Last Updated on April 2, 2018 by Admin
Introduction to Linux I Chapter 5 Exam Answer
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Question ID 474
The ls command will list which of the following by default?
- The root directory
- The current directory
- Nothing; it requires an argument
- User’s home directory
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Question ID 475
User home directories often contain hidden files.
True or False?
- True
- False
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Question ID 476
Use the ___ option to display hidden files with the ls command.
- -A
- -h
- -D
- -a
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Question ID 477
The ls command can list the contents of only one directory at a time.
True or False?
- True
- False
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Question ID 478
The “.” in an ls listing represents:
- Directories that can’t be accessed
- Hidden files
- The end of the command output
- The current directory
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Question ID 479
To perform a “long listing” to show file details, use which of the following commands:
- ls -D
- ls -L
- ll
- ls -l
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Question ID 480
Using the touch command and specifying a nonexistent file…
- prompts the user to create a file.
- creates a blank file with that name.
- generates an error.
- does nothing.
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Question ID 482
The touch command can be used to change a file’s time-stamp to something other than the current system time.
True or False?
- True
- False
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Question ID 483
By default, what does the cp command preserve from the original file?
- The timestamps
- The name
- The permissions and ownership
- The contents
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Question ID 484
To copy the contents of a directory, use the following option(s) for the cp command:
(choose two)
- -A
- -r
- -d
- -R
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Question ID 485
To maintain timestamps when using the cp command, use:
- -T
- -A
- -a
- -t
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Question ID 486
The mv command can be used to move more than one file at a time.
True or False?
- True
- False
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Question ID 487
The mv command will rename a file when a new directory is not specified.
True or False?
- True
- False
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Question ID 488
Which option for the rm command will cause it to prompt before deleting files?
- -I
- -p
- -i
- -a
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Question ID 489
Which option(s) for the rm command can be used to delete directories that contain files?
(choose two)
- -r
- -R
- -A
- -D
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Question ID 490
The rm command can be used with glob characters to delete multiple files.
True or False?
- True
- False
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Question ID 491
The mkdir command cannot be used to:
- Delete a directory
- Create new directories
- Create multiple directories at once
- Create sub-directories in different parent directories
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Question ID 492
Which mkdir option should be used to create parent directories (that don’t already exist) along with the specified directory?
- -F
- -d
- -A
- -p
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Question ID 493
The rmdir command can be used to delete directories and their contents.
True or False?
- True
- False
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Question ID 494
The ls-l command output will not include:
- File permissions
- Timestamp
- Hard link count
- File contents
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Question ID 495
Which character at the beginning of a long listing indicates a directory?
- –
- l
- c
- d
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Question ID 496
Which character at the beginning of a long listing indicates a regular file?
- l
- d
- –
- c
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Question ID 497
Which character at the beginning of a long listing indicates a symbolic link?
- d
- c
- –
- l
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Question ID 498
The names of hidden files begin with the ___ character.
- *
- >
- +
- .
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Question ID 499
Which option to the ls command will sort the output by size instead of alphabetically?
- -r
- -s
- -S
- -t
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Question ID 500
Which option to the ls command will sort the output by time-stamp?
- -t
- -s
- -S
- -r
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Question ID 501
Which option to the ls command will reverse the sort order?
- -t
- -r
- -S
- -s
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Question ID 502
The file command uses _____ to determine file types.
- magic
- the “magic” file
- alchemy
- a random number generator
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Question ID 898
By default, using the touch command on an existing file will update the file’s _____.
- Timestamp
- Type
- Permissions
- Ownership