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= Week 2 =
# How can you duplicate data across files, devices, partitions, and volumes?What does the noerror and sync option do?
# How can you backup and restore the Master boot record?
## How can you include partition table information when backing up or restoring?
# How can dd be used to modify data in place in a file?
# How can dd be used to wipe out an entire disk?
# How can dd be used for data recovery?
## ddrescue what can it be used for?
# How can dd be used for benchmarking drive performance?
# How can dd be used for generating a file with random sized data?
# How can dd be used to convert a file to upper case?
# How can dd be used to create empty files with different file sizes?
# What are the different practical uses for tune2fs command?

= Week 8 =
# What is the main advantage of using Logical Volume (via LVM) over traditional partition to host file system?
# I am using LVM for my file system, do I still have to monitor the usage of my file systems? Why?
# I have schedule cron to run my file system usage checking script last night at 2:00am. Where can I verify that the script had actually been executed by cron if no warning message had been generated by the script?