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Troubleshooting filesystem problems - Quiz

Each question is worth one point. Select the best answer or answers for each question.
 

1. You have noticed that bad blocks are appearing quite frequently on your system. What measures should you take?
Please select all the correct answers.
  A. Run e2fsck to check the drive.
  B. Create a full backup.
  C. Replace the drive.
  D. Create /tmp and /var/tmp partitions on another disk.

2. You run df on your root partition and see that it is using 90% of its storage space. Which of the following are appropriate filesystems to create on an additional partition(s) to prevent overflow of the root partition?
Please select all the correct answers.
  A. /tmp/var
  B. /tmp
  C. /usr
  D. /var/tmp

3. You are experiencing the following problems with a particular machine: read/write problems, the appearance of bad blocks, and a noisy or loud drive. What does this indicate?
Please select the best answer.
  A. Inadequate swap space
  B. Filesystem corruption caused by an improper shutdown
  C. Root partition overflow
  D. Impending disk failure