Exercise #1 (LILO)

boot=/dev/hda
map=/boot/map
install=/boot/boot.b
vga=791
default=redhat
keytable=/boot/us.klt
lba32
prompt
timeout=200
message=/boot/message
menu-scheme=wb:bw:wb:bw
image=/boot/vmlinuz
label=failsafe
root=/dev/hda10
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append=" devfs=mount failsafe"
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.16
label=redhat
alias=redhat-2.4.16
root=/dev/hda9
read-only
image=/boot/vmlinuz-2.4.8-26mdk
label=mandrake81
root=/dev/hda10
initrd=/boot/initrd.img
append=" devfs=mount"
read-only
other=/dev/hda2
label=eComStation
table=/dev/hda
other=/dev/fd0
label=floppy
unsafe

Please examine the exhibit for this question which displays the file '/etc/lilo.conf'. Assume that the 'lilo' command has been run while this configuration file is as listed. Which of the following statements correctly describes what happens when this machine boots up?

A. The system boots after a 20 second delay, and absent user
intervention the root filesystem is on /dev/hda10.

B. The system boots after a 20 second delay, and absent user
intervention the root filesystem is on /dev/hda9.

C. The system boots after 2 seconds delay, and absent user
intervention the root filesystem is on /dev/hda9.

D. The system boots after a 200 second delay, and absent user
intervention the floppy disk is a fallback boot device.

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