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1) In which of the following languages was most of the Linux kernel written?
A. Bash shell script B. C C. Java D. Python
4) Which of the following commands would you type to rename newfile.txt to afile.txt?
A. mv newfile.txt afile.txt B. cp newfile.txt afile.txt
C. In newfile.txt afile.txt D. rn newfile.txt afile.txt E. touch newfile.txt afile.txt
5) Malicious outsiders can disrupt servers even if the computer that runs them is never broken into. A. True
B. False
7) An Intel 64 CPU is capable of running a Linux distribution identified as being for the AMD64 CPU. A. True
B. False
9) You can install and manage various Linux software applications via a(n) Package management system.
10) When used as a variable, it contains a list of directories that will be searched for executable files when a user
enters a command.
A. SSEARCH B. SPATH C. PATHS D. SEARCH
13) You type mkdir one/two/three and receive an error message that reads, in part, No such file or directory.
What can you do to overcome this problem?
A. Add the --parents parameter to the mkdir command.
B. Type rmdir one to clear away the interfering base of the desired new directory tree. C. Type
touch /bin/mkdir to be sure that the mkdir program file exists. D. Throw a tantrum and give up, it
probably wasn't meant to be there.
E. Type rm -r one to clear away the entire interfering directory tree.
14)The Apache software package is an example of a web server written for the Linux server environment.
15) Which command can be used to send four packets to test network connectivity to pete.ucertify.com?
A. ping pete.ucertify.com B. ping -c 4 pete.ucertify.com
C. ping -count 4 pete@ucertify.com D. ping -packet 4 pete.ucertify.com
19) A Linux server that handles the SMB/CIFS protocol normally runs the Samba software.
20) You can set a directory's time stamps with the touch command.
A. True B. False
21) Which of the following commands will change a specified file's permissions to rw-rw-rw-?
A. chmod a+x B. chmod a-rw C. chmod =rw D. chmod a+rw
22) If you want to enable one Linux computer to access files stored on another Linux computer's hard disk, which of the
following network protocols is the best choice?
A. SMTP B. NFS C. PHP D. DHCP
23) This symbol can also be used to refer to the current directory when issuing commands.
C. .dot
24) Which of the following commands provides the most information about your motherboard's features?
A. shombd B. Xorg -configure C. fdisk -l /dev/sda D. Ispci
25) A Relative path is the location of a file or directory that starts from the root of the filesystem, and therefore begins
with a slash character (l).
A. True B) False
26) Which of the following is the machine name portion of the student.ucertify.com hostname?
A. student B. ucertify
C. com D. None, machine name is not a part of hostname
27) Which of the following devices is not commonly attached via USB?
A. Video monitors B. KeyboardsC. Printers D. Scanners
28) If you log in to a Linux system in graphical mode, you cannot use text-mode commands in that session.
A. True B. False
29) Which of the following commands can be used to specify default permission mode for new files?
B. umask C. chown D.
ch
30) A filesystem is applied to a: mo
d
32) A type of software that's distributed for free but that requires payment on the honor system if a person uses it
is called Shareware
33) The touch command will create an empty file if it doesn 't already exist.
A. True B. False
34) A license created by the FSF and often used for libraries is the GGPL, General GPL, Global General Public
License.
A. True B. False
40) An organization devoted to promoting open source-like principles in fields such as video and audio
recordings is the Creative Commons.
A. True B. False
45) Which of the following commands can be used to bring up a network interface?
A. iwlist B. route C. ifconfig D. traceroute
45) From the command line within the terminal, if you press the up arrow button, it will?
A. Display an error
B. Retrieves the previous entry from the command history.
C. Retrieves the next entry from the command history. D. Displays the contents of the SPATH variable
46) The term SHAREWARE is used to describe software that depends on the honor system for payment.?
47) An MICROPROCESSORS is one of the 5 types of embedded computers we discussed during the class.
49) Linux distributions that have no version number but instead release upgrades in an ongoing manner are said to
have a(n).ROLLING release cycle.
50) Which of the following is a notable difference between Linux and Mac OS X?
A. Linux can run common GNU programs, whereas OS X cannot.
B. Linux's GUI is based on the X Window System, whereas OS X's is not.
C. Linux cannot run on Apple Macintosh hardware, whereas OS X can run only on Apple hardware.
D. Linux relies heavily on BSD software, whereas OS X uses no BSD software. E. Linux supports
text-mode commands, but OS X is a GUI-only OS.
C. The user fred has read, write and execute permission on test.mp3.
D. The user fred should get an iPad to access test.mp3.
54) Outside the normal class hours, the instructor is available Mon-Friday 9:00am to 10:00am (day/time) onsite
at Phoenix College in the Open Computer Lab.
55) A common security problem with Windows that's essentially nonexistent on Linux is VIRUSES
57) Which partition table allows you to have the largest number of primary partitions?
A. Master boot record B. GUID partition table C. Logical partition D. Primary partition
59) The FSF's general principles are summarized by the term copyleft, which refers to using copyright laws for
purposes that are in some ways contrary to copyright's original intent. A. True B. False
60) Which of the following utilities is used to install packages on a Debian system?
A. rpm B. yum C. dpkg D. yast
61) The first day of class, we performed an INSTALLATION (what activity) involving the flash drive.
63) Prerelease software that's likely to contain bugs is known as ALPHA and BETA
64) The FSF's free software definition and the OSI's 10 principles of open source software both require that users
have the ability to examine a program's workings—that is, its SOURCE CODE
65) Because their hardware designs are proprietary, hardware vendors cannot release open source drivers for their
products.
A. True B. False
66) What is the correct order in which permissions are represented in the permission string?
A. Group, owner, world
B. B. Owner, group, world
C. Group, world, owner
67) The tool we used to create an environment so we could install Linux on the Windows computers in the
classroom is VIRTUAL MACHINE
68) One method users apply to motivate programmers to work on open source projects is by offering a bounty to
whomever completes the project first.
A. True B. False
74) The key combination that can be used to launch a Virtual Terminal session is.
A. Ctrl-Alt Func key #
B. B Ctrl-Tab Up Arrow
C.Ctrl-Shft # key
D.D Shft-Cmd Tab
D. Users must have the right to use software as they see fit.
76) You want to add an entry in a file named output.txt. but you don't want to overwrite the current contents of the
output.txt file. Which of the following operators causes the proper result to happen?
>>
D.
77) To display the pathname for the current directory, use the PWD command.
79). Which of the following is not required in order for software to be certified as open source?
A. The license must not discriminate against people or groups of people. B. The license must
automatically apply to anybody who acquires the software.
C. The license must be distributed at no cost.
D. The program must come with source code, or the author must make it readily available on the Internet.
80) There is a program that provides scrollbars, widgets, menus, background wallpaper, and virtual desktops for
the X environment. Which phrase best describes this program?
A. Desktop B. Window manager C. X server D. X client
81) Which of the following is most likely to provide a program like a file manager:
A. The X server B. A display manager C. A desktop D. A window manager
83) In Linux, the keystroke combination Ctrl+Alt+F3 will take the user from the GUI to virtual terminal 3
(/dev/tty3)?
A. True B. False
84) Which of the following accessibility features is used to verbally read text displayed on the screen?
85) Which regular expression string is used to match any sequence of characters of any length?
. DOT
86) Which of the following files contains information about the user accounts in a Linux computer?
87) Which of the following stores the exit status of the most recently executed command?
90) The less command is used to view the contents ofa file a page at a time A. True B. False
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93) The usermod command can be used to move an existing users current home directory contents to a new
home directory?
A. True B. False
94) Which of the following directory references refers to the current directory's parent directory?
../
C. /parent/
95) Which of the following directories contains system configuration files on a Linux system?
A. echo rec.txt I cut -f 2 B. cut -f 2 -d "l" rec.txt C. cut -f 2 rec.txt D. cut -c 2 rec.txt
97) Which of the following commands displays the memory usage by a system?
A. free B. ps C. df D. du
100) Which of the following is the first process run by the Linux kernel?
A. /bin/bash B. login
C. init D. None of these, kernel does not run any process