1. Which of the following are valid Linux bootloaders?
(choose two)
2. A primary function of a Linux bootloader is:
To load the init process
To configure devices
To configure memory
To load the kernel
3. Which bootloader includes the Secure Boot feature?
4. Which command needs to be executed after modifying the LILO configuration file?
lilo
redo
reload
modconfig
5. What version of GRUB is the most modern version?
GRUB 3
GRUB Original
GRUB 2
GRUB Legacy
6. For GRUB Legacy, which of the following is used to specify the second partition of the second hard drive?
(hd2,2)
(hd1,2)
(hd2,1)
(hd1,1)
7. 6
In GRUB Legacy, which directive is not typically used after a title directive?
(choose one)
8. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive indicates how long to wait before automatically booting the default operating system.
timeout=
fallback=
kernel
password=
9. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive indicates an operating system to boot if the default operating system fails to boot.
root
redo
timeout=
fallback=
10. In GRUB Legacy, the password directive in the global setting means:
The user must submit the specified password before appending, editing or using the GRUB command line.
The user must submit the password before GRUB will attempt to boot the title.
You can’t place a password directive in the global setting.
11. In GRUB Legacy, the password directive in the title directive setting means:
To boot a specific operating system, a password must be entered
The password must be entered to display a menu of operating systems that are bootable
You can’t place a password directive in the title directive setting
To edit any GRUB values, a password must first be entered
12. Which of the following commands can be used to create an encrypted password that can be used with the password directive in GRUB Legacy:
crypt-md5-grub
crypt-grub
grub-crypt
grub-md5-crypt
13. Which of the following is not an advantage of GRUB 2 over GRUB Legacy?
Command-line interface
Ability to work with architectures that don’t have a PC BIOS
Non-ASCII character support
Ability to boot from partitions inside of Logical Volume Management (LVM) or RAID devices
Dynamically loaded modules
14. The primary GRUB 2 configuration is overwritten when the _____ command is executed on Fedora systems.
update-grub
nano
lilo
grub2-mkconfig
15. The primary GRUB 2 configuration is overwritten when the _____ command is executed on Ubuntu systems.
redo
update-grub
grub2-mkconfig
silo
16. The GRUB2 setting that sets the default operating system to boot is called _____.
GRUB_BOOT_DEFAULT
GRUB_DEFAULT
GRUB_TIMEOUT
GRUB_DISTRIBUTOR
17. What is the real location of the GRUB Legacy configuration file?
/var/local/grub.conf
/boot/grub.conf
/etc/grub/grub.conf
/boot/grub/grub.conf
18. What is the full path to the LILO configuration file?
/etc/lilo.conf
/boot/lilo.conf
/etc/lilo
/var/lilo
19. To use an encrypted password in the GRUB Legacy configuration file, use the _____ option to the password directive.
–crypt
–md5
–encrypt
–secure
20. To specify a runlevel to boot at, add the run level to the end of the _____ directive line.
21. The primary configuration file for the GRUB 2 on a Fedora system is _____.
/boot/grub/grub2.cfg
/boot/grub2.cfg
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
/boot/grub2/grub.cfg
22. The primary configuration file for GRUB 2 on an Ubuntu system is _____.
/boot/grub2/grub.cfg
/boot/grub/grub2.cfg
/boot/grub/grub.cfg
/boot/grub2.cfg
23. The firmware bootloader for Sparc systems is called _____.
24. The firmware bootloader for PowerPC systems is called _____.
25. Instead of modifying the primary configuration file for GRUB2, you should edit the _____ file.
/etc/grub
/etc/grub-default
/etc/default/grub
/etc/grub-config-all
26. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive prevents GRUB from displaying all but the default bootable title until the user presses a key.
securemenu
title
titleonly
hiddenmenu
27. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive defines the default operating system to boot.
system=
boot=
default=
grub=
28. In GRUB Legacy, the _____ directive defines an operating system to boot.
