Ch 2 Review Questions - Linux Installation and Usage
16. Which prompt do regular users receive when logged into the system? a. $ b. @ c. # d. !
a. $
18. Which two partitions do you typically create at minimum during a Fedora Linux installation? (Choose two answers) a. / b. /boot c. swap d. /home
a. / c. swap
12. You know a Linux command will perform a desired function for you, but you cannot remember the full name of the command. You do remember it will flush a variable from your system. Which command typed at a command prompt displays a list of commands that would likely contain the commands you desire? a. man -k flush b. man - find all c. man flush d. man -key flush
a. man -k flush
10. Users enter commands directly to the kernel of the Linux operating system. True or False?
False
6. Linux commands entered via the command line are not case sensitive, True or False
False
9. After you log into a terminal, you receive a user interface called a _______. a. GUID b. shell c. text box d. command screen
b. shell
13. Which command displays the users who are currently logged in to the Linux system? a. finger b. who c. id d. date
b. who
15. Which prompt does the root user receive when logged into the system? a. $ b. @ c. # d. !
c. #
19. You are planning to install 7GB of packages during the installation of your Linux server. Your Linux server has 2GB of RAM. How much free space should you have on your hard disk at minimum? a. 7GB b. 9GB c. 14GB d. 22GB
c. 14GB
8. When sitting at a computer running Linux, what key comination is pressed to open the graphical terminal? a. Ctrl+Alt+G b. Ctrl+Alt+F4 c. Ctrl+Alt+F1 d. Ctrl+7
c. Ctrl+Alt+F1
20. Which boot loader is available to choose from during the installation of Fedora Linux? a. LILO b. ABOOT c. GRUB d. TeX
c. GRUB
14. Which of the following packages can be used to standardize configuration files across Linux systems? a. Samba b. Apache c. NIS d. NFS
c. NIS
4. What command is equivalent to the man -k keyword command? a. find keyword b. man keyword c. apropos keyword d. appaloos keyword
c. apropos keyword
5. Which of the following is not a piece of information that the Fedora installation program prompts you for a. time zone b. package selection c. firewall settings d. host name e. keyboard layout
c. firewall settings
1. What is the default shell in Linux called? a. SH b. BSH c. CSH d. BASH
d. BASH
7. Which command blanks the terminal screen, erasing previously displayed output? a. erase b. clean c. blank d. clear
d. clear
3. What command can you use to safely shut down the Linux system immediately? a. shutdown -c b. shutdown -r c. down d. halt
d. halt
2. What equivalent to the man command generally provides an easier-to-read description of the queried command and also contains links to other related information? a. who b. man help c. man -description d. info
d. info
17. Which of the following refers to the third primary partition on the second SCSI hard disk within Linux? a. hdb2 b. sda3 c. hdb3 d. sdb3
d. sdb3
11. How can you protect a metacharacter (such as the $ character) from shell interpretation? a. Precede it with a /. b. Follow it with a \. c. Precede it with a $. d. It cannot be done because metacharacters are essential. e. Precede it with a \
e. Precede it with a \
