accepted Answer(s):
LVM
Logical Volume Manager

Explanation:
The lesson states that using the Logical Volume Manager (LVM), multiple partitions can be combined across disks into a single logical volume [1].

Question 3 (102.1-021 / command_line)

Enter the command used to manually mount a filesystem on Linux.

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Accepted Answer(s):
mount

Explanation:
The lesson states that filesystems can be mounted manually with the mount command [1].

Question 4 (102.1-001 / multiple_choice)

Before a disk can be used by a computer, what must generally be done first?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Options:

• It must be mounted
• It must be partitioned
• It must be compressed
• It must be encrypted

Explanation:
Before a disk can be used, it needs to be partitioned, and partition information is stored in a partition table [1].

Question 5 (102.1-002 / multiple_choice)

What is a partition?

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Your Answer:

Options:

• A physical disk controller
• A logical subset of a physical disk
• A mounted remote filesystem
• A backup copy of a filesystem

Explanation:
The lesson defines a partition as a logical subset of the physical disk, used to compartmentalize information [1].

Question 6 (102.1-009 / multiple_choice)

Why was the boot partition historically kept near the beginning of the disk on BIOS-based PCs?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Options:

• Because the BIOS used CHS addressing with cylinder limits
• Because ext4 requires it
• Because GPT forbids later placement
• Because Linux kernels must start in sector 0

Explanation:
The material explains that original IBM PC BIOS used CHS addressing with a 1024-cylinder limit, so the boot partition was kept near the start of the disk [1].

Question 7 (102.1-005 / multiple_choice)

Which statement about partitions and LVM is correct?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Options:

• A normal partition can span multiple disks by default
• Partitions always contain multiple disks
• Partitions cannot span multiple disks, but LVM can combine partitions across disks
• LVM can only work on a single partition

Explanation:
The material states that partitions cannot span multiple disks, but LVM can combine multiple partitions, even across disks, into a single logical volume [1].

Question 8 (102.1-020 / short_answer)

What historical BIOS addressing limitation influenced the traditional placement of the boot partition near the beginning of the disk?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Accepted Answer(s):
CHS 1024-cylinder limit
1024-cylinder limit
BIOS CHS addressing limit
CHS addressing limit

Explanation:
The lesson explains that BIOS CHS addressing had a 1024-cylinder limit, influencing early boot partition placement [1].

Question 9 (102.1-012 / multiple_choice)

Which statement best explains why /home may be placed on a separate partition?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Options:

• It allows user data to be isolated from the root filesystem
• It makes the kernel load faster
• It is required by LVM
• It prevents all disk fragmentation

Explanation:
The lesson explains that partitioning helps compartmentalize information, separating operating system data from user data [1].

Question 10 (102.1-006 / multiple_choice)

Which directory commonly contains the files for the GRUB bootloader when /boot is mounted separately?

Status: Unanswered

Your Answer:

Options:

• /boot/grub
• /grub/boot
• /etc/grub
• /var/lib/grub

Explanation:
The boot partition is usually mounted under /boot and its files are stored in /boot/grub [1].