Linux

In Linux, the root directory is represented by a \ character. Select one: True False

/

Which of the following is not commonly placed on its own partition? Select one: a. /tmp b. /sbin c. /usr d. /home

/sbin

The source code for Linux was released in ____. Select one: a. 1990 b. 1987 c. 1991 d. 1993

1991

This was developed by Bill Joy at Berkeley and was designed to support Clanguage development environments

C Shell

Is Linux referred to as a multioperational operating system? Select one: True False

False

Linux is based on the Windows operating system. Select one: True False

False

The command that displays the calendar for the current month is ____. Select one: a. cal b. id c. w d. date

cal

To display the contents of a file called data, use the command ____. Select one: a. ls -l data b. ls data c. cat data d. disp data

cat data

A service that protects companies from outside intruders on the Internet.

firewall

Display the total memory available on the system and the amount of memory that is free, used, shared, buffered, and cached

free

The core component of the GUI in Linux is referred to as ____. Select one: a. KDE b. GNOME c. X Windows d. Red Hat

gedit

To move from the /home/joe/test/data to the /home/joe directory, use the ____ command. Select one: a. /home/joe b. cd .. c. cd ../.. d. cd ./..

cd ../..

Which of the following sets of keystrokes pause or stop a program's execution and allow you to run job control on it? Select one: a. Ctrl-z b. Ctrl-q c. Ctrl-c d. Ctrl-p

ctrl + z

An organized collection of data that is arranged into tables of related information.

database

A(n) ____ is a piece of software that tells the operating system how to use a specific hardware device. Select one: a. system service b. user interface c. graphical user interface d. device driver

device driver

Software program that enables a computer's operating system to identify the characteristics and functions of a hardware device, communicate with it, and control its operations.

device driver

A user-friendly name that masks an IP address.

domain name

Which Linux command gets you out of your current shell? Select one: a. exit b. stop c. reset d. clear

exit

Which of the following commands are symlinks to the reboot command? (Choose two.) Select one or more: a. halt b. init 6 c. poweroff d. shutdown

halt poweroff

An archived file containing all the essential files that are required for booting the operating system.

initrd image

A service that requests outside Internet resources on behalf of a computer inside of a company.

proxy server

Command allows you to view the running processes on a system

ps

Which of the following commands can show you a treelike hierarchy of processes and information about them? (Choose all that apply.) Select one or more: a. gvfs-tree b. lsproc c. ps d. procheir e. pstree

ps pstree

The ____ command will confirm the directory that you are currently in on the system. Select one: a. whereami b. pwd c. dir d. ld

pwd

Display the system utilization reports that are generated based on the system utilization data

sar

In Linux, a(n) ____ is used to accept input from the user and pass the input to the kernel for processing. Select one: a. user interface b. processor c. swap memory d. shell

shell

Command used to close a system

shutdown

The sets of instructions or programs that understand how to use the hardware of the computer in a meaningful way.

software

Linux is merely one product of open source development. Select one: True False

stupid

Command is used to view or set the kernel parameters at runtime.

sysctl

Command enables control over the Init process. You can view running services, manage (enable/disable) services to run at boot or in the current session, determine the status of these services, and manage the system runlevel

systemctl

The ____ command displays the last 10 lines of a text file. Select one: a. head -10 b. end -10 c. tail -10 d. stop -10

tail -10

To view a list of files and their type, use the ____ switch to the ls command. Select one: a. -L b. -F c. -l d. -T

-F

The shell that is used by default in Linux is the ____ shell. Select one: a. BASH b. command line c. gdm d. root

BASH

This is the default Linux shell

Bash

This is the original UNIX shell developed by Steve Bourne at Bell Labs and is available on all Linux systems

Bourne

What are man pages? What are info pages? What is the relationship between them?

Comment: yping the man command followed by a command name displays extensive information about that Linux command page-by-page on the terminal screen. This information includes a description of the command and its syntax, as well as available options, related files, and commands. The info command returns an easy-to-read description of each command and also contains links to other information pages (called hyperlinks). Info pages were originally intended to replace the man command in Linux. Today, however, both the info pages and the manual pages are used to find documentation because manual pages have been utilized in Linux since its conception, and for over two decades in the UNIX operating system.

A GUI Environment for Linux written in the C programming language.

GNOME

This shell is a combination of the C and Bourne shells

Korn

The most common place for the boot loader to reside is on the ____. Select one: a. first hard disk sector of the / filesystem partition b. first hard disk sector of the /boot filesystem partition c. first hard disk sector of the /usr filesystem partition d. Master Boot Record

MBR

The list of instructions that a software developer writes to make up a program

Source Code

The core component of the GUI in Linux is referred to as ____. Select one: a. KDE b. GNOME c. X Windows d. Red Hat

X Windows

Which of the following are a part of the systemd utilities or commands? (Choose all that apply.) Select one or more: a. journald b. shutdownd c. systemctl d. haltd e. servicectl

journald systemctl

If you wanted to remove all running instances of the foobar application, which of the following commands would accomplish this? Select one: a. kill foobar* b. halt foobar c. pstree foobar d. killall foobar e. pskill foobar

killall foobar

Which LVM component would be formatted with a filesystem and mounted? Select one: a. Logical volume b. Physical extent c. Physical volume d. Volume group

logical volume

Which command gives an overview of all the hardware and drivers in the system including the ports they use to talk to the CPU? Select one: a. lsusb b. lsdev c. sysinfo d. lspci

lsdev

Display information about all the PCI buses and all the peripheral components connected to a computer

lspci

Software program that enables a computer's operating system to identify the characteristics and functions of a hardware device, communicate with it, and control its operations.

lsusb

To find all of the commands that have the word "list" in their name or description, you would type ____. Select one: a. man -k list b. man -j list c. man -l list d. man -m list

man -k list

The first stage of the boot manager is typically stored in ........ Select one: a. /boot b. the master boot record c. the partition table d. the BIOS

mbr

Used to create the initial ramdisk image for preloading the kernel modules

mkinitrd

Command allows you to create device files that are not present, using the major and minor node numbers of a device

mknod

A server installation will install all packages. Select one: True False

no

A swap partition contains a filesystem. Select one: True False

no

In Linux, the administrator account is called top.

no

Is performing a graphical-based Linux installation faster than performing a text-based one? Select one: True False

no

A computer equipped with open source software such as text editors, desktop publishing software, and office productivity suites.

office workstation

In Linux, a "-" precedes a(n) ____. Select one: a. argument b. command c. keyword d. option

option

A software system that installs and maintains software.

package manager

/dev/sda3 refers to a ..... Select one: a. Flash Drive b. Disk c. Partition d. Filesystem

partition

Which command shows you a frequently updated screen display of the running processes on your system? Select one: a. threads b. mem c. procinfo d. free e. top

top

Is vim the Linux equivalent of vi? Select one: True False

true

Manages the automatic detection and configuration of hardware devices.

udev

Display the name of the operating system, its version, license,processor, and hardware details.

uname

Display the statistics about virtual memory usage.

vmstat

Which Linux command displays your login name? Select one: a. who b. id c. w d. whoami

whoami

Each computer participating on the Internet must have an IP address. Select one: True False

yes

Is Linux less expensive than other operating systems such as Windows? Select one: True False

yes

Is the KDE GUI environment distributed with its own text editor? Select one: True False

yes

Linux uses a logical directory tree to organize files into different folders. Select one: True False

yes

Open Source Software (OSS) is freely developed and continuously improved by a large community of software developers Select one: True False

yes

The command shutdown -h +30 would halt your system in 30 minutes. Select one: True False

yes

When using the less command, can you use the cursor keys on the keyboard to scroll up and down the contents of the file? Select one: True False

yes