Linux+ CompTIA Linux+ Linux Installation and Package Management 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which partitioning scheme supports more than four primary partitions and disks larger than 2TB?
- GPT (GUID Partition Table) (Correct answer)
- MBR (Master Boot Record)
- BSD disklabel
- LVM Physical Volume
Correct answer: GPT (GUID Partition Table)
GPT supports up to 128 partitions by default and disks larger than 2TB, overcoming the limitations of the older MBR scheme.
Question 2: Which dnf command downloads a package's RPM file to the current directory WITHOUT installing it?
- dnf download <package> (Correct answer)
- dnf fetch <package>
- dnf get <package>
- dnf pull <package>
Correct answer: dnf download <package>
`dnf download` retrieves the RPM file from the configured repositories without performing installation.
Question 3: A Linux system using UEFI firmware requires a special partition. Which filesystem type must this partition use?
- FAT32 (vfat) (Correct answer)
- ext4
- XFS
- btrfs
Correct answer: FAT32 (vfat)
The EFI System Partition (ESP) must be formatted as FAT32 (vfat) because UEFI firmware can only read this filesystem natively.
Question 4: Which file contains the list of trusted GPG keys used by RPM to verify package signatures?
- /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/ (Correct answer)
- /etc/rpm/keys/
- /var/lib/rpm/gpg/
- /usr/share/rpm-gpg/
Correct answer: /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/
RPM GPG keys are stored in /etc/pki/rpm-gpg/ and imported into the RPM database using `rpm --import`.
Question 5: Which apt-cache command shows reverse dependencies — packages that depend on a given package?
- apt-cache rdepends <package> (Correct answer)
- apt-cache depends --reverse <package>
- apt-cache showdep <package>
- apt-cache reverse <package>
Correct answer: apt-cache rdepends <package>
`apt-cache rdepends` lists all packages that declare a dependency on the specified package.
Question 6: During a network-based PXE installation of Linux, which service provides the installation files to the client?
- TFTP / HTTP / NFS (Correct answer)
- DNS only
- DHCP only
- LDAP
Correct answer: TFTP / HTTP / NFS
PXE boot uses DHCP to assign an IP, TFTP to deliver the bootloader and kernel, and HTTP or NFS to serve the installation tree.
Question 7: Which command upgrades only already-installed packages on a Debian-based system without installing new ones or removing any?
- apt upgrade (Correct answer)
- apt full-upgrade
- apt dist-upgrade
- apt update
Correct answer: apt upgrade
`apt upgrade` updates installed packages to newer versions but never installs new packages or removes existing ones to resolve conflicts.
Linux+ CompTIA Linux+ Linux Installation and Package Management 3
Which partitioning scheme supports more than four primary partitions and disks larger than 2TB?