LPI Linux Certification in a Nutshell, 2nd Edition

Chapter 8. Exam 101 Review Questions and Exercises

This section presents review questions to highlight important concepts and hands-on exercises that you can use to gain experience with the topics covered on the LPI Exam 101. The exercises can be particularly useful if you're not accustomed to routine Linux administration and should help you better prepare for the exam. To complete the exercises, you'll need a working Linux system that is not in production use. You might also find it useful to have a pen and paper handy to write down your responses as you work your way through the review questions and exercises .

Hardware and Architecture (Topic 1.101)

Review questions

1. Describe the general functions of the PC BIOS and how its embedded routines are used by your boot loader.

2. What is the significance of the 1024 hard disk cylinder to Linux boot loaders?

3. Name three files in the /proc filesystem that contain information on system resource allocations.

4. Which of the following SCSI interfaces has the fastest data transfer rates: SCSI-1, SCSI-2, Ultra SCSI, or Fast-Wide SCSI?

5. What command is used to obtain serial port information on a Linux system?

6. What driver is used for USB hard drives?

Exercises

1. Boot your PC and enter the BIOS configuration utility. Review settings for correct hardware date and time.

2. Examine the enabled serial and parallel ports. Can you manually configure the interrupts and I/O ports assigned to them?

3. Review the options available for system boot. Does the system support booting ...