Question 1
Consider the fundamental difference between a hard link and a symbolic link. Which statement best describes this difference?
A hard link contains a copy of the original file's data, while a symbolic link does not.
A hard link is essentially another name for the same file data (inode), while a symbolic link is a separate file containing the path to the original file.
Hard links can cross filesystem boundaries, whereas symbolic links cannot.
Hard links are exclusively used for pointing to directories, while symbolic links can only point to regular files.