CH 1 - 9 First Half

Question 1

The most popular Linux Platform for Mobile phone is?

Android
Slackware
BlackBerry
iOS
MobileLinux

Answer 1

Android

Question 2

The Release Cycle?

Only has Meaning for Paid Software
Describes how long software will be supported.
Should be long so that you have time before you need to upgrade.
Should be short so you always have the freshest releases
Dictates how often software is updated.

Answer 2

Dictates how often software is update.

Question 3

What does a distribution provide to add and remove software from the Linux System?

Application Programming Interface (API)
Package Manager
Partitioning Tool
Compiler
Bash

Answer 3

Package Manager

Question 4

A Maintenance Cycle?

Describes how often updates for software come out.
Should be short so you always have the freshest releases.
Describes how long a version of software will be Supported.
Only has meaning for Paid Software
Should be long so that you have time before you need to upgrade.

Answer 4

Describes how long a version of software will be Supported.

Question 5

When choosing a distribution of Linux, you should consider? (Choose Five)

Popularity on Social Media
Does the Distribution off a “Stable” Version.
Does your Organization require long-term support for the system.
If the application software is supported by the distribution
Will users require a GUI
Will commercial support be required for the OS.

Answer 5

Does the Distribution off a “Stable” Version.
Does your Organization require long-term support for the system.
If the application software is supported by the distribution
Will users require a GUI
Will commercial support be required for the OS.

Question 6

Which of the following are Examples of Desktop Software? (Choose Two)

File Share
Compiler
Music Player
Web Server
Web Browser

Answer 6

Music Player

Web Browser

Question 7

Which of the following pieces of software deal with File Sharing? (Choose Three)

Netatalk
X-Windows
Samba
PostgreSQL
NFS

Answer 7

Netatalk
Samba
NFS

Question 8

The Linux Shell? (Choose Three)

Is responsible for tracking the location of config files.
Has a Scripted Language
Has a built-in text editor
Is Customizable
Allows you to launch programs.

Answer 8

Has a Scripted Language
Is Customizable
Allows you to launch programs.

Question 9

Virtualization Means?

Many users can share one hard drive.
A user can connect to a server over the network and use a virtual console
A machine can swap memory to disk
A single host can be split into multiple guests
Two users get different memory spaces on the same machine.

Answer 9

A single host can be split into multiple guests.

Question 10

In Graphical Mode, you can get to a Shell by running which Applications?

Gbash
Guiterm
Terminal
Console
XTerm

Answer 10

Terminal

XTerm

Question 11

Source code refers to?

A Human-Readable version of computer software.
The interface that software uses to talk to the Kernel
The version of a program that the computer runs on the CPU
The license that dictates how you may use and share the software

Answer 11

A Human-Readable Version of Computer Software.

Question 12

Open Source Means? (Choose Two)

You can modify the software’s source code.
You must share your changes
You must support the software you share
You can view the software’s source code
You cannot change anything for the software.

Answer 12

You can modify the software’s source code.

You can view the software’s source code.

Question 13

A Copyleft provision in a software license means?

You give up your copyright to the software
You may not link against third party closed source software
You must provide support for your modifications
You must provide free copies of the software if you use it
If you redistribute the software, you must distribute the source to any changes you make.

Answer 13

If you redistribute the software, you must distribute the source to any changes you make.

Question 14

Linux is distributed under which License?

MIT
GPLv3
Linux Foundation
GPLv2
BSD

Answer 14

GPLv2

Question 15

Creative Commons Licenses allow you to? (Choose Three)

Receive royalties on the user of the work.
Allow or Disallow commercial use
Specify whether or not people may distribute changes.
Get a veto on where the work is used
Specify whether or not changes must be shared

Answer 15

Allow or Disallow commercial use.
Specify whether or not people may distribute changes
Specify whether or not changes must be shared.

Question 16

Which environment variable contains a list of directories that is searched for commands to execute?

PS2
PATH
EXEC
PS1

Answer 16

PATH

Question 17

Select the Command that can report the location of a Command?

what
where
which

Answer 17

which

Question 18

A pair of double quotes (“ “) will prevent the shell from interpreting any metacharacter?

True
False

Answer 18

False

Question 19

The shell program interprets the command you type into the terminal into instructions that the Linux OS can execute?

True
False

Answer 19

True

Question 20

The Acronym CLI Stands for?

Command Line Interface
Computer Link Interpreter
Command Line Interpreter
Computer Line Interface

Answer 20

Command Line Interface

Question 21

The most common Shell used for Linux Distributions is the _____ shell?

ZSH
FISH
TSCH
BASH

Answer 21

BASH

Question 22

Which two pager commands are used by the Man Command to control movement within the document? (Choose Two)

page
more
grep
less

Answer 22

more

less

Question 23

To search the Man Page sections for the keyword example, which of the following command lines could you execute? (Choose Two)

man -k example
man -f example
whatis example
apropos example

Answer 23

man -k example

apropos example

Question 24

The statement that describes the difference between a Man Page and an Info Page is?

The Man Page is a long detailed reference, the Info Page is very terse.
There is very little difference between them.
The Man Page is like a guide, the Info Page is a more concise reference.
The Info Page is like a guide, the Man Page is a more concise reference.

Answer 24

The Info Page is like a guide, the Man Page is a more concise reference.

Question 25

The following sections commonly appear on a Man Page? (Choose Three) SYNOPSIS NAME LICENSE DESCRIPTION

Answer 25

SYNOPSIS NAME DESCRIPTION

Question 26

The top-level directory on a Linux system is represented as? /home C: /root /

Answer 26

/

Question 27

The tilde (~) is used to represent? Nothing, it has no special meaning Any two single characters The directory above the current working directory A User's Home Directory

Answer 27

A User's Home Directory

Question 28

The CD command by itself will take you to what directory? The directory above the current working directory. None, it is not a valid command Your Home Directory The System Root Directory

Answer 28

Your Home Directory

Question 29

What command will allow you to change your current working directory? ls list chdir cd

Answer 29

cd

Question 30

The first character in a long listing (ls -l) indicates? If something is a file, directory, or a symbolic link. The Size The Permissions The Owner

Answer 30

If something is a file, directory, or a symbolic link.

Question 31

Which of the following commands can be used to rename a file? rm cp name mv

Answer 31

mv

Question 32

The TOUCH command can be used to? (Choose Two) Change ownership of a file. Create New -Empty Files Change a File's Name Update the timestamp of existing files.

Answer 32

Create New -Empty Files | Update the timestamp of existing files.

Question 33

Which of the following are glob characters? (Choose Three) The question mark ? The dash character - The square brackets [ ] The asterisk *

Answer 33

The question mark ? The square brackets [ ] The asterisk *

Question 34

The main purpose of using glob characters is to be able to provide a list of filenames to a command? True False

Answer 34

True

Question 35

The asterisk character is used to represent zero or more of any character in a filename? True False

Answer 35

True

Question 36

Compression of a file works by? Removing the high order bit from each byte Eliminating gaps within the file Storing most of the data on removable media and just leaving a pointer Removing redundant information Consolidating multiple files into one

Answer 36

Removing redundant information.

Question 37

Lossy Compression? (Choose Three) Usually results better compression than lossless Is often used with Images Sacrifices Some Quality Is often used with Documents Decompresses to an Identical version as the original

Answer 37

Usually results in better compression than lossless Is often used with Images Sacrifices Some Quality

Question 38

Which of the following commands can be used to compress a file? (Choose Three) ``` zip bzip2 gzip bunzip2 cat ```

Answer 38

zip bzip2 gzip

Question 39

The Three main modes of TAR are? (Choose Three) ``` Copy List Compress Extract Create ```

Answer 39

List Extract Create

Question 40

In the command tar -czf foo.tar.gz bar, what is the purpose of the f flag? Tells tar to print the name of each file as it is processed Tells tar to read from the file that follows the flag Tells tar to write to the file that follows the flag Specifies extra compression is to be used Tells tar to copy only files, and not directories

Answer 40

Tells tar to write to the file that follows the flag.