Introduction to Linux - Chapter 12
Which option to the gzip command can be used to retain the uncompressed files when creating an archive? -R -F No option needed, gzip does this by default -c
-c
Which of the following options puts the cpio command into copy-in mode? -i -u -o -v
-i
Which option to the unzip command can be used to estimate the size of an archive when it is decompressed? -l -c -R -F
-l
Which option to the zip command will list its files without uncompressing them? -R -l -c -F
-l
Which of the following options puts the cpio command in copy-out mode? -v -u -o -i
-o
Which option to the zip command can be used to recursively compress multiple directories? -r -R -l -d
-r
Which of the following options allows the cpio command to overwrite existing files? -u -v -o -i
-u
Which option to the bzip2 command can be used to report the compression ratio of an archive? -l -R -v -c
-v
bzip2 archives are typically indicated with which file extension? .bz .bz2 .b2 .gz
.bz2
The tar command supports: gzip compression only bzip compression only Both gzip and bzip2 compression only uncompressed archives
Both gzip and bzip2 compression
It is not possible to recursively compress files within directories with gzip. True or False? True False
False
The cpio command has four modes of operation. True or False? True False
False
gzip and bzip are aliases for the same utility. True or False? True False
False
gzip and bzip2 use the same compression algorithm. True or False? True False
False
The tar command supports which of the following styles of option(s)? (choose three) DOS GNU BSD Unix
GNU , BSD , Unix
Which of the following functions is not a primary use of the tar command: Extract archives View archives Create archives Repair corrupted archives
Repair corrupted archives
The cpio command will preserve metadata when copying files. True or False? True False
True
The dd command can be used to copy entire partitions. True or False? True False
True
The dd command can be used to create iso files. True or False? True False
True
The dd command can be used to create large files the can be used as swap files. True or False? True False
True
The unzip command can be used without options to extract files from a zip archive. True or False? True False
True
Which option to the bzip2 command can be used for recursive compression? -v bzip2 doesn't support recursive compression -c -R
bzip2 doesn't support recursive compression
To decompress the archive example.gz, use the following command: gunzip example.gz gunzip -x example.gz gzip -u example.gz gzip -x example.gz
gunzip example.gz
Which of the following is not a valid argument for the dd command? count in if bs of
in
When copying entire devices using the dd command, you must specify: block size and count only input file and output file only input file, output file, and block count input file, output file, block size and count
input file and output file only
By default, tar will attempt to extract an archive... into the working directory. to the specified directory. into the archive's parent directory. into the user's home directory.
into the working directory.
Which of the following commands could be used to extract the archive, example.tar? tar -uz example.tar tar -xz example.tar tar -xf example.tar tar -uf example.tar
tar -xf example.tar
Which archiving method is compatible across Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac operating systems? cpio dd zip tar
zip
