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In the normal sense of a "file"system, swap is not formatted as a file system.
It is formatted similar to memory or RAM.
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Do a swap partition contain a filesystem?
No
What type of partition does Linux use when it does not have enough memory?
A swap partiton because it is a dedicated partition and not a file
Which file system cannot be mounted by using the mount command?
The only one I can think of is the swap partition, seeing as how it's not even a filesystem, just a place to dump pages. However, I'm sure there's even a filesystem driver somewhere for it.
What type would you set on a partition to make it a swap partition in Linux?
82
What is a swap partition?
A swap partition is used when the amount of RAM in a computer is already full. But this is not a recommended alternative to RAM space because it has slower access time.
What hard disk drive partition does the Linux kernel use to store pages from ram?
Linux swap partition has the code 82 (hex). A swap partition must be formatted with mkswap before first use. You can use swapon and swapoff utilities to enable/disable swap
What Linux command do you use to format a partition on a hard drive with the ext4 filesystem?
mkfs -t ext4 /dev/
Instead of a page file such as windows what type of partition does Linux use when it does not have enough memory to hold all the data that it is processing?
It uses the swap. The swap is a dedicated partition and not a file.
What command do you use to create Linux file systems?
The command is mkfs. Though usually most people will use: mkfs.<filesystem type> /dev/sdXY Where X is the drive and Y is the partition. For example: mkfs.ext4 /dev/sda3 means "Create an ext4 filesystem on the third partition of the first drive."
What must you do to successfully run the fsck command on a filesystem?
You need root privileges, and it's often best not to use fsck on a live (mounted.) filesystem. Also you'll need to know the device file and, in some cases, the filesystem of the partition you're working on. The command is thusly: # fsck /dev/sdXY In most cases the fsck command will figure out what the filesystem is and run the appropriate filesystem checker.
What type of partition does Linux use when it does not have enough memory to hold all data proccessing?
You do not need to set up a dedicated partition for swap as you can also set up a swap file.
Which partition dose Linux use when all information being processed cannot be stored in RAM?
Swap partition
