Question 1

What is the purpose of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a security model used to ensure files are organized according to their permissions and accessibility. 
B)  It provides unified tools to create, maintain and manage multiple filesystems in a common way. 
C)  It defines a common internal structure of inodes for all compliant filesystems. 
D)  It is a distribution neutral description of locations of files and directories. 
A)  It is a security model used to ensure files are organized according to their permissions and accessibility. 
B)  It provides unified tools to create, maintain and manage multiple filesystems in a common way. 
C)  It defines a common internal structure of inodes for all compliant filesystems. 
D)  It is a distribution neutral description of locations of files and directories.

Question 2

Which of the following are filesystems which can be used on Linux root partitions?

Accepted Answer

A)  NTFS 
B)  ext3 
C)  XFS 
D)  VFAT 
E)  swap 
A)  NTFS 
B)  ext3 
C)  XFS 
D)  VFAT 
E)  swap

Question 3

What does the command grub-install /dev/sda do?

Accepted Answer

A)  GRUB creates partitions on the device /dev/sda to be used with Linux. GRUB creates partitions on the device /dev/sda to be used with Linux. 
B)  GRUB sets the default BIOS boot device to /dev/sda . GRUB sets the default BIOS boot device to . 
C)  GRUB installs all required files and configures the boot loader on device /dev/sda . GRUB installs all required files and configures the boot loader on device 
D)  GRUB recompiles the Linux Kernel and installs it on the Master Boot Record of device /dev/sda . GRUB recompiles the Linux Kernel and installs it on the Master Boot Record of device 
A)  GRUB creates partitions on the device /dev/sda to be used with Linux. GRUB creates partitions on the device /dev/sda to be used with Linux. 
B)  GRUB sets the default BIOS boot device to /dev/sda . GRUB sets the default BIOS boot device to . 
C)  GRUB installs all required files and configures the boot loader on device /dev/sda . GRUB installs all required files and configures the boot loader on device 
D)  GRUB recompiles the Linux Kernel and installs it on the Master Boot Record of device /dev/sda . GRUB recompiles the Linux Kernel and installs it on the Master Boot Record of device

Question 4

Which of the following options must be passed to a filesystem's entry in /etc/fstab in order to mount the file system without root privileges?

Accepted Answer

A)  auto 
B)  norestrict 
C)  noauto 
D)  user 
A)  auto 
B)  norestrict 
C)  noauto 
D)  user

Question 5

Which of the following statements describes a difference between GNU GRUB Legacy and GRUB 2?

Accepted Answer

A)  GRUB 2 no longer requires a configuration file. 
B)  Partition numbers start at 0 in GRUB Legacy and 1 in GRUB 2. Partition numbers start at 0 in GRUB Legacy and 1 in GRUB 2. 
C)  grub-mkconfig only works with GRUB Legacy if the --version 1 option is used. grub-mkconfig only works with GRUB Legacy if the --version 1 option is used. 
D)  The configuration file menu.lst (and grub.conf ) have been replaced with grub.config . The configuration file menu.lst (and grub.conf ) have been replaced with grub.config . 
A)  GRUB 2 no longer requires a configuration file. 
B)  Partition numbers start at 0 in GRUB Legacy and 1 in GRUB 2. Partition numbers start at 0 in GRUB Legacy and 1 in GRUB 2. 
C)  grub-mkconfig only works with GRUB Legacy if the --version 1 option is used. grub-mkconfig only works with GRUB Legacy if the --version 1 option is used. 
D)  The configuration file menu.lst (and grub.conf ) have been replaced with grub.config . The configuration file menu.lst (and grub.conf ) have been replaced with grub.config .

Question 6

Which of the following commands can be used to search for the executable file foo when it has been placed in a directory not included in $PATH?

Accepted Answer

A)  apropos 
B)  which 
C)  find 
D)  query 
E)  whereis 
A)  apropos 
B)  which 
C)  find 
D)  query 
E)  whereis

Question 7

What happens after issuing the command vi without any additional parameters?

Accepted Answer

A)  vi starts and loads the last file used and moves the cursor to the position where vi was when it last exited. 
B)  vi starts and requires the user to explicitly either create a new or load an existing file. 
C)  vi exits with an error message as it cannot be invoked without a file name to operate on. 
D)  vi starts in command mode and opens a new empty file. 
E)  vi starts and opens a new file which is filled with the content of the vi buffer if the buffer contains text. 
A)  vi starts and loads the last file used and moves the cursor to the position where vi was when it last exited. 
B)  vi starts and requires the user to explicitly either create a new or load an existing file. 
C)  vi exits with an error message as it cannot be invoked without a file name to operate on. 
D)  vi starts in command mode and opens a new empty file. 
E)  vi starts and opens a new file which is filled with the content of the vi buffer if the buffer contains text.

Question 8

SIMULATION Which world-writable directory should be placed on a separate partition in order to prevent users from being able to fill up the / filesystem? (Specify the full path to the directory.)

Accepted Answer

/tmp, tmp,

Question 9

Which of the following commands shows the definition of a given shell command?

Accepted Answer

A)  where 
B)  stat 
C)  type 
D)  case 
A)  where 
B)  stat 
C)  type 
D)  case

Question 10

Which file should be edited to select the network locations from which Debian installation package files are loaded?

Accepted Answer

A)  /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg 
B)  /etc/apt/apt.conf 
C)  /etc/apt/apt.conf.d 
D)  /etc/apt/sources.list 
E)  /etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg 
A)  /etc/dpkg/dpkg.cfg 
B)  /etc/apt/apt.conf 
C)  /etc/apt/apt.conf.d 
D)  /etc/apt/sources.list 
E)  /etc/dpkg/dselect.cfg

Question 11

Which of the following signals is sent to a process when the key combination CTRL+C is pressed on the keyboard?

Accepted Answer

A)  SIGTERM 
B)  SIGINT 
C)  SIGSTOP 
D)  SIGKILL 
A)  SIGTERM 
B)  SIGINT 
C)  SIGSTOP 
D)  SIGKILL

Question 12

Regarding the command: nice -5 /usr/bin/prog Which of the following statements is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  /usr/bin/prog is executed with a nice level of -5. 
B)  /usr/bin/prog is executed with a nice level of 5. 
C)  /usr/bin/prog is executed with a priority of -5. 
D)  /usr/bin/prog is executed with a priority of 5. 
A)  /usr/bin/prog is executed with a nice level of -5. 
B)  /usr/bin/prog is executed with a nice level of 5. 
C)  /usr/bin/prog is executed with a priority of -5. 
D)  /usr/bin/prog is executed with a priority of 5.

Question 13

When starting a program with the nice command without any additional parameters, which nice level is set for the resulting process?

Accepted Answer

A)  -10 
B)  0 
C)  10 
D)  20 
A)  -10 
B)  0 
C)  10 
D)  20

Question 14

Which of the following is correct when talking about mount points?

Accepted Answer

A)  Every existing directory can be used as a mount point. 
B)  Only empty directories can be used as a mount point. 
C)  Directories need to have the SetUID flag set to be used as a mount point. 
D)  Files within a directory are deleted when the directory is used as a mount point. 
A)  Every existing directory can be used as a mount point. 
B)  Only empty directories can be used as a mount point. 
C)  Directories need to have the SetUID flag set to be used as a mount point. 
D)  Files within a directory are deleted when the directory is used as a mount point.

Question 15

In order to display all currently mounted filesystems, which of the following commands could be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  cat /proc/self/mounts 
B)  free 
C)  mount 
D)  lsmounts 
E)  cat /proc/filesystems 
A)  cat /proc/self/mounts 
B)  free 
C)  mount 
D)  lsmounts 
E)  cat /proc/filesystems

Question 16

Which of the following statements is correct for a command line ending with a & character?

Accepted Answer

A)  The command's output is redirected to /dev/null . The command's output is redirected to /dev/null . 
B)  The result of the command defines if the next command will be run. 
C)  The command is run in background of the current shell. 
D)  The command is run as a direct child of the init process. The command is run as a direct child of the init process. 
A)  The command's output is redirected to /dev/null . The command's output is redirected to /dev/null . 
B)  The result of the command defines if the next command will be run. 
C)  The command is run in background of the current shell. 
D)  The command is run as a direct child of the init process. The command is run as a direct child of the init process.

Question 17

Which of the following commands determines the type of a file by using a definition database file which contains information about all common file types?

Accepted Answer

A)  magic 
B)  type 
C)  file 
D)  pmagic 
E)  hash 
A)  magic 
B)  type 
C)  file 
D)  pmagic 
E)  hash

Question 18

When using rpm --verify to check files created during the installation of RPM packages, which of the following information is taken into consideration?

Accepted Answer

A)  Timestamps 
B)  MD5 checksums 
C)  Inodes 
D)  File sizes 
E)  GnuPG signatures 
A)  Timestamps 
B)  MD5 checksums 
C)  Inodes 
D)  File sizes 
E)  GnuPG signatures

Question 19

After modifying GNU GRUB's configuration file, which command must be run for the changes to take effect?

Accepted Answer

A)  kill -HUP $(pidof grub) 
B)  grub-install 
C)  grub 
D)  No action is required 
A)  kill -HUP $(pidof grub) 
B)  grub-install 
C)  grub 
D)  No action is required

Question 20

Which of the following shell commands makes the already defined variable TEST visible to new child processes?

Accepted Answer

A)  visible TEST 
B)  declare +x TEST 
C)  declare -x TEST 
D)  export TEST 
E)  export -v TEST 
A)  visible TEST 
B)  declare +x TEST 
C)  declare -x TEST 
D)  export TEST 
E)  export -v TEST

What is the purpose of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard?

Which of the following are filesystems which can be used on Linux root partitions?

What does the command grub-install /dev/sda do?

Which of the following options must be passed to a filesystem's entry in /etc/fstab in order to mount the file system without root privileges?

Which of the following statements describes a difference between GNU GRUB Legacy and GRUB 2?

Which of the following commands can be used to search for the executable file foo when it has been placed in a directory not included in $PATH?

What happens after issuing the command vi without any additional parameters?

SIMULATION Which world-writable directory should be placed on a separate partition in order to prevent users from being able to fill up the / filesystem? (Specify the full path to the directory.)

Which of the following commands shows the definition of a given shell command?

Which file should be edited to select the network locations from which Debian installation package files are loaded?

Which of the following signals is sent to a process when the key combination CTRL+C is pressed on the keyboard?

Regarding the command: nice -5 /usr/bin/prog Which of the following statements is correct?

When starting a program with the nice command without any additional parameters, which nice level is set for the resulting process?

Which of the following is correct when talking about mount points?

In order to display all currently mounted filesystems, which of the following commands could be used?

Which of the following statements is correct for a command line ending with a & character?

Which of the following commands determines the type of a file by using a definition database file which contains information about all common file types?

When using rpm --verify to check files created during the installation of RPM packages, which of the following information is taken into consideration?

After modifying GNU GRUB's configuration file, which command must be run for the changes to take effect?

Which of the following shell commands makes the already defined variable TEST visible to new child processes?

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What is the purpose of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard?

Which of the following are filesystems which can be used on Linux root partitions?

What does the command grub-install /dev/sda do?

Which of the following options must be passed to a filesystem's entry in /etc/fstab in order to mount the file system without root privileges?

Which of the following statements describes a difference between GNU GRUB Legacy and GRUB 2?

Which of the following commands can be used to search for the executable file foo when it has been placed in a directory not included in $PATH?

What happens after issuing the command vi without any additional parameters?

SIMULATION Which world-writable directory should be placed on a separate partition in order to prevent users from being able to fill up the / filesystem? (Specify the full path to the directory.)

Which of the following commands shows the definition of a given shell command?

Which file should be edited to select the network locations from which Debian installation package files are loaded?

Which of the following signals is sent to a process when the key combination CTRL+C is pressed on the keyboard?

Regarding the command: nice -5 /usr/bin/prog Which of the following statements is correct?

When starting a program with the nice command without any additional parameters, which nice level is set for the resulting process?

Which of the following is correct when talking about mount points?

In order to display all currently mounted filesystems, which of the following commands could be used?

Which of the following statements is correct for a command line ending with a & character?

Which of the following commands determines the type of a file by using a definition database file which contains information about all common file types?

When using rpm --verify to check files created during the installation of RPM packages, which of the following information is taken into consideration?

After modifying GNU GRUB's configuration file, which command must be run for the changes to take effect?

Which of the following shell commands makes the already defined variable TEST visible to new child processes?

Entry Level Linux Essentials Certificate of Achievement

Linux Essentials Certificate Exam, version 1.6

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

Security

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