Question 1

Which of the following permissions are set on the /tmp/ directory?

Accepted Answer

A)  rwxrwxrwt 
B)  ------rwX 
C)  rwSrw-rw - rwSrw-rw - 
D)  rwxrwS--- 
E)  r-xr-X--t 
A)  rwxrwxrwt 
B)  ------rwX 
C)  rwSrw-rw - rwSrw-rw - 
D)  rwxrwS--- 
E)  r-xr-X--t

Question 2

Running the command rm Downloads leads to the following error: rm: cannot remove 'Downloads/': Is a directory Which of the following commands can be used instead to remove Downloads , assuming is empty?

Accepted Answer

A)  undir Downloads 
B)  rmdir Downloads 
C)  dir -r Downloads 
D)  rem Downloads 
E)  rm -r Downloads 
A)  undir Downloads 
B)  rmdir Downloads 
C)  dir -r Downloads 
D)  rem Downloads 
E)  rm -r Downloads

Question 3

A directory contains the following three files: texts 1.txt texts 2.txt texts 3.csv Which command copies the two files ending in .txt to the /tmp/ directory?

Accepted Answer

A)  cp ??.txt /tmp/ 
B)  cp *.txt /tmp/ 
C)  cp. \.txt /tmp/ 
D)  cp ?.txt /tmp/ 
E)  cp $?.txt /tmp/ 
A)  cp ??.txt /tmp/ 
B)  cp *.txt /tmp/ 
C)  cp. \.txt /tmp/ 
D)  cp ?.txt /tmp/ 
E)  cp $?.txt /tmp/

Question 4

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 hashed 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 hashed form. 
E)  Passwords may be at most six characters long.

Question 5

Which of the following commands adds the directory /new/dir/ to the PATH environment variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  $PATH=/new/dir: $PATH 
B)  PATH=/new/dir: PATH 
C)  export PATH=/new/dir: PATH 
D)  export $PATH=/new/dir: $PATH 
E)  export PATH=/new/dir: $PATH 
A)  $PATH=/new/dir: $PATH 
B)  PATH=/new/dir: PATH 
C)  export PATH=/new/dir: PATH 
D)  export $PATH=/new/dir: $PATH 
E)  export PATH=/new/dir: $PATH

Question 6

What is true about the su command?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the default shell of the root account. 
B)  It can only be used by the user root. 
C)  It runs a shell or command as another user. 
D)  It changes the name of the main administrator account. 
E)  It locks the root account in specific time frames. 
A)  It is the default shell of the root account. 
B)  It can only be used by the user root. 
C)  It runs a shell or command as another user. 
D)  It changes the name of the main administrator account. 
E)  It locks the root account in specific time frames.

Question 7

What is true about the dmesg command?

Accepted Answer

A)  It traces the execution of a command and shows each step the program carries out. 
B)  It sends messages to the command lines of all current user sessions. 
C)  It displays the content of the Linux kernel's ring buffer. 
D)  It immediately outputs all new messages written to the system journal. 
E)  It might not display older information because it was overwritten by newer information. 
A)  It traces the execution of a command and shows each step the program carries out. 
B)  It sends messages to the command lines of all current user sessions. 
C)  It displays the content of the Linux kernel's ring buffer. 
D)  It immediately outputs all new messages written to the system journal. 
E)  It might not display older information because it was overwritten by newer information.

Question 8

What is true about a recursive directory listing?

Accepted Answer

A)  It includes the content of sub-directories. 
B)  It includes the permissions of the directory listed. 
C)  It includes details of file system internals, such as inodes. 
D)  It includes ownership information for the files. 
E)  It includes a preview of content for each file in the directory. 
A)  It includes the content of sub-directories. 
B)  It includes the permissions of the directory listed. 
C)  It includes details of file system internals, such as inodes. 
D)  It includes ownership information for the files. 
E)  It includes a preview of content for each file in the directory.

Question 9

Which of the following directories must be mounted with read and write access if it resides on its own dedicated file system?

Accepted Answer

A)  /opt 
B)  /lib 
C)  /etc 
D)  /var 
E)  /usr 
A)  /opt 
B)  /lib 
C)  /etc 
D)  /var 
E)  /usr

Question 10

What is the purpose of the PATH environment variable?

Accepted Answer

A)  It allows the execution of commands without the need to know the location of the executable. 
B)  It increases security by preventing commands from running in certain locations. 
C)  It specifies the location of a user's home directory. 
D)  It indicates the location of the default shell to be used when a user logs in. 
E)  It contains the absolute path to the current directory. 
A)  It allows the execution of commands without the need to know the location of the executable. 
B)  It increases security by preventing commands from running in certain locations. 
C)  It specifies the location of a user's home directory. 
D)  It indicates the location of the default shell to be used when a user logs in. 
E)  It contains the absolute path to the current directory.

Question 11

Which of the following keys can be pressed to exit less ?

Accepted Answer

A)  l 
B)  x 
C)  e 
D)  q 
E)  ! 
A)  l 
B)  x 
C)  e 
D)  q 
E)  !

Question 12

A new server needs to be installed to host services for a period of several years. Throughout this time, the server should receive important security updates from its Linux distribution. Which of the following Linux distributions meet these requirements?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ubuntu Linux LTS 
B)  Fedora Linux 
C)  Debian GNU/Linux Unstable 
D)  Ubuntu Linux non-LTS 
E)  Red Hat Enterprise Linux 
A)  Ubuntu Linux LTS 
B)  Fedora Linux 
C)  Debian GNU/Linux Unstable 
D)  Ubuntu Linux non-LTS 
E)  Red Hat Enterprise Linux

Question 13

What information can be displayed by top ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Existing files, ordered by their size. 
B)  Running processes, ordered by CPU or RAM consumption. 
C)  User accounts, ordered by the number of logins. 
D)  User groups, ordered by the number of members. 
E)  User accounts, ordered by the number of files. 
A)  Existing files, ordered by their size. 
B)  Running processes, ordered by CPU or RAM consumption. 
C)  User accounts, ordered by the number of logins. 
D)  User groups, ordered by the number of members. 
E)  User accounts, ordered by the number of files.

Question 14

The current directory contains the following file: -rw-r-r- 1 root exec 24551 Apr 2 12:36 test.sh The file contains a valid shell script, but executing this file using ./test.sh leads to this error: bash: ./test.sh: Permission denied What should be done in order to successfully execute the script?

Accepted Answer

A)  The file's extension should be changed from . sh to .bin. The file's extension should be changed from . sh to .bin. 
B)  The execute bit should be set in the file's permissions. 
C)  The user executing the script should be added to the exec group. The user executing the script should be added to the exec group. 
D)  The SetUID bit should be set in the file's permissions 
E)  The script should be run using #!./test. sh instead of ./test.sh. The script should be run using #!./test. sh instead of ./test.sh. 
A)  The file's extension should be changed from . sh to .bin. The file's extension should be changed from . sh to .bin. 
B)  The execute bit should be set in the file's permissions. 
C)  The user executing the script should be added to the exec group. The user executing the script should be added to the exec group. 
D)  The SetUID bit should be set in the file's permissions 
E)  The script should be run using #!./test. sh instead of ./test.sh. The script should be run using #!./test. sh instead of ./test.sh.

Question 15

The current directory contains the following file: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 859688 Feb 7 08:15 test.sh Given that the file is a valid shell script, how can this script be executed?

Accepted Answer

A)  run test.sh 
B)  ${test.sh} 
C)  cmd ./test.sh 
D)  ./test.sh 
E)  bash test.sh 
A)  run test.sh 
B)  ${test.sh} 
C)  cmd ./test.sh 
D)  ./test.sh 
E)  bash test.sh

Question 16

Which of the following commands creates the ZIP archive poems.zip containing all files in the current directory whose names end in .txt ?

Accepted Answer

A)  zip *.txt > poems.zip 
B)  zcat *.txt poems.zip 
C)  zip poems.zip *.txt 
D)  zip cfz poems.zip *.txt 
E)  cat *.txt | zip poems.zip 
A)  zip *.txt > poems.zip 
B)  zcat *.txt poems.zip 
C)  zip poems.zip *.txt 
D)  zip cfz poems.zip *.txt 
E)  cat *.txt | zip poems.zip

Question 17

Which of the following commands creates an archive file work.tar from the contents of the directory ./work/ ?

Accepted Answer

A)  tar --new work.tar ./work/ 
B)  tar -cf work.tar ./work/ 
C)  tar -create work.tgz -content ./work/ 
D)  tar work.tar  work.tar 
A)  tar --new work.tar ./work/ 
B)  tar -cf work.tar ./work/ 
C)  tar -create work.tgz -content ./work/ 
D)  tar work.tar  work.tar

Question 18

How is a new Linux computing instance provisioned in an laaS cloud?

Accepted Answer

A)  The standard Linux installer has to be run through a remote console. 
B)  After buying a Linux distribution, its vendor delivers it to a cloud instance. 
C)  The installation has to be prepared in a local virtual machine which is then copied to the cloud. 
D)  The cloud hosting organization provides a set of pre-prepared images of popular Linux distributions. 
E)  A provider-specific configuration file describing the desired installation is uploaded to the cloud provider. 
A)  The standard Linux installer has to be run through a remote console. 
B)  After buying a Linux distribution, its vendor delivers it to a cloud instance. 
C)  The installation has to be prepared in a local virtual machine which is then copied to the cloud. 
D)  The cloud hosting organization provides a set of pre-prepared images of popular Linux distributions. 
E)  A provider-specific configuration file describing the desired installation is uploaded to the cloud provider.

Question 19

Which of the following directories contains information, documentation and example configuration files for installed software packages?

Accepted Answer

A)  /usr/share/doc/ 
B)  /etc/defaults / /etc/defaults / 
C)  /var/info/ 
D)  /doc/ 
E)  /usr/examples/ 
A)  /usr/share/doc/ 
B)  /etc/defaults / /etc/defaults / 
C)  /var/info/ 
D)  /doc/ 
E)  /usr/examples/

Question 20

What information is stored in /etc/passwd ?

Accepted Answer

A)  The user's storage space limit 
B)  The numerical user ID 
C)  The username 
D)  The encrypted password 
E)  The user\s default shell 
A)  The user's storage space limit 
B)  The numerical user ID 
C)  The username 
D)  The encrypted password 
E)  The user\s default shell

Which of the following permissions are set on the /tmp/ directory?

Running the command rm Downloads leads to the following error: rm: cannot remove 'Downloads/': Is a directory Which of the following commands can be used instead to remove Downloads , assuming is empty?

A directory contains the following three files: texts 1.txt texts 2.txt texts 3.csv Which command copies the two files ending in .txt to the /tmp/ directory?

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

Which of the following commands adds the directory /new/dir/ to the PATH environment variable?

What is true about the su command?

What is true about the dmesg command?

What is true about a recursive directory listing?

Which of the following directories must be mounted with read and write access if it resides on its own dedicated file system?

What is the purpose of the PATH environment variable?

Which of the following keys can be pressed to exit less ?

A new server needs to be installed to host services for a period of several years. Throughout this time, the server should receive important security updates from its Linux distribution. Which of the following Linux distributions meet these requirements?

What information can be displayed by top ?

The current directory contains the following file: -rw-r-r- 1 root exec 24551 Apr 2 12:36 test.sh The file contains a valid shell script, but executing this file using ./test.sh leads to this error: bash: ./test.sh: Permission denied What should be done in order to successfully execute the script?

The current directory contains the following file: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 859688 Feb 7 08:15 test.sh Given that the file is a valid shell script, how can this script be executed?

Which of the following commands creates the ZIP archive poems.zip containing all files in the current directory whose names end in .txt ?

Which of the following commands creates an archive file work.tar from the contents of the directory ./work/ ?

How is a new Linux computing instance provisioned in an laaS cloud?

Which of the following directories contains information, documentation and example configuration files for installed software packages?

What information is stored in /etc/passwd ?

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Which of the following permissions are set on the /tmp/ directory?

Running the command rm Downloads leads to the following error: rm: cannot remove 'Downloads/': Is a directory Which of the following commands can be used instead to remove Downloads , assuming is empty?

A directory contains the following three files: texts 1.txt texts 2.txt texts 3.csv Which command copies the two files ending in .txt to the /tmp/ directory?

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

Which of the following commands adds the directory /new/dir/ to the PATH environment variable?

What is true about the su command?

What is true about the dmesg command?

What is true about a recursive directory listing?

Which of the following directories must be mounted with read and write access if it resides on its own dedicated file system?

What is the purpose of the PATH environment variable?

Which of the following keys can be pressed to exit less ?

A new server needs to be installed to host services for a period of several years. Throughout this time, the server should receive important security updates from its Linux distribution. Which of the following Linux distributions meet these requirements?

What information can be displayed by top ?

The current directory contains the following file: -rw-r-r- 1 root exec 24551 Apr 2 12:36 test.sh The file contains a valid shell script, but executing this file using ./test.sh leads to this error: bash: ./test.sh: Permission denied What should be done in order to successfully execute the script?

The current directory contains the following file: -rwxr-xr-x 1 root root 859688 Feb 7 08:15 test.sh Given that the file is a valid shell script, how can this script be executed?

Which of the following commands creates the ZIP archive poems.zip containing all files in the current directory whose names end in .txt ?

Which of the following commands creates an archive file work.tar from the contents of the directory ./work/ ?

How is a new Linux computing instance provisioned in an laaS cloud?

Which of the following directories contains information, documentation and example configuration files for installed software packages?

What information is stored in /etc/passwd ?

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