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Linux System Tools and Commands Guide

The document contains questions and answers about basic concepts of Linux and operating systems. Most Linux tools come from the GNU Project and the bootloader loads the kernel when the computer is powered on. UNIX was originally invented at AT&T Bell Labs.

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Linux System Tools and Commands Guide

The document contains questions and answers about basic concepts of Linux and operating systems. Most Linux tools come from the GNU Project and the bootloader loads the kernel when the computer is powered on. UNIX was originally invented at AT&T Bell Labs.

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CORRECT- See Section 1.2.

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Most of the tools that are part of Linux systems come from:

• ✔ The GNU Project

CORRECT- See Section 1.2.1


The purpose of the bootloader is:

• ✔ Load the kernel when turning on the computer

CORRECT- See Section 1.2


UNIX was originally invented in:
• ✔ AT&T Bell Labs

CORRECT - See Section 1.2


Linux is not Unix because:
• ✔ It has not been subject to certification.

CORRECT- See Section 1.3.3


Apple OS X is not:
• ✔ Derived from Linux

CORRECT - See Section 2.2.2


If you want to create and print an invoice, what software can you use?
• ✔ LibreOffice

CORRECT- See Section 2.2.1


When a computer is started, it can obtain information from its network through:
• ✔ DHCP

CORRECT- See Section 2.2.3


Package Manager:
• ✔ Download the software through the Internet

CORRECT - See Section 2.2.4


Which of the following is true about compiled programming languages?
• ✔ C is a compiled language
WRONG- See Section 3.3
Which application running in graphical mode can get to the shell?
• ✗ gbash

WRONG- See Section 3.7


Which of the following is a tool that helps you anonymize your internet browsing?
• ✗ iptables

CORRECT- See Section 3.7


The 'like' buttons on social media can track your activity across
from the Internet. True or false?
• ✔ True

CORRECT- See Section 4.12.2


A pair of single quotes (') will prevent the shell from interpreting any metacharacters. True or
false?
• ✔ True

CORRECT- See Section 4.5


In order to see the output messages on the screen, we use the command _______:
• ✔ echo

CORRECT- See Section 4.4


The command _______ will print a list of commands you have previously executed.
• ✔ history

CORRECT- See Section 5.2.5


Section 5 of the manual pages covers:
• ✔ File formats

WRONG- See Section 5.2.5


To start the man page search, the first key that is pressed is:
•✗s

CORRECT - See Section 6.3.2


What option for the ls command will show all files, including hidden files?
• ✔ -a

CORRECT- See Section 6.2.5


Is the following path absolute or relative? /etc/ppp
• ✔ Absolute

CORRECT- See Section 6.2.5


Is the following path absolute or relative? sysadmin/Documents
• ✔ Relative

CORRECT - See Section 6.2.2


The tilde (~) is used to represent:
• ✔ The user's home directory.

CORRECT- See Section 7.3


Which option would you use with tar in order to create a new packaged file?
• ✔ -c

CORRECT- See Section 8.3.4


Which of the following commands will append its output to [Link]?

• ✔ echo Testing >> [Link]

CORRECT - See Section 8.6


Which option of the head command will show only the first five lines of a file?
• ✔ -n 5

CORRECT- See Section 8.10


The grep command ...
• ✔ ...will show all the lines in a file that contain a Regular Expression
specified.

CORRECT- See Section 8.12


Which of the following commands will show only the lines that start with test?
• ✔ grep ^test [Link]

CORRECT- See Section 9.2


A file begins with #!/bin/csh. This means:
• ✔ The execution of the script will invoke /bin/csh to interpret the rest of the file.

CORRECT- See Section 9.4.1


What information does it contain inside $?

• ✔ The exit code of the previous command

CORRECT- See Section 10.2


64-bit platforms can access more memory than 32-bit platforms. True or
false?
• ✔ True

CORRECT - See Section 10.3


What command displays SMBIOS information?
• ✔ dmidecode

CORRECT- See Section 11.2.2


What does the acronym RPM mean?
• ✔ RPM Package Management

CORRECT- See Section 11.3


The /proc directory contains a subdirectory for each process present in the system. True or
false?
• ✔ True

CORRECT- See Section 11.5


The process command (ps) shows only the processes that are running in the current shell.
defect. True or false?
• ✔ True

WRONG- See Section 11.8


All log files contain only text data. True or false?
• ✗ True

CORRECT- See Section 12.2


Which of the following would be considered a host?
• ✔ A printer connected to the network via an IP address
CORRECT- See Section 12.6.7
Which of the following commands will allow you to log in to the machine server1 with the name
Does the nick count?

• ✔ ssh nick@server1

CORRECT- See Section 13.2.4


What command will show the UID, GID, and the groups to which your current user belongs?
• ✔ id

CORRECT- See Section 13.1


Each user belongs to at least one group. True or false?
• ✔ True

CORRECT- See Section 13.6.1


What default editor does the visudo command use?
• ✔ vi

CORRECT- See Section 14.7.1


What type of users are generally reserved for UID 1-500?
• ✔ System accounts, such as server processes

CORRECT- See Section 14.7.1


In a system that does not use UPG, the useradd command will also create a user group.
example, the user bob, the group bob. True or false?
• ✔ False

WRONG- See Section 15.6.2


Which of the following commands sets the 'others' permissions for the file to r-x?
• ✗ chmod o+rx file

CORRECT- See Section 15.6.3


Octal notation uses the following values for the granted permissions:
• ✔ r = 4, w = 2, x = 1

WRONG- See Section 16.6


Which of the following commands will set the 'sticky bit' on the /shared directory?
• ✗ chmod 2777 /shared

WRONG- See Section 16.2


Which of the following commands will set setuid on the directory /usr/bin/program?
• ✗ chmod 1755 /usr/bin/program

WRONG- See Section 16.5


Which of the following commands will set setgid on the /shared directory?
• ✗ chmod 1777 /shared

WRONG- See Section 2.2.1


What server software would you use to create a company directory that you can use for
search and authenticate?

• ✗ bind

CORRECT- See Section 2.2.1


The main purpose of a mail transfer agent is:
• ✔ Deliver the mail between the servers

WRONG- See Section 2.3


Under what license is Linux distributed?
• ✗ GPLv3

WRONG- See Section 2.3.3


The Creative Commons license version of a Public Domain is:
• ✗ Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike

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