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Ch17 Bootloaders Exam

  1. For GRUB Legacy, which of the following is used to specify the second partition of the second hard drive?

    • (hd1,1)
    • (hd2,1)
    • (hd1,2)
    • (hd2,2)
  2. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive defines an operating system to boot.

    • system
    • title
    • boot
    • os
  3. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive defines the default operating system to boot.

    • boot=
    • default=
    • grub=
    • system=
  4. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive indicates an operating system to boot if the default operating system fails to boot.

    • redo
    • timeout=
    • root
    • fallback=
  5. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive indicates how long to wait before automatically booting the default operating system.

    • fallback=
    • password=
    • timeout=
    • kernel
  6. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive prevents GRUB from displaying all but the default bootable title until the user presses a key.

    • titleonly
    • hiddenmenu
    • securemenu
    • title
  7. In GRUB Legacy, the password directive in the global setting means:

    • The user must submit the password before GRUB will attempt to boot the title.
    • The user must submit the specified password before appending, editing or using the GRUB command line.
    • You can’t place a password directive in the global setting.
  8. In GRUB Legacy, the password directive in the title directive setting means:

    • To edit any GRUB values, a password must first be entered
    • You can’t place a password directive in the title directive setting
    • To boot a specific operating system, a password must be entered
    • The password must be entered to display a menu of operating systems that are bootable
  9. In GRUB Legacy, which directive is not typically used after a title directive?

    • root
    • initrd
    • kernel
    • boot
  10. Which of the following is not an advantage of GRUB 2 over GRUB Legacy?

    • Command-line interface
    • Ability to boot from partitions inside of Logical Volume Management (LVM) or RAID devices
    • Dynamically loaded modules
    • Non-ASCII character support
    • Ability to work with architectures that don’t have a PC BIOS
  11. Instead of modifying the primary configuration file for GRUB2, you should edit the _____ file.

    • /etc/grub-config-all
    • /etc/grub
    • /etc/grub-default
    • /etc/default/grub
  12. The GRUB2 setting that sets the default operating system to boot is called _____.

    • GRUB_TIMEOUT
    • GRUB_DEFAULT
    • GRUB_BOOT_DEFAULT
    • GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR
  13. The primary configuration file for GRUB 2 on an Ubuntu system is _____.

    • /boot/grub/grub2.cfg
    • /boot/grub2.cfg
    • /boot/grub/grub.cfg
    • /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
  14. The primary configuration file for the GRUB 2 on a Fedora system is _____.

    • /boot/grub2.cfg
    • /boot/grub/grub.cfg
    • /boot/grub2/grub.cfg
    • /boot/grub/grub2.cfg
  15. The primary GRUB 2 configuration is overwritten when the _____ command is executed on Fedora systems.

    • update-grub
    • nano
    • lilo
    • grub2-mkconfig
  16. The primary GRUB 2 configuration is overwritten when the _____ command is executed on Ubuntu systems.

    • silo
    • grub2-mkconfig
    • update-grub
    • redo
  17. To specify a runlevel to boot at, add the runlevel to the end of the _____ directive line.

    • title
    • boot
    • system
    • kernel
  18. To use an encrypted password in the GRUB Legacy configuration file, use the _____ option to the password directive.

    • –encrypt
    • –crypt
    • –secure
    • –md5
  19. What is the real location of the GRUB Legacy configuration file?

    • /boot/grub.conf
    • /boot/grub/grub.conf
    • /var/local/grub.conf
    • /etc/grub/grub.conf
  20. What version of GRUB is the most modern version?

    • GRUB Original
    • GRUB 3
    • GRUB 2
    • GRUB Legacy
  21. Which of the following are valid Linux bootloaders? (choose two)

    • BIOS
    • LILO
    • UEFI
    • GRUB/GRUB2
  22. Which of the following commands can be used to create an encrypted password that can be used with the password directive in GRUB Legacy:

    • grub-crypt
    • crypt-grub
    • grub-md5-crypt
    • crypt-md5-grub
  23. Which command is useful for booting a corrupted disk drive?

    • grub-set-default
    • grub-mkconfig
    • update-grub
    • grub-install
  24. The menu.lst file was used with GRUB prior to the grub.conf file. True or False?

    • True
    • False
  25. Editing the GRUB2 configuration is accomplished by:

    • the GRUB2 file is static and should not be changed
    • the file is automatically updated when kernel files are added or removed from /boot
    • making changes to /etc/grub.d
    • editing the /etc/default/grub file with vi
  26. The time before booting the default image is set by:

    • GRUB_10_SEC
    • GRUB_TIMEOUT
    • TIMEOUT_GRUB_WAIT
    • GRUB_WAIT