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The System Log Daemon rsyslogd loads what configuration file under /etc, as well as any files within which directory under /etc?
rsyslog.conf and rsyslog.d
A(n) ____________________ defines the number and type of daemons that are loaded into memory and executed by the kernel on a particular system.
runlevel
A UNIX SysV term that defines a certain type and number of daemons on a Linux system.
runlevel
What permissions are required to execute a shell script in a manner similar to any other executable program on the system?
read and execute
Processes that have encountered an error during execution and continuously uses up system resources are referred to as ____________________ processes.
rogue
The ____________ command can be used to start X Windows and the default window manager or desktop environment.
startx
In order to change keyboard layout if X Windows can't detect the layout, you should use what CLI command?
system-config-keyboard
A Systemd term that is used to describe the number and type of daemons running on a Linux system. It is functionally equivalent to the UNIX SysV term runlevel .
target unit
The amount of time a process has to use the CPU is called a(n) ____________________.
time slice
In order to create user accounts on a Linux system, what command should be utilized?
useradd
The _________________ command can be used to search Internet software repositories for RPM packages that map to your architecture, and automatically install or upgrade those packages on your system.
yum (Yellowdog Updater Modified)
Files with what two file extensions are commonly known as tarballs?
.tar.gz and .tgz
What device file below indicates the first ATAPI IDE tape device (nonrewinding)?
/dev/nst0
In Fedora 20, where are user configured settings for Xorg stored?
/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/
What two processes below will show up as PID 1, depending on whether a system uses UNIX SysV or Systemd init processes?
init and systemd
What configuration file contains parameters that set the default location for e-mail, password expiration information, minimum password length, and the range of UIDs and GIDs available for use?
login.defs
What can be used on a Linux system to trace the lineage of each child process?
parent process ID
Packages in the Red Hat Package Manager format have filenames that indicate the hardware architecture for which the software was compiled, and end with the ____________________ extension.
.rpm
______________ represents a text description of the user and is typically left blank.
General Electric Comprehensive Operating System (GECOS) or GECOS field
The GNOME 3 desktop environment utilizes what window manager and toolkit below?
mutter and GTK+toolkit
To change the primary group temporarily to another group that is listed in the output of the groups and id commands, you can use which command below?
newgrp
The ____________________ can be used to affect the process priority indirectly.
nice value or (NI)
A set of information that is sent to a printer at the same time is called a(n)
print job
A(n) ____________________ refers to a program that is running in memory and on the CPU.
process
What option can be added to the userdel command to remove the home directory of the target user?
-r
What two files contain settings for the CUPS daemon and the configuration information for each printer installed on a system, respectively?
/etc/cups/printers.conf and /etc/cups/cupsd.conf
The _________________ file often contains a single uncommented line that configures the default runlevel for a system.
/etc/inittab
In order to redirect a file to the standard input of a command, what metacharacter should be used?
< (open carrot thing)
The standard output and standard error from a terminal screen within the BASH shell can be redirected to a file on the filesystem using what shell metacharacter, followed by the absolute or relative pathname of the file?
> (close bracket thing)
The ____________________ environment variable contains a list of directories to search for executable programs.
PATH
When a computer first initializes, the system BIOS performs a(n)
Power On Self Test or POST
The K desktop environment utilizes what window manager and toolkit below?
Qt toolkit and kwin
To view the contents of a file that was compressed with the bzip2 utility, you must used the ____________________ command.
bzcat
On a CUPS printing system, to remove a print job that is in the print queue, you can use the ____________________ command followed by the print job IDs of the jobs to remove.
cancel
The ____________________ facility used by the System Log Daemon specifies messages from the Linux kernel.
kern
A case construct must be ended by ____________________.
esac
In a process referred to as ____________________, when executing compiled programs or shell scripts, the BASH shell that interprets the command you typed creates a new BASH shell.
forking
The first daemon process on a system is called the ____________________ daemon.
initialize or init
