QuestionQ6

Storage Management

What is the function of the /etc/swapspaces file?

  • A The file lists all the filesystems to be mounted at boot time
  • B Used by the mkfs command to enable and disable filesystem mount points
  • C The file lists all the paging spaces to be activated at boot time
  • D Used by the VMM to dynamically increase or decrease the paging space size
Explanation

The /etc/swapspaces file specifies paging-space devices and their attributes. During system initialization, swapon -a makes the eligible paging spaces defined in this file available for paging and swapping.

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