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Check yourself 06-mounts-uuids-and-fstab: Quiz

Retrieval practice. Target >=80%.

Class 32: Mounts, UUIDs, and fstab
Class 32 visual reference. Use it as the map, then prove it in the reading, lesson, and lab.

Overview

Module: Module 8: Docker, Storage & Permissions
Activity type: Quiz (Test)

Check yourself

Knowledge check

  1. What does a mountpoint do?
  2. Why prefer a UUID over /dev/sdX in many persistent mounts?
  3. What are the six fstab fields?
  4. Does nofail make a mount correct or secure?
  5. What can a mount hide?
  6. Why is out-of-band or console recovery useful before testing boot mounts?
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Answer key

  1. Exposes a filesystem at a directory in the unified tree.
  2. Device enumeration can change, while filesystem UUID normally persists.
  3. Source, target, type, options, dump, fsck pass.
  4. No; it changes failure handling only.
  5. Existing contents beneath the mountpoint while mounted.
  6. A bad entry can disrupt normal boot or remote access.
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