Linux Directory Structure

Question 1

/bin

Answer 1

Binaries, eg: executable code written in binary

Question 1

Root

Answer 1

/ (Top level directory)

Question 2

/etc

Answer 2

System configuration files that determine how the the OS will run. eg: a file that says text or graphical mode on start up

Question 3

/home

Answer 3

home directory, where user directories exist

Question 4

/opt

Answer 4

3rd party software or optional files

Question 5

tmp

Answer 5

temporary storage, closed on boot

Question 6

/usr

Answer 6

User related programs

Question 7

/var

Answer 7

variable data that changes often, such as log files

Question 8

/boot

Answer 8

Where the files for startup live

Question 9

/cgroup

Answer 9

Control Groups hierarchy

Question 10

/dev

Answer 10

Deivces files for controlling devices associated with the computer

Question 11

/export

Answer 11

Shared file systems

Question 12

/lib

Answer 12

System Libraries

Question 13

/lib64

Answer 13

System libraries, 64 bits

Question 14

/lost+found

Answer 14

Used by the file system to store recovered files after a file system check

Question 15

/media

Answer 15

used for content from external devices (USBs and CD-Roms)

Question 16

/mnt

Answer 16

used to mount external file systems

Question 17

/proc

Answer 17

provides info about running processes

Question 18

/root

Answer 18

the home directory for the root account

Question 19

/sbin

Answer 19

system administration binaries

Question 20

/selinux

Answer 20

Used to display information about SELinux

Question 21

/srv

Answer 21

for data served by a linux server

Question 22

usr/local

Answer 22

Where software not bundled with linux are installed (except when they are installed in opt, or just in the local directly)

Question 23

/opt/companyname/productName

Answer 23

when a company installs multiple products inside one company name folder