ITN 170 Exam 1 Study Guide

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

#

If you have more lines in the file, then you can jump a specific number of lines by entering ______ along with _____. a. @, j b. $, j c. *, j d. #, j

#, j

To navigate to the end of a line, press ______. a. @ b. $ c. ! d. #

$

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

$

What is the total cost of the software needed to install a native Linux server? A. $0 B. Less than $100 C. Less than $1000 D. Varies according to configuration

$0

When working with the vi editor, other than pressing "I", pressing which another key will invoke the insert mode? a. -a b. -k c. -l d. -m

-a

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

/ swap

Which of the following would be the correct device for the primary master PATA hard disk? a. /dev/hda b. /dev/sda c. /dev/pataa d. /dev/drive0

/dev/hda

You can control the use of TTY consoles using the __________. a. /etc/hosts b. /etc/ssh/sshd_config c. /etc/login d. /etc/systemd/logind.conf

/etc/systemd/logind.conf

To support secure authentication, you must configure the administrator account (root) and at least ------ regular user account(s). In the space provided, enter only the numeric value.

1

When examining a Linux kernel version number of 4.18.8, what is the minor number? A. 4 B. 18 C. 8 D. None of these

18

Which of the following kernels are developmental kernels? (Choose all that apply.) a. 2.3.4 b. 3.5.5 c. 4.1-rc5 d. 4.4.4

2.3.4 4.1-rc5

What is the maximum number of Primary partitions that can be stored on a Hard disk? a. 2 b. 4 c. 32 d. 256

4

When examining a Linux kernel version number of 4.18.8, what is the major number? A. 4 B. 18 C. 8 D. None of these

4

How many TTY consoles are available in CentOS? a. 2 b. 1 c. 8 d. 5 e. 6

6

When examining a Linux kernel version number of 4.18.8, what is the revision number? A. 4 B. 18 C. 8 D. None of these

8

Which value along with the pkill command will kill a TTY connection forcefully? a. 5 b. 8 c. 1 d. 9 e. 0

9

Which of the following are true of the echo command? a. When used to display text, quotation marks are optional. b. It can be used to display shell variables by including a $ sign in front of the variable name. c. Including a semicolon at the end of the line will not affect the text being displayed. d. All of the other options are true.

All of the other options are true

A Linux server can NOT provide which of the services listed? A. NTP B. FTPC C. DHCPD D. MTAE E. All of these can be provided

All of these can be provided

Which of the following key combinations would switch from tty1 to tty3? a. Ctrl+Shift+F3 b. Alt+Shift+F3 c. Ctrl+Shift+3 d. Ctrl+Alt+F3

Alt+Shift+F3

What is the most common open source Web server available for Linux? a. Samba b. Apache c. Squid d. OpenStack

Apache

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

BASH

The most common method of Linux clustering is known as ____________ clustering.

Beowulf

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

Ctrl+Alt+F1

On which distribution is the Ubuntu Linux distribution based? A. Red Hat B. Debian C. Gentoo D. Arch

Debian

Which two people are accredited with creating the UNIX operating system? (Choose two answers.) a. Dennis Ritchie b. Richard Stallman c. Linus Torvalds d. Ken Thompson

Dennis Ritchie Ken Thompson

Before installing freerdp, which of the following must be installed? a. Epel-repo b. Fonts package c. Desktop components d. Network package

Desktop components

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? a. True b. False

False

inux commands entered via the command line are not case sensitive. True or False? a. True b. False

False

Which common GUI environments are available in most Linux distributions? (Choose all that apply.) a. GNOME b. CDE c. KDE d. RPM

GNOME KDE

Linux is freely developed and considered open source software. It is covered under this public license. A. OSI B. LUA C. GNU D. PST

GNU

To which license does Linux adhere? a. open license b. artistic license c. GNU General Public License d. free source license

GNU General Public License

The GUID Partition Table is used on hard disks that are ---- 2 TB in size. a. Greater than or equal to b. Less than c. None of the above

Greater than or equal to

When using an Internet browser in Linux to reach a website, how is the address www.linux.org handled? A. It is a FQNN and goes directly to the site B. It is a FQDN and is translated by DNS C. Is is a FQDN and is translated by DHCP D. None of these are correct

It is a FQDN and is translated by DNS

Which of the following Linux distributions is likely to be used by a CyberSecurity worker? a. Fedora b. Ubuntu c. Kali d. Gentoo

Kali

When installing the latest Linux version, you can choose Red Hat, Ubuntu, GNOME or KDE distributions. Which of the choices will be common to all distributions? A. GUI B. Desktop C. Bootloader D. Kernel

Kernel

The Master Boot Record (MBR) is used on hard disks that are ----- 2 TB in size. a. Greater than or equal to b. Less than c. None of the above

Less than

Linux was developed by __________ to resemble the _________ operating system. a. Linus Torvalds, MINIX b. Linux Torvalds, GNU c. Richard Stallman, GNU d. Richard Stallman, MINIX

Linus Torvalds, MINIX

When the core components of the Linux operating system are packaged together with other Open Source Software, it is called a: a. new kernel b. new platform c. Linux distribution d. GNU Project

Linux distribution

What are some good reasons for using Linux in a corporate environment? (Choose all that apply.) a. Linux software is unlikely to become abandoned by its developers. b. Linux is secure and has a lower total cost of ownership than other operating systems. c. Linux is widely available for many platforms and supports many programming languages. d. Most Linux software is closed source.

Linux software is unlikely to become abandoned by its developers Linux is secure and has a lower total cost of ownership than other operating systems Linux is widely available for many platforms and supports many programming languages

Which of the following would be a term applicable to an e-mail program on a workstation that is used to view email? a. MTA b. MDA c. MUA d. MBR

MUA

Which of the following can be used to synchronize the time between a number of Linux servers and workstations on a network with a time clock source on the Internet? a. SFTP b. IMAP c. SMTP d. NTP

NTP

Which of the choices is NOT used to identify a Linux kernel version? A. Name B. Major Number C. Minor Number D. Revision Number

Name

A Linux developmental kernel is classified as -rc2. What does this indicate? A. It is stable B. Ready for production C. Needs more testing D. A and B only

Needs more testing

Which term describes the security analysis that attempts to break into systems to test the strength of the system? A. Vulnerability assessment B. Penetration test C. Cyber attack D. None of these

Penetration test

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 as metacharacters are essential. e. Precede it with a \.

Precede it with a \.

The command cd etc uses which kind of path? a. Absolute b. Relational c. Relative d. Conditional

Relative

Who formed the Free Software Foundation to promote open development? a. Dennis Ritchie b. Richard Stallman c. Linus Torvalds d. Ken Thompson

Richard Stallman

Which of the following types of cloud platforms would a webmail service offered to the general public be considered? a. SaaS b. PaaS c. IaaS d. MaaS

SaaS

Which of the following can be used on Linux to provide file and print services? a. Samba b. Apache c. Squid d. OpenStack

Samba

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

Spiceworks

Which choice identifies a compressed archive of files that can be installed on a Linux system without updating the central software database? A. RPM B. DPM C. Pacman D. Tarball

Tarball

Which of the following are characteristics of Open Source Software? (Choose all that apply.) a. The value of the software is directly related to its price. b. The software is developed collaboratively. c. The source code for software is available for a small fee. d. Any bugs are fixed quickly.

The software is developed collaboratively Any bugs are fixed quickly

When connecting with the CentOS system through a remote connection, the password field does not show any input when you type the password. What is the reason? a. This is the default behavior. b. Password is shadowed in the shadow file. c. Password is not being entered. d. Password is masked.

This is the default behavior

The operating system software is necessary for a computer to function. True or False? a. True b. 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? a. True b. False

True

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

True

What is the core component of the Linux GUI? A. Desktop B. X-Windows C. Ubuntu D. None of these

X-Windows

Which of the following are common methods for gaining support for Linux? a. HOWTO documents at www.tldp.org b. a local Linux User Group c. Internet newsgroups d. all the above

all the above

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

apropos keyword

Which of the following types of encryption uses a pair of keys known as a public and private? a. symmetric b. asymmetric c. SHA1 hashing d. message digest

asymmetric

Which of the following commands can be used to display a calendar for the current month? a. month b. date --calendar c. cal d. calendar

cal

Which of the following are examples of a relative path? [Choose all that apply.] a. cd .. b. cd Documents/ c. cd /etc d. cd /var/cache e. cd ../backups

cd .. cd Documents/ cd ../backups

Which of the following are examples of an absolute path? [Choose all that apply.] a. cd /etc b. cd .. c. cd ../backups d. cd /var/cache

cd /etc cd /var/cache

If you need to visit the Documents directory in the home directory of the user Administrator, what would be the correct command? a. cd Documents/ b. cd /home/../Documents c. cd ../Documents d. cd /home/administrator/Documents

cd /home/administrator/Documents

What is the relative path to get into the Documents directory? a. cd /home/../Documents b. cd ../Documents c. cd Documents/ d. cd /home/administrator/Documents

cd Documents/

Which command will take you back to the home directory? a. cd.. b. cd / c. cd .. d. cd ~

cd ~

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

clear

The United States Air Force was able to install Linux on a popular gaming console and then connect over 1,700 of these systems together to work as one big supercomputer. Which of the following types of technologies did they implement? a. herding b. cloud computing c. group computing d. clustering

clustering

To navigate to the end of a word, press ____ and you will jump to the end of the word. a. t b. e c. f d. a

e

The ____ command will display file types using special characters. Enter your answer in the space provided.

file

Which of the following is not a piece of information that the Fedora installation program prompts you for? a. time zone b. installation destination c. firewall settings d. installation language

firewall settings

Which of the following is a free remote connectivity utility that uses Remote Desktop Protocol? a. xrdp b. RDP c. PuTTY d. freerdp

freerdp

Which of the following terms describes a type of useful and legitimate software that is distributed by a developer where they do not charge for the software but also do not distribute the source code along with it? a. shareware b. freeware c. malware d. tryware

freeware

In the command mode, pressing which letter would move one character to the left? a. h b. b c. a d. k E. e

h

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

halt

Primary master PATA hard disk a. hdb b. hdd c. hdc d. hda

hda

Primary slave PATA hard disk a. hdb b. hdd c. hdc d. hda

hdb

Secondary master PATA hard disk a. hdb b. hdd c. hdc d. hda

hdc

Secondary slave PATA hard disk a. hdb b. hdd c. hdc d. hda

hdd

What equivalent to the man command generally provides an easier-to-read description of the queried command and contains links to other related information? a. who b. man help c. man -descriptive d. info

info

Sandra needs to obtain the latest image of Fedora so that she can install it as a virtual machine on her Windows workstation. Which of the following file formats is Sandra likely to find available for download from Fedora's website in order to allow her to use the file as the source for booting and installing Linux as a VM? a. .zip b. .tar.gz c. .iso d. .tgz

iso

Wayne is using the command line and is in his home directory. Which of the following will display a list of all files and their sizes from his home directory? (Choose two.) a. ls -ax b. ls -al ~ c. ls -ax ~ d. ls -al /home/wayne

ls -al ~ ls -al /home/wayne

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

man -k flush

Dustin runs a command at the command line trying to find out what kernel version the system is running. However, it doesn't give him the information he needs. He knows there is an option that can be used to display the kernel version. How can he find out which option to use? a. ver --help b. help version c. man uname d. lsproc -?

man uname

Linux is a ___________ and ___________ operating system. a. production, stable b. multiuser, multitasking c. processing, operating d. large, useful

multiuser, multitasking

Many types of software are available today. Which type of software does Linux represent? a. open source software b. closed source software c. freeware d. shareware

open source software

Which of the following are factors that determine which Linux distribution a user will use? (Choose all that apply.) a. package manager support b. hardware platform c. kernel features d. language support

package manager support hardware platform kernel features

Which of the following types of servers can be used to cache requested Internet resources so that they can be more quickly delivered to users requesting the same resource while at the same time reducing the burden on the external network connection to the Internet for an organization? a. file server b. DNS server c. proxy server d. DHCP server

proxy server

Other than the tty command, which command reveals the name of the current TTY console? a. console b. ln c. ls d. ps

ps

Which of the following refers to the third primary partition on the second SAS hard disk within Linux? a. hdb2 b. sda3 c. hdb3 d. sdb3

sdb3

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

shell

Which of the following commands will power off a Linux system after a 10 minute delay? a. shutdown -t 600 b. shutdown -P 10 c. halt -t 10 d. poweroff --wait 10

shutdown -P 10

Every computer consists of physical components and non-physical components. The non-physical components of a computer that understand how to work with the physical components are referred to as: A. hardware B. records C. software D. processors

software

Which culture embraced the term "GNU" (GNU's Not UNIX) and laid the free software groundwork for Linux? a. the hacker culture b. the MIT culture c. the cracker culture d. the Artificial Intelligence culture

the hacker culture

Which command helps you check the current TTY console? a. ls b. console c. tty d. ln

tty

Which of the following server roles does Apache perform? a. web server b. mail server c. name server d. certificate authority

web server

The core component of the Linux operating system is the Linux kernel. If you were a Linux systems administrator for a company, when would you need to upgrade your Linux kernel? (Choose all that apply.) A. when you need support in Linux for new hardware B. when you need another user interface C. when you need to increase the stability of Linux D. when you need to use kernel modules

when you need support in Linux for new hardware when you need to increase the stability of Linux

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

who

Regardless of your username, which metacharacter can you always use to refer to your own home directory? a. ~ b. ! c. ^ d. $

~


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