What device identifier will refer to the disk?

You’ve just installed Linux on a new computer with a single SATA hard disk.

What device identifier will refer to the disk?
A . /dev/mapper/disk1
B . /dev/sda
C . /dev/sda or /dev/hda
D . C:
E . /dev/hda

Answer: C

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Francis
Francis
4 years ago

No. The correct answer is ‘B’.
For IDE/PATA the device assigned is /dev/hd*, while for SCSI/SATA is /dev/sd*.
Please correct.