Block 3

Question 1

/bin/

Answer 1

Binary files, actual executables

Question 2

/boot/

Answer 2

Static boot files

Question 3

/dev/

Answer 3

Connections to hardware devices

Question 4

/etc/

Answer 4

Configuration files

Question 5

/home/

Answer 5

Home directories

Question 6

/lib*/

Answer 6

Shared libraries, all symlinks to /usr/lib*. Like dll in windows.

Question 7

/media/

Answer 7

Removable media like flash, cd roms

Question 8

/mnt/

Answer 8

Place to temporarily mount a file system

Question 9

/opt/

Answer 9

3rd party add on software

Question 10

/proc/

Answer 10

Virtual Process info is stored here. Way for kernel to expose system and process info to users.

Question 11

/sbin/

Answer 11

Superuser system binaries. Used for things like system boot, repair. Recovery, and administration.

Question 12

/swapfile/

Answer 12

Special file on storage drive that acts like virtual memory when RAM is full. Swaps inactive memory pages from RAM to disk.

Question 13

/tmp/

Answer 13

Temporary files, anybody has access

Question 14

/usr/

Answer 14

Unix system resources, read only user data and app files that are non essential for booting but are used during normal operation. Ex, ls, cp, useradd,

Question 15

/var/

Answer 15

Logs

Question 16

Symlink

Answer 16

Start with an l, like a windows shortcut