8.2

Question 1

A globally unique identifier or number that is used to uniquely identify an object.

Answer 1

GUID

Question 2

The GUID Partition Table scheme that replaces the MBR partitioning scheme.

Answer 2

GPT

Question 3

GPT has several advantages over using MBR

Answer 3

Uses only one type of partition.
Supports extremely large storage devices
Allows up to 128 partitions on a storage device.
stores a copy of the partition table in the first and last sectors of the storage device.
Verifies the integrity of the partition table using a cyclic redundancy check (CRC).
Assigns unique IDs to each storage device

Question 4

gdisk

Answer 4

Creates and delete GPT partitions.
Displays information about a partition.
Changes the name and type of a partition.
Verifies a hard disk.
Backs up and restores a disk’s partition table.
Converts an MBR partition table to a GPT partition table.

Question 5

parted

Answer 5

Creates and delete GPT partitions.
Modifies GPT partitions.

Question 6

select device_name

Answer 6

identifies which storage device to edit

Question 7

mkpart partition_type start_point end_point

Answer 7

creates a new partition