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XK0-004 · Question #301

When a technician plugs a USB flash drive into a server, the drive does not mount automatically. Which of the following commands will provide the information needed to mount the drive manually?

The correct answer is D. mount. Among the listed commands, mount is the tool used to manually attach a filesystem to the Linux directory tree and provides the relevant usage information for doing so.

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Question

When a technician plugs a USB flash drive into a server, the drive does not mount automatically. Which of the following commands will provide the information needed to mount the drive manually?

Options

  • Amodinfo
  • Blshw
  • Clspci
  • Dmount

How the community answered

(28 responses)
  • A
    4% (1)
  • B
    7% (2)
  • C
    14% (4)
  • D
    75% (21)

Why each option

Among the listed commands, `mount` is the tool used to manually attach a filesystem to the Linux directory tree and provides the relevant usage information for doing so.

Amodinfo

`modinfo` displays metadata about a kernel module such as its version, parameters, and dependencies - it provides no information about storage device paths or filesystems needed for mounting.

Blshw

`lshw` lists detailed hardware configuration for installed devices but does not output the specific device node path or filesystem type required to construct a valid `mount` command.

Clspci

`lspci` enumerates only devices connected to the PCI bus; USB storage devices are not PCI devices and will not appear in its output.

DmountCorrect

The `mount` command is the standard Linux utility for manually attaching filesystems to the directory tree. Running `mount` without arguments shows all currently mounted filesystems with their device paths, mount points, and filesystem types, giving the technician the context needed to identify the correct device node (e.g., /dev/sdb1) and construct the proper `mount /dev/sdb1 /mnt/usb` command for the USB drive.

Concept tested: Manual filesystem mounting in Linux

Source: https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man8/mount.8.html

Topics

#USB#manual mount#device detection#storage

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