GFACT VOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS

GFACT VOCABULARY EXAM QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS bin - Answer-typically used to store executable files (binary files). These will usually be system files, as opposed to ones the user installed. boot - Answer-holds the files that Linux uses during the boot up process. Better not mess around in here unless you know what you are doing. cdrom - Answer-will usually be mapped to this folder, so if you have a cdrom plugged in you can usually access the files on it from here. dev - Answer-will contain a folder and associated files for every hardware component on the system. For example, there is /dev/cpu, and there are even entries for your hard drives. Usually, you don't want to mess around in here. etc - Answer-will usually contain configuration files for installed programs. If you need to change a setting for a program you've installed (for example, a web server), then this is the first place you'll want to look. home - Answer-contains the user directories for every user on the system (that a user can log into) with the exception of the root user. Our user is called 'user', so you can find our home directory in /home/user. lib - Answer-contains shared libraries and kernel modules. These are resources that the system uses to function, usually best not to mess around in here either. lost+found - Answer-If your hard drive has errors and files get lost, the 'orphaned' files may get placed here. media - Answer-he folders here can be used for mounting USB keys and floppy disks (if anyone can still use one). To mount one is basically to load the file system that exists on it so you can access the files. mnt - Answer-The folders here can also be used for mounting external drives, USB keys and floppy disks. It's up to you if you want to mount stuff here or in media. opt - Answer-usually empty to start with; any user-installed programs can go here (if you want). It stands for 'optional'. proc - Answer-stands for 'process'. Every running program will have an entry in the proc folder along with associated files. root - Answer-the home folder for the root user. Remember, it isn't in /home. run: The run folder is a temporary file system which stores runtime information for programs that start early during the boot up process. run - Answer-used to store binary executables (similar to /bin), but the programs stored here are typically used for administrative purposes. sbin - Answer-usually holds data used by services running on the system (such as a web server, or an FTP server). srv - Answer-contains information about devices on the system (as seen by the Linux kernel). Usually, you don't want to mess around in here. sys - Answer-is a temporary file system. The files in there are temporary and will be deleted periodically, and after reboot. Programs will usually use it frequently. Just don't use it to store your important files! tmp - Answer- usr - Answer-he folder for user-controlled files. It has its own folder structure, which maps to the root folder structure. For example, there is a /usr/bin folder which is for user-installed binary executables.