[izgzhen]

There is no need to "respect" the process, but just to be more thoughtful:

> What's not in a Linux inode? > My answer was: Lots of things...dinosaurs, the moon...

You can answer that you want more clarification, or even answer that "we can google this".

The "dinosaurs" thing might make the interviewer feel that you are being unprofessional since the interview is to test one's ability to perform in a professional environment. You don't help your colleagues by answering in this way when asked similar questions in work...

[Scarblac]

That kind of question is never asked in a work situation,that's why it invites an absurd answer.

What is in an inode, sure. Or why is the filename not in an inode. But what isn't in an inode is just a useless trivia question.

[nicky0]

To me the dinosaurs answer demonstrates a sharp mind, the kind of person I would want to work with. Can you see why?

[selcuka]

While technically true, that's irrelevant here. The point is, the answer was going to be wrong unless they said "filename" anyway.