Deck 3: Linux Commands and Functionality

Question 1

How would you switch to virtual terminal 1?

A)Ctrl+Alt+F1
B)Alt+F1
C)Ctrl+F1
D)Shift+Ctrl+F1

Answer 1

Ctrl+Alt+F1

Question 2

In which directory are the crontab files for users stored on suse linux?

A) / var / spool / cron / tabs
B) / usr / lib / cron
C) / usr / bin / cron / crontabs
D) / var / spool / cron / users / tabs

Answer 2

/ var / spool / cron / tabs

Question 3

How would you lock the user account named csm099?

A)usermod -l csm099
B)usermod -L csm099
C)usermod --l csm099
D)usermod -lock csm099

Answer 3

usermod -L csm099

Question 4

How do you copy an entire directory structure? E.g. from Project to Project.backup

A)cp -r Project Project.backup
B)cp -e Project Project.backup
C)cp -d Project Project.backup
D)cp -s Project Project.backup

Question 5

.............is the command used to create new directory.

A)mkdir
B)newdir
C)dir
D)mk / dir

Question 6

Command used to create an empty file.

A)mtfile
B)touch
C)intouch
D)file

Question 7

Which is the commmand used to remove or delete file with out confirmation msg ?

A)rm-f
B)rm
C)del
D)remove

Question 8

........command is used to show the logger or user

A)(?)
B)who
C)no of
D)(???)

Question 9

"cat" is the command used to

A)change directory
B)move directory
C)come out of shell
D)see the contents of file

Question 10

What command, followed by the directory name is used to access that specific directory?

A)cp
B)cd
C)access
D)acs

Question 11

How would you show a list of files and directories that are inside the current directory.

A)list
B)listfiles
C)ls
D)lst

Question 12

What command allows you to logout of the system?

A)lgt
B)logout
C)logot
D)out

Question 13

You have written a shell script that must be run as root in order to work properly. What is the most secure way to give a normal user the ability to run this program?

A)Set permissions to 777 on the script
B)Make the user a member of the root group
C)Make the user the owner of the script
D)Set the SUID bit on the script

Question 14

Which of the following modes of operation exist in vi?

A)insert
B)type
C)search
D)remove

Question 15

Which of the following commands can be used to change the group owner of a file?

A)chown
B)chmod
C)chattr
D)attrch

Question 16

Which command to use for complete details of a command on the shell?

A)help
B)(?)
C)man
D)hlp

Question 17

You need to change some settings on your Apache server. Which is the best tool to use for logging in remotely?

A)rsh
B)ssh
C)rlogin
D)telnet

Question 18

Which of the following runlevels will reboot the system?

A)0
B)2
C)4
D)6

Question 19

You want to change the permissions on the file named "fifteen" so that root has all permissions and they are denied all other users. Which command should you use?

A)chmod fifteen 700
B)chmod 100 fifteen
C)chmod 700 fifteen
D)chmod fifteen 100

Question 20

Your PC is unable to boot off the Linux install CD. Which utility should be used to create an installation boot floppy?

A)fdisk
B)cp
C)dd
D)tar

Question 21

Which of the following below are true functionalities of shell?

A)Authenticates user
B)Interprets commands
C)Allocates time and memory to programs
D)Only a and b

Question 22

Which of the following below are true functionalities of Kernel?

A)Allocates time and memory to programs
B)Authenticates user
C)Interprets commands
D)All choices are correct

Question 23

To implement new application on IBM z / 10. Which of the following options need to be considered if it to be implemented in Linux?

A)IBMz / OS outperforms Red Hat Linux in commercial workloads
B)IBMz / OS is more expensive, Linux is shareware
C)Red Hat Linux does not support all devices supported by IBMz / OS
D)z / OS is supported by IBM SupportLine, whereas Red Hat Linux can only be supported by Red Hat

Question 24

A process is identified by a unique

A)Pid
B)Id
C)processed
D)proid

Question 25

Which command reduces the size of a file?

A)pzip
B)gcat
C)pgcat
D)gzip