Solaris 9 Scsa Exam I - Disk & Filesystem Mgmt

Front 1

Which command manages the /devices & /dev directories?

1. prtconf
2. sysdef
3. dmesg
4. devfsadm

Back 1

4. devfsadm

Front 2

Which commands will provide disk partitioning information?
(choose all that apply)

1. format
2. prtvtoc
3. prtconf
4. devinfo

Back 2

1. format
2. prtvtoc
4. devinfo

Front 3

When using format, how many slices can be created?

Which slice is typically reserved for the entire disk?

Back 3

8 slices can be created (0-7)...however, slice #2 is typically reserved for the entire disk

Front 4

Match the type of device with the disk-based file system:

Devices:
1. hard disks
2. CD-ROMs
3. floppy disks / diskettes
4. DVD-ROMs

Filesystems:
A. UDF
B. UFS
C. HSFS
D. PCFS

Back 4

1. -> B
2. -> C
3. -> D
4. -> A

Front 5

The ________ contains information about the file system, including size parameters. The ________ contains information about files (except filename).

1. superblock, boot block
2. inodes, data blocks
3. data blocks, superblock
4. superblock, inodes

Back 5

4. superblock, inodes

Front 6

Which file systems generally reside in memory, not on hard disk space?

1. NFS
2. local
3. pseudo
4. UFS

Back 6

3. pseudo

Front 7

NFS is a ____________.

1. local file system on local media, like hard disks or CD-ROMs.
2. distributed file system accessed over the network.
3. pseudo file system
4. memory based file system

Back 7

2. distributed file system accessed over the network.

Front 8

Which of the following pseudo file systems do use hard disk space?

1. CacheFS
2. MNTFS
3. TMPFS
4. PROCFS

Back 8

1. CacheFS

&

3. TMPFS

Front 9

If your system runs low on physical memory, the kernel can use this type file system as virtual memory.

1. CacheFS
2. SWAPFS
3. MNTFS
4. LOFS

Back 9

2. SWAPFS

It uses swap space located in a SWAPFS file system.

Front 10

What does PROCFS maintain?

1. list of active processes
2. list of failed processes
3. swap space for processes
4. a loopback filesystem

Back 10

1. list of active processes

Front 11

What command would be used to create a UFS file system?
(choose all that apply)

1. ufsmk
2. mkfs
3. newfs
4. fsmk

Back 11

2. mkfs

&

3. newfs

Front 12

What command is used to check filesystem consistency and can be used to repair problems it finds?

Back 12

fsck

Front 13

What file in /etc keeps track of all file systems mounted on the computer?

1. vfstab
2. format
3. mount
4. mnttab

Back 13

4. mnttab

Front 14

What file is used to tell Solaris which file system s to mount automatically at boot?

Back 14

/etc/vfstab

Front 15

What command would you use to have the OS check for a floopy disk after it's inserted?

1. volcheck
2. fdformat
3. fdcheck
4. mountfd

Back 15

1. volcheck

Front 16

You've mounted a CD-ROM, what is the base directory?

1. /rmdisk
2. /pcmem
3. /dev/cdrom0
4. /cdrom

Back 16

4. /cdrom

Front 17

Which is correct in creating a UFS filesystem?

1. newfs /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s4
2. newfs /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s4

Back 17

1. newfs /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s4

newfs requires a raw device not a block device name

Front 18

Which does the mount command use?

1. raw device name
2. block device name

Back 18

2. block device name

(ie /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s4)

Front 19

The umountall command unmounts all the filesystems:

1. in /etc/fstab
2. in /etc/vfstab
3. in /etc/mnttab
4. all mounted on the server

Back 19

2. in /etc/vfstab

Front 20

When unmounting a filesystem using umount or unmountall, what argument will allow a busy filesystem to be unmounted?

1. -a
2. -all
3. -x
4. -f

Back 20

4. -f

force option

Front 21

What "new" Solaris 9 command allows you to format removable re-writable media?

1. dfformat
2. formatd
3. rmformat
4. rrmformat

Back 21

3. rmformat

The rmformat command replaces the old fdformat from prior Solaris versions.

Front 22

What is the volume management daemon that will automatically mount removable media?

1. vold
2. vmd
3. volmgt
4. there is no such daemon

Back 22

1. vold