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050-720 · Question #247

You want to copy the master boot record, the partition table, and the 2 magic bytes at the beginning of /dev/had to a file so you can restore it later. Which command accomplishes this?

The correct answer is A. dd if=/dev/hda of=mbr bs=512 count=1. See the full explanation below for the reasoning.

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You want to copy the master boot record, the partition table, and the 2 magic bytes at the beginning of /dev/had to a file so you can restore it later. Which command accomplishes this?

Options

  • Add if=/dev/hda of=mbr bs=512 count=1
  • Bdd if=mbr of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1
  • Cdd of=/dev/zero if=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1
  • Ddd if=/dev/urandom of=/dev/hda bs=512 count=1

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