Ch. 2 Review Questions

b. shell

After you log in to a terminal, you receive a user interface called a _____. a. GUID b. shell c. text box d. command screen

e. Precede it with a \.

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 \.

False

If you boot your computer from Linux live media, you will be able to use a fully functional Linux system prior to installing Linux on permanent storage. True or False?

False

Linux commands entered via the command line are not case sensitive. True or False?

True

To install Linux within a virtual machine, you can specify the path to an ISO image that contains the Linux installation media within virtualization software without having to first write the ISO image to a DVD or USB flash drive. True or False?

False

Users enter commands directly to the kernel of the Linux operating system. True or False?

d. halt

What command can you use to safely shut down the Linux system immediately? a. shutdown -c b. shutdown -r c. down d. halt

c. apropos keyword

What command is equivalent to the man -k keyword command? a. find keyword b. man keyword c. apropos keyword d. appaloosa keyword

d. info

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 -descriptive d. info

d. BASH

What is the default shell in Linux called? a. SH b. BSH c. CSH d. BASH

c. Ctrl+Alt+F1

When sitting at a computer running Linux, what key combination is pressed to open the graphical terminal? a. Ctrl+Alt+G b. Ctrl+Alt+F4 c. Ctrl+Alt+F1 d. Ctrl+7

c. GRUB

Which boot loader is available to choose from during the installation of Fedora Linux? a. LILO b. ABOOT c. GRUB d. TeX

d. clear

Which command blanks the terminal screen, erasing previously displayed output? a. erase b. clean c. blank d. clear

b. who

Which command displays the users who are currently logged in to the Linux system? a. finger b. who c. id d. date

c. firewall settings

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. Spiceworks

Which of the following is not an example of virtualization software that can be used to install Linux within another operating system? a. Oracle VirtualBox b. Microsoft Hyper-V c. Spiceworks d. VMware

c. NIS

Which of the following packages can be used to standardize configuration files across Linux systems? a. Samba b. Apache c. NIS d. NFS

d. sdb3

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

a. $

Which prompt do regular users receive when logged in to the system? a. $ b. @ c. # d. !

c. #

Which prompt does the root user receive when logged in to the system? a. $ b. @ c. # d. !

a. / c. swap

Which two partitions do you typically create at minimum during a Fedora Linux installation? (Choose two answers.) a. / b. /boot c. swap d. /home

c. 14GB

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

a. man -k flush

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 command you desire? a. man -k flush b. man -k find all c. man flush d. man -key flush