Introduction to Linux I – Chapter 01 Exam Answers

Introduction to Linux I Chapter 01 Exam Answers

1. Which command will send text to the terminal display:

• echo
• type
• print
• show

2. To replace the currently running shell, you can use:

• dash
• bash
• exec
• csh

3. To display your current location within the filesystem, you can type:

• whereami
• cwd
• dir
• pwd

4. The _____ command displays information about the Linux kernel:

• kern
• uname
• real
• linux

5. The basic form of a command line is:

• command [options…] [arguments…]
• command [arguments…] options
• command arguments options
• command [options…] arguments…

6. Bash is:

• a website
• a networking term
• a shell
• an operating system

7. The two login types are:

• URI and CLU
• CLI and GUI
• URI and CLI
• GUX and CLI

8. The core software component that tells the hardware what actions to take is called the ________.

• compiler
• kernel
• transmitter

9. A command can be: (choose three)

• An alias
• A block
• A configuration file
• A variable
• A function
• A program built-in to the shell

10. Which of the following are valid command lines? (choose two)

• ls /etc -l
• ls -l /etc
• ls -/etc
• -l ls /etc

11. You want to execute the ls command with two options: -r and -l. Which of the following are valid ways to run this command: (choose three)

• rl ls
• ls -r -l
• ls -l -r
• ls –r –l
• ls rl
• ls -rl

12. You can pass arguments to long options by using which of the following techniques: (choose two)

• –option{argument}
• –option~argument
• –option=argument
• –option argument

13. When typing a command, you can have the bash shell complete the command by pressing which key?

• The Up Arrow key
• The Del key
• The Backspace key
• The Tab key
• The Enter key

14. The location of users’ default shells is stored in the ______ file.

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

15. Long command options are preceded by which two characters?

• &&
• —
• ||
• **

16. Which two characters do you use to tell the command that you are finished providing options and that the remaining data on the command line is arguments?

• —
• **
• ||
• &&

17. The _____ command will take another command for the argument to execute.

• exit
• uname
• exec
• pwd

18. The _____ option to the uname command will display the kernel name.

• -s
• -x
• -k
• -n

19. The ______ command will display your current working directory.

• uname
• exec
• pwd
• exit

20. Which Linux distributions are derived from Red Hat? (choose two)

• Fedora
• CentOS
• Slackware
• Ubuntu
• Debian

21. Ubuntu is derived from which Linux distribution?

• Fedora
• Red Hat Enterprise Linux
• Slackware
• Debian
• Scientific Linux

22. A software release cycle describes:

• How often the computer must be rebooted
• How often upgrades come out to software
• How often the computer must be upgraded to support new software
• The often security fixes are implemented
• How often the software’s memory is released back to the operating system

23. What does a distribution provide to add and remove software from the system?

• Compiler
• Application Programming Interface (API)
• Bash
• Package manager
• Partitioning tool

24. Bundling utilities, management tools, and application software with a Linux kernel is called a:

• A distribution of Linux
• A trademark
• A type of hardware
• A text editor

25. Applications make requests to the kernel and receive resources, such as memory, CPU, and disk in return.

• True
• False

26. Commands are interpreted by the shell and transformed into actions by the kernel.

• True
• False

27. A filesystem is a hierarchy of directories and files with the root / directory at the top of the directory tree:

• True
• False