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220-1102 · Question #516

A Linux technician needs a filesystem type that meets the following requirements: - All changes are tracked. - The possibility of file corruption is reduced. - Data recovery is easy. Which of the…

The correct answer is A. ext3. ext3 is a journaling filesystem for Linux that logs changes before committing them, which significantly reduces the risk of file system corruption and simplifies recovery compared to non-journaling filesystems.

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Question

A Linux technician needs a filesystem type that meets the following requirements:

  • All changes are tracked.
  • The possibility of file corruption is reduced.
  • Data recovery is easy.

Which of the following filesystem types best meets these requirements?

Options

  • Aext3
  • BFAT32
  • CexFAT
  • DNTFS

How the community answered

(60 responses)
  • A
    90% (54)
  • B
    3% (2)
  • C
    2% (1)
  • D
    5% (3)

Why each option

ext3 is a journaling filesystem for Linux that logs changes before committing them, which significantly reduces the risk of file system corruption and simplifies recovery compared to non-journaling filesystems.

Aext3Correct

ext3 is a journaling filesystem, meaning it records changes to a journal before they are written to the main filesystem, which ensures all changes are tracked, greatly reduces file corruption, and makes data recovery much easier.

BFAT32

FAT32 is an older, non-journaling filesystem that lacks robust corruption resistance and easy recovery features offered by journaling filesystems.

CexFAT

exFAT is a Microsoft-proprietary filesystem for flash drives, offering better large file support but lacking the journaling capabilities for corruption resistance and recovery found in ext3.

DNTFS

NTFS is Microsoft's primary filesystem, offering journaling and robust features, but it is not natively or primarily used in Linux environments in the same way ext3 is.

Concept tested: Linux journaling filesystems

Source: https://www.kernel.org/doc/Documentation/filesystems/ext3.txt

Topics

#Filesystems#Linux#Journaling#Data integrity

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