3.1

Question 1

A partition is an area on a hard disk (or other secondary storage) on which a file system can be installed. An entire hard disk could be configured with one partition, or the same drive could be divided into multiple partition. Each partition can then be formatted with the same or different file systems.

Answer 1

partition

Question 2

In its simplest form, a physical volume is a storage area (such as a partition) that has been formatted with a file system. A volume can be limited to one partition or it can span multiple partitions.

Answer 2

physical volume

Question 3

The table should use the proper html __________

Answer 3

class attributes.

Question 4

he header row of the table should use class=header

Answer 4

class = header

Question 5

At least one paragraph should be included before the __________

Answer 5

table.

Question 6

An effective needs assessment determines the goals of the installation, creates a plan to meet those needs, and measures the results of the plan. This involves:

Answer 6

Interviewing managers to determine the goals they want
writing clear statements
ID stake holders
confirm autjhorization
verify funding
creating a support strategy
determine scope

Question 7

picking a distribution method includes

Answer 7

determine where the computer shold be located
will end users be comfortable with distribution
is software available for distribution
does distribution have necessary support

Question 8

effective instillation design includes determining hardware requirements which includes

Answer 8

hardware compatibility
sufficient resources
distribution matches cpu architexture( IE32bit CPU, ^$bit spu) etc

Question 9

has volume integrity features that may take several minutes to run after a system crash.

Answer 9

ext2

Question 10

uses journaling to ensure that only incomplete transactions are checked after a system crash

Answer 10

ext3

Question 11

similar to ext3, but includes newer features that reduce file fragmentation. It also allows for larger volumes and files and uses delayed allocation to improve flash memory life.

Answer 11

ext4

Question 12

allows for drive pooling, on-the-fly snapshots, transparent compression, and online defragmentation.

Answer 12

btrfs

Question 13

is similar to ext4. It uses delayed allocation to help with file fragmentation and does not allow for mounted snapshots. It can be enlarged on the fly, but not shrunk.

Answer 13

XFS

Question 14

Pick the file system that best meets your organization’s needs. Considerations include:

Answer 14

Maximum volume size
Maximum file size
File name size
Permissions and file security
Encryption support
Recovery support and speed
Backup support
Journal supportw

Question 15

/ (root) must to be at least 8 GB, but really should be ___________

Answer 15

much larger