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CompTIA Linux+ XK0-006 (V8) Practice Question

During a compliance audit on an x86_64 server running a 6.x Linux kernel, you list the contents of /boot and see the following files:

/boot/initramfs-6.7.9-amd64.img
/boot/vmlinuz-6.7.9-amd64
/boot/System.map-6.7.9-amd64
/boot/grub/grub.cfg

The auditors ask you to justify the presence of the initramfs-6.7.9-amd64.img file. Which statement accurately describes the purpose of this file in the Linux boot process?

  • It is a compressed copy of the kernel that the firmware expands before handing control to the bootloader.

  • It provides a minimal root filesystem loaded into RAM so the kernel can load drivers and scripts required to mount the real root filesystem before normal boot continues.

  • It is a sector map generated by LILO that tells the bootloader where kernel sectors are located on disk.

  • It is the main GRUB2 configuration file that lists available boot entries and kernel parameters.

CompTIA Linux+ XK0-006 (V8)
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