SM1: Open-source Operating Systems ASIX/DAW/DAM-1 Task A5: Partitions, filesystems and volumes. Tools for woking with partitions,filesystems and volumes
27-10-25

TASK A5: Partitions, filesystems and volumes. Tools for working with partitions,filesystems and volumes.

GENERAL CONDITIONS

1- Deadline: 16-11-2025.
2- Send your report as a PDF file attached to an e-mail with the following specifications:
     a) E-mail address:
cf(at)collados.org or jordi.binefa(at)fje.edu depending who is your teacher
    
b) File Name:
         b.1)
ASIX1: asix1_surname_name_sm1act05.odt and asix1_surname_name_sm1act05.pdf
         b.2)
DAW1:
daw1_surname_name_sm1act05.odt and daw1_surname_name_sm1act05.pdf
    
c) Subject:
         c.1)
ASIX1: asix1_surname_name_sm1act05
         c.2) DAW1: daw1_surname_name_sm1act05

3- Make this report individually.
4- Left, right, top and bottom margins: 2cm.
5- Character format: a) Font: Arial, b) Size: 10, c) Questions typeface: Bold, d) Answers typeface: Regular

DOCUMENTATION
1.- Partitions, filesystems, mounting and volumes
2.- GPT partition table 
  

3
.- GParted
4.- Binary and decimal system for measuring data capacity

BEFORE BOOTING THE SYSTEM

1.- (Do not take screenshots) Add a new SATA hard disk to your virtual machine with the following characteristics:
     a)
Controller: SATA
     b) Hard drive file type: VDI
     c)
Storage in physical hard disk: Dinamically allocated (do not select Pre-allocate Full Size)
     d)
Name: sata01
     e)
Size: 240GiB
(Remember!!!! --> for Virtualbox 1GB is equal to a 1GiB)
     f) 
Attached to:  SATA 1

WHEN YOUR SYSTEM IS WORKING
 
1.- (Do not take screenshots) Update the lists of available packages. Run the command: sudo aptitude update
2.- 
(Do not take screenshots) Install GParted on your system. Run the command: sudo aptitude install gparted
 

PRACTICAL EXERCISES
  
  
1.-
Do the following  exercises.  Take a screenshot every time you finish an exercise. Paste the screenshot below the question.
2.- Save your document according to information provided at the GENERAL CONDITIONS section.