LPIC-1 Exam 101 (Linux Administrator) — Question 2

Which of the following partition types is used for Linux swap spaces when partitioning hard disk drives?

Answer options

• A. 82
• B. 83
• C. 8e
• D. fd
• E. 7

Correct answer: B

Explanation

The correct answer is B, which represents the partition type for Linux native filesystems including swap. Option A is for Linux swap but is used in older systems, while C, D, and E represent different types of partitions that do not correspond to Linux swap space.