Individual Project

1. Explain the relationships between the files: \.profile .login .cshrc
2. Explain the purpose and relationships between the following: disk format, file system, partition, superblock, disk block, inode.
3. List and compare 2 different commands available to perform backups and restores (e.g., speed, tape size, locating files, etc.)
4. What would deleting the /etc/inetd.conf file result in? Why?
5. Explain the purpose of the /etc/protocols file.
6. What is the purpose of the network mask?
7. What is the purpose of the route command?
8. What is the purpose of the default router?
9. How does the quota system work?
10. Describe /etc/ttys and it use.
11. What is the /etc/termcap file used for?
12. What is /etc/fstab?
13. The amount of disk space free on a partition can be discovered using the ___________________ command.
14. Describe the various options to boot and what they do.
15. Add two questions (and answers) of your own - things that you found out concerning initial installation and configuration of your system.
    Last modified January 17, 1997 by mike@cs.hmc.edu