linux chapter 12 homework

Which file would you modify to permanently change the IP configuration of a network interface on a modern Fedora Workstation system?

/etc/NetworkManager/system-connections/name.nmconnection

Which file holds the methods to be used and the order in which they will be applied for host name resolution?

/etc/nsswitch.conf

Which file stores the IP addresses of the DNS servers used to resolve host names if no DNS servers are specified within the network configuration file for the network interface?

/etc/resolv.conf

Which of the following port numbers is associated with SSH?

22

The NetworkManager or Systemd-networkd components must be installed on a Linux system in order to configure an IP address on a network interface.

False

Which two commands can be used to modify the route table on a Linux computer? (Choose two answers.)

Ip route

The IP address of 127.0.0.1 is also referred to as the _____.

Loopback adress

Which of the following utilities can be used to view and configure a network renderer? (Choose all that apply.)

Network Ctl Nmcli

Which Windows program is often used to connect to a Linux server via SSH?

Putty

Which commands can be used to display TCP/IP connections on your Linux system? (Choose all that apply.

Ss -t Net stat -t

To test DNS configuration by resolving a host name to an IP address, which command or commands can you use? (Choose all that apply.)

host hostname dig hostname Ns lookup hostname

You want to generate SSH keys for your user account and copy them to a remote computer to simplify future SSH authentication. What two commands can you use to perform these actions? (Choose two answers.)

ssh-keygen ssh-copy-id

Before a computer can use a router, with what configuration information must it be provided?

Default gateway

Which of the following can be used to provide graphical remote administration? (Choose all that apply.)

vnc SSH -X

What are two means available to resolve a host name to the appropriate IP address? (Choose two answers.)

DNS /etc/hosts

Which of the following are stand-alone daemons? (Choose all that apply.)

DNS (named apache (https)

The daemons associated with network services listen for network traffic associated with a particular _____.

Port

Network daemons are started on demand using inetd, xinetd, or Systemd socket units.

True

SSH encrypts all traffic that passes across the network, whereas telnet does not.

True

The line that configures the host name for the computer at boot time can be found in /etc/hostname.

True