Linux OS File System Structure GLIR Practice Questions (Page 4)

Questions 16–20

1. 16foundation · easy

   What is a mount point in Linux?

   • AA file that contains the list of all filesystems
   • BA special file that represents a hardware device
   • CA command used to create filesystems
   • DA directory where a filesystem is attached to the directory tree
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2. 17foundation · easy

   Which type of file in Linux is represented by the first character 'l' in the output of 'ls -l'?

   • ADevice file
   • BDirectory
   • CRegular file
   • DSymbolic link
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4. 18application · medium

   During an incident response, you discover that a compromised process is writing logs to /var/log/custom.log, but the /var partition is full. You need to quickly identify which filesystem is mounted at /var and how much space is available. Which command provides the most direct answer?

   • Adu -sh /var
   • Bmount -l /var
   • Cdf -h /var
   • Dlsblk /var
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5. 19application · medium

   You suspect an attacker mounted an external filesystem over /var/log to hide log entries. Which command would you run to confirm the presence of a separate filesystem mounted at /var/log?

   • Amount | grep /var/log
   • Bdf -h /var/log
   • Cls -la /var/log
   • Dcat /etc/fstab
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6. 20expert · hard

   You need to find all files under /home that are owned by a specific user and have been modified in the last 7 days. Which find command is correct?

   • Afind /home -name alice -mtime -7
   • Bfind /home -uid alice -mtime -7
   • Cfind /home -user alice -mtime -7
   • Dfind /home -group alice -mtime -7
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