010-160 The Linux Operating System Practice Question
A system administrator wants to check the partition table of a specific disk. Which tool is used for this?
Answer choices
Why each option matters
Answer the question above first, then reveal the full breakdown to understand why each option is right or wrong.
Correct answer & explanation
✓
fdisk
fdisk is a common command-line utility used to view and manipulate partition tables.
Answer analysis
Option-by-option breakdown
For each option: why learners choose it and why it is or isn't the right answer here.
- ✗
fsck
Why it's wrong here
fsck checks and repairs filesystems.
- ✗
df
Why it's wrong here
df shows disk space usage on mounted filesystems.
- ✗
mkfs
Why it's wrong here
mkfs creates a filesystem, it does not display the table.
- ✓
fdisk
Why this is correct
fdisk is used to display or modify partition tables.
About these practice questions
One of 190 original 010-160 practice questions on Courseiva, each with a full explanation and wrong-answer analysis — not exam dumps or protected exam content. Learn why practice questions differ from exam dumps →
JA
Written and reviewed by Johnson Ajibi, MSc IT Security
Senior Network & Security Engineer · founder of Courseiva
Last reviewed August 2026 · checked against the official LPI exam blueprint
This 010-160 practice question is part of Courseiva's free LPI certification practice question bank. Courseiva provides original exam-style practice questions with explanations, topic-based practice, mock exams, readiness tracking, and study analytics to help learners prepare for the 010-160 exam.