Quiz: Chapter 03 Exploring Linux Filesystems CA 157

Which of the following is an absolute pathname? (Choose all that apply.)

/home/resume, C:\myfolder\resume

The less command offers less functionality than the more command.

False

After typing the ls -a command, you notice a file whose filename begins with a period (.). What does this mean?

It is a hidden file.

After typing the ls -F command, you notice a filename that ends with an * (asterisk) character. What does this mean?

It is an executable file.

How can you specify a text pattern that must be at the beginning of a line of text using a regular expression?

Precede the string with a ^.

How can a user switch from insert mode to command mode when using the vi editor?

Press the Esc key.

A directory is a type of file.

True

Linux has only one root directory per directory tree.

True

Using a regular expression, how can you indicate a character that is not an a or b or c or d?

[^abcd]

A user typed the command pwd and saw the output: /home/jim/sales/pending. How could that user navigate to the /home/jim directory?

cd ../..

If a user's current directory is /home/mary/project1, which command could they use to move to the etc directory directly under the root?

cd /etc

The vi editor can function in which two of the following modes? (Choose both that apply.)

command, insert

The tac command _____.

displays the contents of a file in reverse order, last line first and first line last

What will the following wildcard expression return: file[a-c]?

filea, fileb, filec

Which command would a user type on the command line to find out the current directory in the directory tree?

pwd

What will typing q! at the : prompt in command mode do when using the vi editor?

quit without saving any changes

A special device file is used to _____.

represent hardware devices

Which command searches for and displays any text contents of a binary file?

strings

A user types the command head /poems/mary. What will be displayed on the terminal screen?

the first 10 lines of the file mary

If "resume" is the name of a file in the home directory off the root of the filesystem and your present working directory is home, what is the relative name for the file named resume?

resume