Linux Essentials Final Exam (Modules 9 – 16)

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Linux Essentials Final Exam (Modules 9 – 16) Answer

  1. Question ID 132

    The number of users logged in is in a variable called USERS. How would you test to see if 5 users are logged in?

    • test $USERS = 5
    • test $USERS –a 5
    • test $USERS,5
    • test –f USERS=5
    • test $USERS –eq 5

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  2. Question ID 133

    Given the following script:

    while [ ! –f /tmp/foo ]; do

    echo –n “.”

    process_data > /tmp/foo

    done

    Which of the following are true?

    (choose two)

    • The screen will fill with dots.
    • /tmp/foo will be removed if it exists
    • process_data will never be run
    • If a file called /tmp/foo exists, process_data won’t be run
    • process_data will be called at most once

  3. Question ID 134

    A conditional that lets you make multiple comparisons with a pattern is called:

    • fanout
    • if
    • branch
    • case
    • test

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  4. Question ID 135

    What is the meaning of $(( $i + 1)) ?

    • If i is 0, the loop will stop
    • This will return the value of the first argument to the script
    • 1 will be added to the i variable
    • This runs the command stored in variable i
    • This will return the value of the next argument to the script

  5. Question ID 136

    How would you write a test that says “if /tmp/foo is a directory or USERS is greater than 5”?

    • test –d /tmp/foo | $USERS > 5
    • test /tmp/foo –d –o $USERS -gt 5
    • test /tmp/foo || $USERS > 5
    • test –d /tmp/foo –o $USERS –gt 5
    • test –f /tmp/foo –o $USERS –ge 5

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  6. Question ID 152

    A division of a hard drive may be referred to as a _______ .

    (choose two)

    • partition
    • label
    • slice
    • block

  7. Question ID 153

    Which of the following are valid partitioning types?

    (choose two)

    • MBR
    • PC
    • GPT
    • BIOS

  8. Question ID 154

    The fdisk command is a tool used for working with the MBR partitioned disks.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

  9. Question ID 155

    Which of the following is the valid device file name for the first IDE hard drive on the system?

    • /dev/sda
    • /dev/hd1
    • /dev/hda
    • /dev/ide

  10. Question ID 156

    Which of the following are valid video cable connector types?

    (choose two)

    • AMD
    • DVI
    • VGA
    • HDA

  11. Question ID 172

    A command that will continuously update statistics about running processes:

    • top
    • tail
    • bottom
    • head

  12. Question ID 173

    The following are valid Linux option styles:

    (choose three)

    • Traditional Unix with a single dash (-)
    • BSD Unix without a dash
    • DOS slash (/)
    • GNU long options with two dashes (–)

  13. Question ID 174

    Which file contains the information passed to the kernel at boot time?

    • /proc/kargs
    • /proc/kernel
    • /proc/kopts
    • /proc/cmdline

  14. Question ID 175

    To make changes permanent for kernel parameter files found under /proc/sys, the following file can have entries added to it:

    • /etc/sysctl.conf
    • /etc/procctl.conf
    • /etc/procsys.conf
    • /etc/sysinfo.conf

  15. Question ID 176

    To get a list of all packages installed on a system using RPM Package Management you can execute:

    • rpm -qa
    • rpm -ql
    • rpm -qf
    • rpm -qi

  16. Question ID 177

    Which of the following would be considered a host?

    • The computer’s hard drive
    • A network cable
    • A CDROM
    • A printer attached to the network via an IP address

  17. Question ID 192

    What option to the netstat command has information shown as numbers rather than names?

    • -t
    • -n
    • –name
    • -r

  18. Question ID 193

    Which of the following commands will allow you to log into the machine server1 with the account name nick?

    • ssh nick@server1
    • ssh nick->server1
    • ssh nick-server1
    • ssh nick&server1

  19. Question ID 194

    The RSA key fingerprint allows the dig command to connect to remote systems.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

  20. Question ID 197

    Which files contain user account information?

    (choose two)

    • /etc/shadow
    • /etc/group
    • /etc/passwd

  21. Question ID 212

    Sudo privileges can be used to specify which user can use the sudo command to execute commands as other users.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

  22. Question ID 213

    In distributions that do not allow the root user to login directly or via the su command, the installation process automatically configures one user account to be able to use the sudo command to execute commands as if they were executed by the root user.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

  23. Question ID 214

    Which of the following commands will display how long the system has been running since the last boot?

    (choose two)

    • who
    • w
    • id
    • uptime

  24. Question ID 215

    The /etc/shadow file contains plain-text passwords.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

  25. Question ID 216

    Which command can be used to view the /etc/passwd file entries?

    • getent
    • uptime
    • getpasswd
    • uppasswd

  26. Question ID 232

    Which command can be used to determine a user’s most recent log in?

    • login
    • last
    • history
    • shell

  27. Question ID 233

    Which of the following files contains encrypted user password information?

    • /etc/usr
    • /etc/shadow
    • /etc/passwd
    • /etc/group

  28. Question ID 234

    Which of the following files contains user IDs?

    • /etc/passwd
    • /etc/group
    • /etc/shadow
    • /etc/usr

  29. Question ID 235

    Which of the following files does the groupadd command use to determine the new GID when a GID isn’t specified?

    • /etc/shadow
    • /etc/usr
    • /etc/passwd
    • /etc/group

  30. Question ID 236

    Which of the following commands, run as root, will prevent the user bob from logging in?

    • usermod -L bob
    • usermod -D bob
    • usermod -d bob
    • usermod -l bob

  31. Question ID 252

    The chmod command can be used on a file by:

    • The file owner and root
    • The file owner
    • A user that belongs to the files current group
    • Only root

  32. Question ID 253

    Which option for the chown command can be used to change the owner of a directory and all the files and directories below it?

    • -f
    • -R
    • -a
    • -r

  33. Question ID 254

    The chown command will only accept one file at a time as an argument.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

  34. Question ID 255

    The “execute” permission is never set on files by default.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

  35. Question ID 256

    The user owner of a file will always have the same or higher permissions as “other”.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

  36. Question ID 361

    A source and a hard link must be part of the same filesystem.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

  37. Question ID 362

    Deleting a source file will break an associated symbolic link.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

  38. Question ID 363

    A source file and a symbolic link must be part of the same file system.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

  39. Question ID 364

    Which of the following commands would create a hard link, link to file?

    • ln link file
    • ln -s link file
    • ln file link
    • ln -s file link

  40. Question ID 365

    Which of the following commands would create a symbolic link, link to file?

    • ln link file
    • ln -s file link
    • ln file link
    • ln -s link file