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...
> 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...