Linux Midterm Study Guide

What is the maximum number of extended partitions that a single disk can have? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

A. 1

The Red Hat Linux distribution is an example of a Linux distribution. A. Core B. Specialty C. LiveDVD D. Custom

A. Core

The ________ system allows a hardware device to directly communicate with the system CPU using the memory. A. DMA B. IRQ C. I/O ports D. /proc/dma

A. DMA

What is virtual memory stored on the hard drive called? A. Swap space B. Physical memory C. Block device D. Character device

A. Swap Space

The systemd initialization process uses _______ to define which programs run. A. Targets B. Units C. Runlevels D. Boot loaders

A. Targets

What Linux program allows you to view the kernel boot messages? A. dmesg B. System C. Upstart D. systemctl

A. dmesg

Which of the following filesystems does not have journaling capabilities? A. ext2 B. ext3 C. ext4 D. NTFS

A. ext2

Which program provides information about hot plug devices connected to a USB port? A. lsusb B. modusb C. modprobe D. usblist

A. lsusb

Which of the following tools cannot be used to wipe a drive? A. mkfs B. dd C. dcfldd D. dc3dd

A. mkfs

Which of the following will enable you to make a filesystem? A. mkfs B. fsck C. mount D. umount

A. mkfs

Which two programs will remove a module from the kernel? A. rmmod B. insmod C. modprobe D. lsmod

A. rmmod and C. modprobe

Which package manager program is used by CentOS? A. rpm B. dpkg C. ldd D. ldconfig E. None of the above

A. rpm

Which yum command updates a distribution to the latest patches and software updates? A. yum update B. yum upgrade C. yum install D. yum clean

A. yum update

Which file documents the interrupts assigned on the Linux system? A. /proc/ioports B. /proc/interrupts C. /proc/dma D. /sys/interrupts E. None of the above

B. /proc/interrupts

Which applications provide a Web server for Linux distributions? (Select two.) A. Thunderbird B. Apache C. lighttpd D. Evolution

B. Apache and C. lighttpd

Most GNOME desktop Linux distributions use which of the following applications for an e-mail client? A. Nautilus B. Evolution C. KMail D. Apache

B. Evolution

Which was the first Linux boot loader program used? A. GRUB2 B. LILO C. GRUB Legacy D. systemd

B. LILO

Which graphical desktop environment provides a graphical login screen? A. KDE B. LightDM C. GNOME D. X Window

B. LightDM

Which GRUB2 environment variable defines the location of the /boot folder? A. title B. root C. menuentry D. set

B. root

Logical drives in an extended partition start with which number? A. 1 B. 3 C. 5 D. 7

C. 5

The Knoppix Linux distribution is an example of a Linux distribution. A. Core B. Specialty C. LiveDVD D. Custom

C. LiveDVD

Which application allows you to share files between a Linux server and a Windows desktop? A. MySQL B. Postfix C. Samba D. Evolution E. Nautilus

C. Samba

A contains all the files required for an application. A. Shared library B. Package manager C. Software package D. Executable file

C. Software package

Which part of the Linux system controls memory management? A. The graphical desktop B. The command prompt C. The kernel D. The shell

C. The kernel

Which IBM-compatible firmware allows you to store boot loader files in a folder? A. BIOS B. systemd C. UEFI D. Upstart

C. UEFI

What provides a graphical desktop environment in Linux systems? A. The kernel B. LiveDVD C. X Window D. Device files

C. X Window

The X Window package is newer and becoming more popular with Linux distributions. A. GNOME B. KDE C. X.org D. XFree86

C. X.org

Which GRUB2 command defines the start of a new boot option section? A. title B. root C. menuentry D. set

C. menuentry

Which drive letters are assigned to an SCSI drive? A. hd B. fd C. sd D. sc

C. sd

The ________ system uses rules to determine how the system should handle hot plug devices. A. D-Bus B. hald C. udev D. USB

C. udev

The ________ directory contains virtual files that provide information about hardware to user programs. A. /udev B. /root C. hald D. /sys

D. /sys

What is the maximum number of primary partitions that a single disk can have? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D. 4

D. 4

A _______ contains all of the available software packages for a distribution. A. Shared library B. Dependency C. Package manager D. Repository

D. Repository

_______ determine which programs are running on the Linux system at any time. A. Units B. Boot loaders C. Chainloaders D. Runlevels

D. Runlevels

Which screen accessibility feature allows you to press a two-key combination using separate keystrokes? A. Mouse keys B. Repeat keys C. On-screen keyboards D. Sticky keys E. None of the above

D. Sticky Keys

The program connects to Debian-based repositories to check for package updates. A. rpm B. dpkg C. ldconfig D. apt-get

D. apt-get

Which program lists the modules currently installed on the Linux system? A. insmod B. rmmod C. modprobe D. lsmod

D. lsmod

The _______ command allows you to view the current runlevel of the Linux system. A. systemd B. upstart C. init D. runlevel

D. runlevel

A(n) is a small piece of software designed to serve as an interface between the Linux operating system and a specific piece of hardware.

Device Driver

The /proc/ports file displays the current interrupts assigned on the Linux system, true or false?

False

The graphical desktop manages applications in memory, true or false?

False

The insmod program can install modules by module name, true or false?

False

The rpm package manager can install package updates and patches from an online repository, true or false?

False

The GUI tool _______ can be used to create, delete, add, and resize partitions.

GParted

A ___ distribution provides an easy way to test-drive a Linux system before you commit to installing it on a hard drive. In the digital forensics realm, these are used to safely preview a hard drive without writing to it.

LiveDVD

What is the default e-mail client for the Ubuntu distribution of Linux?

Thunderbird

The Hardware Abstraction Layer uses the udev system to provide information about hardware devices to user programs, true or false?

True

The Nautilus graphical file manager application is used by the GNOME desktop, true or false?

True

The SysV initialization process method duplicates the method used on Unix systems, true or false?

True

The initcommand allows you to change the runlevel of a running Linux system, true or false?

True

The kernel interfaces with hardware connected to the Linux system, true or false?

True

Which of the following would be used to install software from the repository in the Ubuntu operating system?

apt-get

What is the default shell used in most Linux distributions?

bash

You would like to view a list of the partitions on a hard disk attached to a Linux system. What command can you use to achieve this task?

fdisk

You can create, delete, and add partitions using the _________.

fdisk command

The four main parts of a Linux system are __, the GNU utilities, a graphical desktop environment, and application software

kernel

What command allows you to view the currently installed PCI cards on a Linux system?

lspci

Which of the following commands would you invoke to show plugged usb devices?

lsusb

Sally is trying to install modules on a Linux system using the insmod command but consistently runs into issues with module dependencies. What tool can she use instead that will resolve dependencies for her?

modprobe

What is the primary package manager used on Linux systems running the Fedora operating system?

rpm

To disconnect a mount point, you must use the _________.

umount command

You encounter a RedHat operating system and want to install software (i.e. vi), which would you run to accomplish this?

yum install vi