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66.
Which of the following is not an advantage of using a GUID partition table over using an MBR partition table?
  • A.
    Access time to a directory is quicker.
  • B.
    A total amount of 8 ZiB can be addressed by a partition.
  • C.
    With GUID partitions, a backup copy of the partition table is created automatically.
  • D.
    There can be up to 128 partitions in total.
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Answer : [A]
Explanation :
In GPT, there is no longer a need to differentiate between primary, extended, and logical partitions; in fact, it is not even possible. Using logical partitions is not an advantage due to the limited number of primary partitions available on MBR disks.
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67.
You want to create a partition with a size of 1024 5 bytes. What size should it be?
  • A.
    1 PB
  • B.
    1 PiB
  • C.
    1 EB
  • D.
    1 EiB
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Answer : [B]
Explanation :
1 pebibyte (PiB) is 1024 x 1024 x 1024 x 1024 x 1024 bytes.
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68.
Which partition type is commonly used to create a Linux partition?
  • A.
    81
  • B.
    82
  • C.
    83
  • D.
    8e
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Answer : [C]
Explanation :
Partition type 83 is normally used to create Linux partitions.
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69.
What is the default disk device name you would expect to see in KVM virtual machines?
  • A.
    /dev/sda
  • B.
    /dev/hda
  • C.
    /dev/vda
  • D.
    /dev/xvda
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Answer : [C]
Explanation :
KVM virtual machines use the virtio driver to address hard disks. This driver generates the device /dev/vda as the first disk device.
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70.
Which of the following statements is not true?
  • A.
    Do not ever use gdisk on an MBR disk.
  • B.
    fdisk offers support to manage GPT partitions as well, but it is not stable as of yet.
  • C.
    Depending on your needs, you can create MBR and GPT partitions on the same disk.
  • D.
    If your server boots from EFI, you must use GPT partitions.
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Answer : [C]
Explanation :
A disk can have one partition table only. For that reason, it is not possible to have MBR and GPT partitions on the same disk.
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