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After successfully creating a hard link called bar to the ordinary file foo, foo is deleted from the filesystem. Which of the following describes the resulting situation?
Suggested Answer: B
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32 comments · newest first
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Aaron
10 months ago
E is just wrong. No prompts in this case!
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Roselle
11 months ago
I think D sounds plausible too, but B makes more sense.
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Ivette
11 months ago
Wait, are you sure? I thought deleting foo would mess up bar.
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Shenika
11 months ago
Totally agree with B! Foo gets deleted, but bar is fine.
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Kayleigh
11 months ago
B is correct! Bar stays accessible.
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Oliva
12 months ago
I feel like option D is definitely wrong because if foo is deleted, it can't stay accessible. I think it has to be option B.
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Dolores
12 months ago
I'm a bit confused about this one. I thought hard links meant both files are tied together, but now I'm not so sure.
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Rutha
12 months ago
I remember practicing a similar question where deleting the original file didn't affect the hard link. So maybe it's option B?
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Stefania
1 year ago
I think if foo is deleted, bar should still be accessible since it's a hard link, right? But I'm not completely sure.
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Olene
1 year ago
I'm a bit confused on this one. If foo is deleted, does that mean bar would also be removed? Or would bar still be able to access the file? I'll have to review my notes on hard links.
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Delmy
1 year ago
Okay, I've got this. Since bar is a hard link, it's essentially just another name for the same file. So if foo is deleted, bar should still be able to access the file contents.
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Skye
1 year ago
Hmm, this is a tricky one. I'm not entirely sure about the behavior when a file with a hard link is deleted. I'll need to think this through carefully.
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Latrice
1 year ago
I think the key here is understanding how hard links work. Since bar is a hard link to foo, if foo is deleted, bar should still remain accessible.
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Yvonne
1 year ago
I'm pretty confident that the correct answer is B. When the original file foo is deleted, the hard link bar will remain accessible since it points to the same file contents.
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Glennis
1 year ago
Okay, let me see. Folic acid is involved in tetrahydrofolate coenzyme activity, so the answer is likely related to the structure of the coenzyme. I'll try to reason through the different ring options.
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Leontine
1 year ago
I thought they mentioned XFP in class, but it seems too low-capacity for 100G. Could it really be supported on the NCS 2000?
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Ricarda
1 year ago
I'm a little lost on this one. Maybe I'll come back to it and see if I can figure it out after tackling some other questions.
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Alida
1 year ago
I'm pretty sure Situation A involves price fixing, but I'm a bit hazy on what the exact violation for Situation B is.
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Jani
1 year ago
Hard links? More like 'hardly' links, am I right? *chuckles* Anyway, I think B is the way to go here.
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Sharen
1 year ago
I'm not sure about this one. Maybe the system will prompt me to remove 'bar' too? Gonna go with E just to be safe.
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Audra
1 year ago
Ooh, tricky one. I'm gonna go with D. Both 'foo' and 'bar' would remain accessible even after deleting 'foo'. Gotta love those hard links!
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Marylyn
1 year ago
I'm going with B. I think only 'foo' would be removed.
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Aleta
1 year ago
I'm not sure about this one. Maybe I should go with D as well.
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Sylvia
1 year ago
Yeah, hard links are a neat feature of the filesystem.
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Candida
1 year ago
I think D is the correct answer too. Hard links are pretty cool.
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Valentine
1 year ago
Hmm, this seems straightforward. I'm going with option C. 'bar' would still exist but be unusable without the original file.
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Mabelle
1 year ago
I agree, option C seems like the correct choice.
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Veta
1 year ago
I think you're right. Option C makes sense.
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Abel
1 year ago
I'm not sure about this. Can someone explain why option B is the correct answer?
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Danica
2 years ago
I think the correct answer is B. After deleting the original file 'foo', the hard link 'bar' should remain accessible.
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Kiera
2 years ago
I agree with Hubert. When you delete foo, bar will still be accessible because it's a hard link.
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Hubert
2 years ago
I think the answer is B) foo would be removed while bar would remain accessible.