Question 1

Which one of the directory does not contain binary files?

Accepted Answer

A) /bin 
B) /sbin 
C) /etc 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) /bin 
B) /sbin 
C) /etc 
D) none of the mentioned C

Question 2

Host specific configuration files are installed in

Accepted Answer

A) /etc directory 
B) /lib directory 
C) /root directory 
D) /bin directory 
A) /etc directory 
B) /lib directory 
C) /root directory 
D) /bin directory A

Question 3

The directory /srv contains

Accepted Answer

A) site-specific data which is served by the system 
B) all the system files 
C) all the service files provided by the specific user 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) site-specific data which is served by the system 
B) all the system files 
C) all the service files provided by the specific user 
D) none of the mentioned A

Question 4

The /boot directory stores the data that is used

Accepted Answer

A) before the kernel begins executing user mode programs 
B) after the kernel begins executing user mode programs 
C) before the bootloader is loaded in the ram 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) before the kernel begins executing user mode programs 
B) after the kernel begins executing user mode programs 
C) before the bootloader is loaded in the ram 
D) none of the mentioned

Question 5

What is /bin/sh ?

Accepted Answer

A) bourne shell 
B) hard or symbolic link to the real shell command 
C) bash shell 
D) both (b) and (c) 
A) bourne shell 
B) hard or symbolic link to the real shell command 
C) bash shell 
D) both (b) and (c)

Question 6

The command "sed -n '/mcqmate/p' old.txt" will

Accepted Answer

A) print the lines containing the word 'mcqmate' in file old.txt 
B) delete the lines containing the word 'mcqmate' in file old.txt 
C) will generate an error message 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) print the lines containing the word 'mcqmate' in file old.txt 
B) delete the lines containing the word 'mcqmate' in file old.txt 
C) will generate an error message 
D) none of the mentioned

Question 7

Which command will delete all the blank lines in file old.txt?

Accepted Answer

A) sed '/d' old.txt 
B) sed '/^/d' old.txt 
C) sed '/^$/d' old.txt 
D) sed '/^*/d' old.txt 
A) sed '/d' old.txt 
B) sed '/^/d' old.txt 
C) sed '/^$/d' old.txt 
D) sed '/^*/d' old.txt

Question 8

Which option is used by sed to specify that the following string is an instruction or set of instructions?

Accepted Answer

A) -n 
B) -e 
C) -f 
D) -i 
A) -n 
B) -e 
C) -f 
D) -i

Question 9

What is a context switch?

Accepted Answer

A) kernel switches from executing one process to another. 
B) process switches from kernel mode to user mode. 
C) process switches from user mode to kernel mode. 
D) none of the above 
A) kernel switches from executing one process to another. 
B) process switches from kernel mode to user mode. 
C) process switches from user mode to kernel mode. 
D) none of the above

Question 10

Which command is used to display disk consumption of a specific directory

Accepted Answer

A) du 
B) ds 
C) dd 
D) dds 
A) du 
B) ds 
C) dd 
D) dds

Question 11

Which command changes a file's group owner

Accepted Answer

A) cgrp 
B) chgrp 
C) change 
D) group 
A) cgrp 
B) chgrp 
C) change 
D) group

Question 12

Which command is used to extract intermediate result in a pipeline

Accepted Answer

A) tee 
B) extract 
C) exec 
D) none of the above 
A) tee 
B) extract 
C) exec 
D) none of the above

Question 13

Which command is used to perform backup in unix?

Accepted Answer

A) backup 
B) cpio 
C) zip 
D) gzip 
A) backup 
B) cpio 
C) zip 
D) gzip

Question 14

How do you get parent process identification number?

Accepted Answer

A) waitpid 
B) getpid() 
C) getppid() 
D) parentid() 
A) waitpid 
B) getpid() 
C) getppid() 
D) parentid()

Question 15

When we install a new package in linux system, then

Accepted Answer

A) all the files of the packages are installed in a single directory 
B) different files are installed at different locations of the file system 
C) package works just after extraction, installation is not required 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) all the files of the packages are installed in a single directory 
B) different files are installed at different locations of the file system 
C) package works just after extraction, installation is not required 
D) none of the mentioned

Question 16

Which option of rm command is used to remove a directory with all its subdirectories

Accepted Answer

A) -b 
B) -o 
C) -p 
D) -r 
A) -b 
B) -o 
C) -p 
D) -r

Question 17

The directory /media is the

Accepted Answer

A) mount point for removable media 
B) mount point for filesystem 
C) both (a) and (b) 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) mount point for removable media 
B) mount point for filesystem 
C) both (a) and (b) 
D) none of the mentioned

Question 18

Kernel modules are present in

Accepted Answer

A) /lib directory 
B) /root directory 
C) /boot directory 
D) none of the mentioned 
A) /lib directory 
B) /root directory 
C) /boot directory 
D) none of the mentioned

Question 19

Pid of init process

Accepted Answer

A) 0 
B) 1 
C) 32767 
D) none of the above 
A) 0 
B) 1 
C) 32767 
D) none of the above

Question 20

Write the command to display the current date in the form dd/mm/yyyy.

Accepted Answer

A) date +%d/%m/%y 
B) date +"%d/%m/%y" 
C) date +/%d/%m/20%y 
D) date +"/%d/%m/20%y" 
A) date +%d/%m/%y 
B) date +"%d/%m/%y" 
C) date +/%d/%m/20%y 
D) date +"/%d/%m/20%y"

Which one of the directory does not contain binary files?

Host specific configuration files are installed in

The directory /srv contains

The /boot directory stores the data that is used

What is /bin/sh ?

The command "sed -n '/mcqmate/p' old.txt" will

Which command will delete all the blank lines in file old.txt?

Which option is used by sed to specify that the following string is an instruction or set of instructions?

What is a context switch?

Which command is used to display disk consumption of a specific directory

Which command changes a file's group owner

Which command is used to extract intermediate result in a pipeline

Which command is used to perform backup in unix?

How do you get parent process identification number?

When we install a new package in linux system, then

Which option of rm command is used to remove a directory with all its subdirectories

The directory /media is the

Kernel modules are present in

Pid of init process

Write the command to display the current date in the form dd/mm/yyyy.

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Which one of the directory does not contain binary files?

Host specific configuration files are installed in

The directory /srv contains

The /boot directory stores the data that is used

What is /bin/sh ?

The command "sed -n '/mcqmate/p' old.txt" will

Which command will delete all the blank lines in file old.txt?

Which option is used by sed to specify that the following string is an instruction or set of instructions?

What is a context switch?

Which command is used to display disk consumption of a specific directory

Which command changes a file's group owner

Which command is used to extract intermediate result in a pipeline

Which command is used to perform backup in unix?

How do you get parent process identification number?

When we install a new package in linux system, then

Which option of rm command is used to remove a directory with all its subdirectories

The directory /media is the

Kernel modules are present in

Pid of init process

Write the command to display the current date in the form dd/mm/yyyy.

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Operating System and Programming Model

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