Question 1

Which of the following commands will display a list of all files in the current directory, including those that may be hidden?

Accepted Answer

A)  ls -a 
B)  ls --hidden 
C)  ls -h 
A)  ls -a 
B)  ls --hidden 
C)  ls -h

Question 2

Given the following directory permissions:     
drwxrwxrwt 14 root root 36864 2012-03-02 11:17 /tmp 
What does the letter t at the end of drwxrwxrwt indicate?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the sticky bit that causes all commands in this directory to be launched as root. 
B)  It means that even though the directory is globally writable only the owner can delete their own files. 
C)  It makes the directory accessible for everybody. 
D)  It indicates that this directory contains only temporary files that may be deleted. 
E)  It is a temporary bit that prevents launching commands in this directory. 
A)  It is the sticky bit that causes all commands in this directory to be launched as root. 
B)  It means that even though the directory is globally writable only the owner can delete their own files. 
C)  It makes the directory accessible for everybody. 
D)  It indicates that this directory contains only temporary files that may be deleted. 
E)  It is a temporary bit that prevents launching commands in this directory.

Question 3

Which of the following software packages is an e-mail server?

Accepted Answer

A)  Postfix 
B)  Thunderbird 
C)  Apache 
D)  GIMP 
E)  MySQL 
A)  Postfix 
B)  Thunderbird 
C)  Apache 
D)  GIMP 
E)  MySQL

Question 4

Which command shows if /usr/bin is in the current shell search path?

Accepted Answer

A)  cat PATH 
B)  echo $PATH 
C)  echo %PATH 
D)  cat $PATH 
E)  echo %PATH% 
A)  cat PATH 
B)  echo $PATH 
C)  echo %PATH 
D)  cat $PATH 
E)  echo %PATH%

Question 5

Which command is used to make a shell variable known to subsequently executed programs?

Accepted Answer

A)  export 
B)  announce 
C)  env 
D)  transfer 
E)  mv 
A)  export 
B)  announce 
C)  env 
D)  transfer 
E)  mv

Question 6

How could one search for the file foo.txt under the directory /home?

Accepted Answer

A)  search /home -file foo.txt 
B)  search /home foo.txt 
C)  find /home -file foo.txt 
D)  find /home -name foo.txt 
E)  find /home foo.txt 
A)  search /home -file foo.txt 
B)  search /home foo.txt 
C)  find /home -file foo.txt 
D)  find /home -name foo.txt 
E)  find /home foo.txt

Question 7

Which statement about users and user groups is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  A group can only have one main user. 
B)  There can be only one user group on a system. 
C)  Users do not have to belong to a user group. 
D)  Every user belongs to a least one user group. 
A)  A group can only have one main user. 
B)  There can be only one user group on a system. 
C)  Users do not have to belong to a user group. 
D)  Every user belongs to a least one user group.

Question 8

Why is the file data.txt empty after executing sort data.txt > data.txt?

Accepted Answer

A)  Because, if data.txt is empty now, it must have been empty before. 
B)  Because sort cannot sort text files, only binary files. 
C)  Because sort detects that both files are the same. 
D)  Because the file gets truncated before sort is executed. 
A)  Because, if data.txt is empty now, it must have been empty before. 
B)  Because sort cannot sort text files, only binary files. 
C)  Because sort detects that both files are the same. 
D)  Because the file gets truncated before sort is executed.

Question 9

While deleting all files beginning with the letter a there was still the file Access.txt left. Assuming that it had the correct ownership, why was it not deleted?

Accepted Answer

A)  Files with extensions need a different treatment. 
B)  rm had to be called with the option -R to delete all files. 
C)  The file Access.txt was probably opened by another application. 
D)  The file Access.txt was hidden. 
E)  Linux file names are case sensitive. 
A)  Files with extensions need a different treatment. 
B)  rm had to be called with the option -R to delete all files. 
C)  The file Access.txt was probably opened by another application. 
D)  The file Access.txt was hidden. 
E)  Linux file names are case sensitive.

Question 10

Which one of the following is true about Open Source software?

Accepted Answer

A)  Open Source software can not be copied for free. 
B)  Open Source software is available for commercial use. 
C)  The freedom to redistribute copies must include binary or executable forms of the software but not the  source code. 
D)  Open Source software is not for sale. 
A)  Open Source software can not be copied for free. 
B)  Open Source software is available for commercial use. 
C)  The freedom to redistribute copies must include binary or executable forms of the software but not the  source code. 
D)  Open Source software is not for sale.

Question 11

Which of the following are correct commands for changing the current directory to the user's home?

Accepted Answer

A)  cd /home 
B)  cd ~ 
C)  cd .. 
D)  cd 
E)  cd / 
A)  cd /home 
B)  cd ~ 
C)  cd .. 
D)  cd 
E)  cd /

Question 12

Which command displays the list of groups to which a user belongs?

Accepted Answer

A)  whoami 
B)  lsgroup 
C)  who 
D)  id 
A)  whoami 
B)  lsgroup 
C)  who 
D)  id

Question 13

Which option will cause the echo command NOT to output a trailing newline?

Accepted Answer

A)  -e 
B)  -p 
C)  -n 
D)  -s 
A)  -e 
B)  -p 
C)  -n 
D)  -s

Question 14

Identify the proper device for the third partition, on the second hard disk, on the first IDE controller on a PC system.

Accepted Answer

A)  /dev/hdb3 
B)  /dev/hd1b3 
C)  /dev/hdc1d2p3 
D)  dev/hdc1a3 
E)  dev/hdc1b3 
A)  /dev/hdb3 
B)  /dev/hd1b3 
C)  /dev/hdc1d2p3 
D)  dev/hdc1a3 
E)  dev/hdc1b3

Question 15

Which of the following commands can be used to extract files from an archive?

Accepted Answer

A)  tar -vf 
B)  tar -xvf 
C)  tar -evf 
D)  tar -e 
E)  tar -v 
A)  tar -vf 
B)  tar -xvf 
C)  tar -evf 
D)  tar -e 
E)  tar -v

Question 16

You have a program called /usr/bin/foo. You wish to create a symbolic link, /home/ user/foo, that points to it. Which command will do this task?

Accepted Answer

A)  ln -sym /home/ user/foo /usr/bin/foo 
B)  ln -s /usr/bin/foo /home/ user/foo 
C)  ln /home/ user/foo /usr/bin/foo 
D)  ln /usr/bin/foo /home/ user/foo 
E)  ln --symlink /home/ user/foo /usr/bin/foo 
A)  ln -sym /home/ user/foo /usr/bin/foo 
B)  ln -s /usr/bin/foo /home/ user/foo 
C)  ln /home/ user/foo /usr/bin/foo 
D)  ln /usr/bin/foo /home/ user/foo 
E)  ln --symlink /home/ user/foo /usr/bin/foo

Question 17

Which commands will archive /home and its content to /mnt/backup?

Accepted Answer

A)  cp -ar /home /mnt/backup 
B)  mv /home /mnt/backup 
C)  sync -r /home /mnt/backup 
D)  tar -cf /mnt/backup/archive.tar /home 
E)  copy -r /home /mnt/backup 
A)  cp -ar /home /mnt/backup 
B)  mv /home /mnt/backup 
C)  sync -r /home /mnt/backup 
D)  tar -cf /mnt/backup/archive.tar /home 
E)  copy -r /home /mnt/backup

Question 18

Which one of the following statements concerning Linux passwords is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  All passwords can be decrypted using the system administrator's master password. 
B)  Passwords may never start with a non-letter. 
C)  Users cannot change their password once it has been set. 
D)  Passwords are only stored in encrypted form. 
E)  Passwords may be at most six characters long. 
A)  All passwords can be decrypted using the system administrator's master password. 
B)  Passwords may never start with a non-letter. 
C)  Users cannot change their password once it has been set. 
D)  Passwords are only stored in encrypted form. 
E)  Passwords may be at most six characters long.

Question 19

Which is a suitable command to find the next appearance of the word hidden in a man page being viewed from the command line?

Accepted Answer

A)  find hidden 
B)  /? hidden 
C)  CTRL-F hidden 
D)  /hidden 
A)  find hidden 
B)  /? hidden 
C)  CTRL-F hidden 
D)  /hidden

Question 20

Which commands provide help for a specific Linux command?

Accepted Answer

A)  info 
B)  man 
C)  helpme 
D)  ask 
E)  whatdoes 
A)  info 
B)  man 
C)  helpme 
D)  ask 
E)  whatdoes

Which of the following commands will display a list of all files in the current directory, including those that may be hidden?

Given the following directory permissions: drwxrwxrwt 14 root root 36864 2012-03-02 11:17 /tmp What does the letter t at the end of drwxrwxrwt indicate?

Which of the following software packages is an e-mail server?

Which command shows if /usr/bin is in the current shell search path?

Which command is used to make a shell variable known to subsequently executed programs?

How could one search for the file foo.txt under the directory /home?

Which statement about users and user groups is correct?

Why is the file data.txt empty after executing sort data.txt > data.txt?

While deleting all files beginning with the letter a there was still the file Access.txt left. Assuming that it had the correct ownership, why was it not deleted?

Which one of the following is true about Open Source software?

Which of the following are correct commands for changing the current directory to the user's home?

Which command displays the list of groups to which a user belongs?

Which option will cause the echo command NOT to output a trailing newline?

Identify the proper device for the third partition, on the second hard disk, on the first IDE controller on a PC system.

Which of the following commands can be used to extract files from an archive?

You have a program called /usr/bin/foo. You wish to create a symbolic link, /home/ user/foo, that points to it. Which command will do this task?

Which commands will archive /home and its content to /mnt/backup?

Which one of the following statements concerning Linux passwords is true?

Which is a suitable command to find the next appearance of the word hidden in a man page being viewed from the command line?

Which commands provide help for a specific Linux command?

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Which of the following commands will display a list of all files in the current directory, including those that may be hidden?

Given the following directory permissions: drwxrwxrwt 14 root root 36864 2012-03-02 11:17 /tmp What does the letter t at the end of drwxrwxrwt indicate?

Which of the following software packages is an e-mail server?

Which command shows if /usr/bin is in the current shell search path?

Which command is used to make a shell variable known to subsequently executed programs?

How could one search for the file foo.txt under the directory /home?

Which statement about users and user groups is correct?

Why is the file data.txt empty after executing sort data.txt > data.txt?

While deleting all files beginning with the letter a there was still the file Access.txt left. Assuming that it had the correct ownership, why was it not deleted?

Which one of the following is true about Open Source software?

Which of the following are correct commands for changing the current directory to the user's home?

Which command displays the list of groups to which a user belongs?

Which option will cause the echo command NOT to output a trailing newline?

Identify the proper device for the third partition, on the second hard disk, on the first IDE controller on a PC system.

Which of the following commands can be used to extract files from an archive?

You have a program called /usr/bin/foo. You wish to create a symbolic link, /home/ user/foo, that points to it. Which command will do this task?

Which commands will archive /home and its content to /mnt/backup?

Which one of the following statements concerning Linux passwords is true?

Which is a suitable command to find the next appearance of the word hidden in a man page being viewed from the command line?

Which commands provide help for a specific Linux command?

Linux Essentials Certificate Exam, version 1.6

LPI Level 1 Exam 101, Junior Level Linux Certification, Part 1 of 2

LPIC-1 Exam 101

LPI Level 1 Exam 102, Junior Level Linux Certification, Part 2 of 2

LPI Level 1

LPIC-2 Exam 201

LPIC-2 Exam 202

LPIC-3 Exam 300: Mixed Environments

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