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Under the root directory in Linux, which directory contains system commands and utilities?
/usr
What directory under / contains the log files and spools for a Linux system?
/var
A software license, ensuring that the source code for any OSS will remain freely available to anyone who wants to examine, build on, or improve upon it.
GNU General Public License
The area of a large hard disk ( > 2TB) outside a partition that stores partition information and boot loaders.
GUID Partition Table
Prior to performing an installation of Linux, the hardware components of the target system should be checked against what known compatible list below?
Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)
Also known as the Bourne Again Shell, this is the default command-line interface in Linux.
BASH Shell
A file that contains the content of a DVD.
ISO image
The QT toolkit is utilized by which GUI environment?
KDE
The area of a typical hard disk (< 2TB) outside a partition that stores partition information and boot loaders.
Master Boot Record (MBR)
Which of the following key combinations, commonly used in the vi editor command mode, displays current line statistics?
Ctrl+g
In the GNU Emacs editor, what key combination can be used to delete all characters between the cursor and the end of the line?
Ctrl+k
What installation media source is the most common source for Linux packages?
DVD
A popular and widespread text editor more conducive to word processing that vi. It was originally developed by Richard Stallman.
EMACS editor
T/F: A swap partition contains a filesystem.
False
If enough unique letters of a directory name have been typed, what key can be pressed to activate the BASH shell's completion feature?
Tab
The overall cost of using a particular operating system is known as?
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)
T/F: The database for the locate command can be updated manually by using the updatedb command.
True
In Linux, the core component of the GUI is known as:
X Windows
Using wildcard metacharacters, how can one indicate a number is either 1, 2, 3, or 4?
[1-4]
The full pathname to a certain file or directory starting from the root directory.
absolute pathname
A calendar for the current month can be shown on the command line by issuing which command?
cal
To display the contents of a text file called data, what command should be used?
cat data
In order to move from the /home/joe/test/data to the /home/joe directory, what command below should be issued?
cd ../..
The software whose source code is not freely available from the original author; Windows 98 is an example.
closed source software
In what mode does the vi editor open by default?
command mode
One of the two modes in vi; it allows a user to perform any available text-editing task that is not related to inserting text into the document.
command mode
The joining of text together to make one larger whole. In Linux, words and strings of text are joined together to form a displayed file.
concatenation
In vi, using command mode, what series of key presses below will cause the line on which the cursor is on to be deleted?
dd
A complete set of operating system software, including the Linux Kernel, supporting function libraries, and a variety of OSS packages that can be downloaded from the Internet free of charge.
distribution
A variant of the grep command used to search files for patterns, using extended regular expressions.
egrep command
A file that can be executed by the Linux operating system to run in memory as a process and perform a useful function.
executable program
After a shell is no longer needed, what command can be given to exit the shell?
exit
An improved version of the ext3 filesystem, with an extended feature set and better performance.
ext4
A variant of the grep command that does not allow the use of regular expressions.
fgrep command
The way in which a hard disk or SSD partition is formatted to allow data to reside on the physical media.
filesystem
A term that refers to the specific type of UNIX operating system.
flavor
A common text editor used within GUI environments.
gedit editor
A Linux command that searches files for patterns of characters using regular expression metacharacters. The command name is short for "global regular expression print."
grep command
A person who explores computer science to gain knowledge.
hacker
A Linux command that displays the first set of lines of a text file.
head command
A filesystem function that keeps track of the information that needs to be written to the hard disk or SSD in a journal.
journaling
The central, core program of the operating system.
kernel
The special metacharacters used to match patterns of text within text files; they are commonly used by text tool commands, including grep
regular expressions
A user interface that accepts input from the user and passes the input to the kernel for processing.
shell
After logging into a terminal, a user will receive an interface known as which option below?
shell
A named pipe connecting processes on two different computers; it can also be represented by a file on the filesystem.
socket file
What command is most effective at identifying different types of files?
stat
A Linux command used to search for and display text characters in a binary file.
strings command
To display a text file in reverse order, what command should be used?
tac
What command can be used to display the last five lines of a text file?
tail -5
A Linux command used to display lines of text at the end of a file.
tail command
The channel that allows a certain user to log in and communicate with the kernel via a user interface.
terminal
What metacharacter indicates background command execution?
&
Select the regular expression metacharacter that matches 0 or more occurrences of the previous character.
*
Which switch below can be added to the ls command to show a list of files and their type?
-F
A hard drive or SSD can be divided into partitions. What is the maximum number of primary partitions that can be used on these devices?
4
Select the mode below that corresponds to setting r-x:
5
At the vi command mode prompt, what key combination below will force a quit from the vi editor without saving changes?
:q!
What metacharacter can be used to issue two commands to be run in consecutive order, without piping or redirecting output?
;
When issuing the ls -F command, what special character indicates a linked file?
@
The files that represent the same data as other files.
linked file
The files that represent the same data as other files.
linked file
Select the command below that can be used to provide a long listing for each file in a directory:
ls -l
The apropos list command produces the same results as which command below?
man -k list
When viewing the version number for a Linux kernel, what number indicates the stability of the kernel?
minor number
A temporary connection that sends information from one command or process in memory to another; it can also be represented by a file on the filesystem.
named pipe file
A Linux command used to display the contents of a file in octal format.
od command
When using command-line terminal, specific letters that start with a dash ("-") and appear after command names are considered to be:
options
What command can be issued to confirm what directory you are in at a command line prompt?
pwd
In Fedora 20, what terminal is used for graphical login?
tty1
What is the minimum number of user accounts that must be created at install time?
two
A powerful command-line text editor available on most UNIX and Linux systems.
vi editor
An area on a hard disk or SSD (swap partition) that can be used to store information that normally resides in physical memory (RAM), if the physical memory is being used excessively.
virtual memory
The Linux kernel exists as a file named:
vmlinuz
Which Linux command can be utilized to display your current login name?
whoami
What permission (when assigned to a file) grants a user the ability to open, read, and edit the contents of a file?
write
Which character(s) below represent extended regular expression metacharacter(s)?
{}
What metacharacter can be used to refer to the current user's home directory?
~
