Question 1

The ps command is the only command that can view process information.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

In the output of the ps -l command, the ____ column is the most valuable to systems administrators because it indicates what the process is currently doing.

Accepted Answer

A)  process state 
B)  process flag 
C)  process priority 
D)  PID 
A)  process state 
B)  process flag 
C)  process priority 
D)  PID

Question 3

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-Daemon used to schedule a command to execute once in the future.

Accepted Answer

A) cron daemon 
B) program 
C) /var/spool/cron 
D) trapping 
E) PPID
F)PID
G)/etc/crontab
H)/var/spool/at
I)at daemon 
A) cron daemon 
B) program 
C) /var/spool/cron 
D) trapping 
E) PPID
F)PID
G)/etc/crontab
H)/var/spool/at
I)at daemon

Question 4

The ____ field in a cron table contains the absolute pathname to the command to be executed.

Accepted Answer

A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  fifth 
D)  sixth 
A)  first 
B)  second 
C)  fifth 
D)  sixth

Question 5

A system process that is not associated with a terminal is called a(n) ____ process.

Accepted Answer

A)  daemon 
B)  user 
C)  parent 
D)  startup 
A)  daemon 
B)  user 
C)  parent 
D)  startup

Question 6

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-A process's identifier that allows the kernel to identify it uniquely.

Accepted Answer

A) cron daemon 
B) program 
C) /var/spool/cron 
D) trapping 
E) PPID
F)PID
G)/etc/crontab
H)/var/spool/at
I)at daemon 
A) cron daemon 
B) program 
C) /var/spool/cron 
D) trapping 
E) PPID
F)PID
G)/etc/crontab
H)/var/spool/at
I)at daemon

Question 7

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-Identifies the process that started another process.

Accepted Answer

A) cron daemon 
B) program 
C) /var/spool/cron 
D) trapping 
E) PPID
F)PID
G)/etc/crontab
H)/var/spool/at
I)at daemon 
A) cron daemon 
B) program 
C) /var/spool/cron 
D) trapping 
E) PPID
F)PID
G)/etc/crontab
H)/var/spool/at
I)at daemon

Question 8

A(n) ____________________ refers to a program that is running in memory and on the CPU.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A(n) ____________________ refers to a program that...

Question 9

The ____________________ can be used to affect the process priority indirectly.

Accepted Answer

nice value

Question 10

There are ____ different kill signals that the kill command can send to a certain process.

Accepted Answer

A)  16 
B)  32 
C)  64 
D)  128 
A)  16 
B)  32 
C)  64 
D)  128

Question 11

The SIGINT kill signal is the default kill signal used by the kill command. _________________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Match each term with the correct statement below.
-An executable file on the hard disk that can be run when you execute it.

Accepted Answer

A) cron daemon 
B) program 
C) /var/spool/cron 
D) trapping 
E) PPID
F)PID
G)/etc/crontab
H)/var/spool/at
I)at daemon 
A) cron daemon 
B) program 
C) /var/spool/cron 
D) trapping 
E) PPID
F)PID
G)/etc/crontab
H)/var/spool/at
I)at daemon

Question 13

To create or edit a user cron table, you can use the ____ option to the crontab command.

Accepted Answer

A)  -u 
B)  -c 
C)  -f 
D)  -e 
A)  -u 
B)  -c 
C)  -f 
D)  -e

Question 14

A value of 0 for a process priority indicates low priority. _________________________

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

The ____ kill signal stops a process and then restarts it with the same PID.

Accepted Answer

A)  SIGINT 
B)  SIGQUIT 
C)  SIGHUP 
D)  SIGTERM 
A)  SIGINT 
B)  SIGQUIT 
C)  SIGHUP 
D)  SIGTERM

Question 16

When killing a background job with the kill command, you must prefix the background job IDs by a(n) ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  & 
B)  # 
C)  $ 
D)  % 
A)  & 
B)  # 
C)  $ 
D)  %

Question 17

The ____ option to the ps command displays all processes that do not run on terminals.

Accepted Answer

A)  -f 
B)  x 
C)  a 
D)  -l 
A)  -f 
B)  x 
C)  a 
D)  -l

Question 18

Describe the purpose the process state column displayed by the ps -l command. What values may appear in this column, and what do these values indicate?

Accepted Answer

The process state (S) column is the most

Question 19

After a background process has been started, it can be moved to the foreground by using the ____ command.

Accepted Answer

A)  b2f 
B)  fgd 
C)  fg 
D)  fgnd 
A)  b2f 
B)  fgd 
C)  fg 
D)  fgnd

Question 20

You can execute ____ main types of Linux commands.

Accepted Answer

A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five 
A)  two 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  five

The ps command is the only command that can view process information.

In the output of the ps -l command, the ____ column is the most valuable to systems administrators because it indicates what the process is currently doing.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Daemon used to schedule a command to execute once in the future.

The ____ field in a cron table contains the absolute pathname to the command to be executed.

A system process that is not associated with a terminal is called a(n) ____ process.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -A process's identifier that allows the kernel to identify it uniquely.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Identifies the process that started another process.

A(n) ____________________ refers to a program that is running in memory and on the CPU.

The ____________________ can be used to affect the process priority indirectly.

There are ____ different kill signals that the kill command can send to a certain process.

The SIGINT kill signal is the default kill signal used by the kill command. _________________________

Match each term with the correct statement below. -An executable file on the hard disk that can be run when you execute it.

To create or edit a user cron table, you can use the ____ option to the crontab command.

A value of 0 for a process priority indicates low priority. _________________________

The ____ kill signal stops a process and then restarts it with the same PID.

When killing a background job with the kill command, you must prefix the background job IDs by a(n) ____.

The ____ option to the ps command displays all processes that do not run on terminals.

Describe the purpose the process state column displayed by the ps -l command. What values may appear in this column, and what do these values indicate?

After a background process has been started, it can be moved to the foreground by using the ____ command.

You can execute ____ main types of Linux commands.

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Exam 9: Managing Linux Processes

The ps command is the only command that can view process information.

In the output of the ps -l command, the ____ column is the most valuable to systems administrators because it indicates what the process is currently doing.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Daemon used to schedule a command to execute once in the future.

The ____ field in a cron table contains the absolute pathname to the command to be executed.

A system process that is not associated with a terminal is called a(n) ____ process.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -A process's identifier that allows the kernel to identify it uniquely.

Match each term with the correct statement below. -Identifies the process that started another process.

A(n) ____________________ refers to a program that is running in memory and on the CPU.

The ____________________ can be used to affect the process priority indirectly.

There are ____ different kill signals that the kill command can send to a certain process.

The SIGINT kill signal is the default kill signal used by the kill command. _________________________

Match each term with the correct statement below. -An executable file on the hard disk that can be run when you execute it.

To create or edit a user cron table, you can use the ____ option to the crontab command.

A value of 0 for a process priority indicates low priority. _________________________

The ____ kill signal stops a process and then restarts it with the same PID.

When killing a background job with the kill command, you must prefix the background job IDs by a(n) ____.

The ____ option to the ps command displays all processes that do not run on terminals.

Describe the purpose the process state column displayed by the ps -l command. What values may appear in this column, and what do these values indicate?

After a background process has been started, it can be moved to the foreground by using the ____ command.

You can execute ____ main types of Linux commands.

Introduction to Linux

Linux Installation and Usage

Exploring Linux Filesystems

Linux Filesystem Management

Linux Filesystem Administration

Advanced Installation

Working With the Bash Shell

System Initialization and X Windows

Common Administrative Tasks

Compression, System Backup, and Software Installation

Network Configuration

Configuring Network Services

Troubleshooting, Performance, and Security

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