Deck 4: Exploring Linux Filesystems

Question 1

Which is an extended regular expression metacharacter?

A).
B)[...]
C)^
D){}

Answer 1

D

Question 2

To move from the /home/joe/test/data to the /home/joe directory, use the ____ command.

A)cd ..
B)cd ../..
C)/home/joe
D)cd ./..

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The ls ____ command can be used to provide a long listing for each file in a certain directory.

A)-T
B)-L
C)-F
D)-l

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Linux uses a logical directory tree to organize files into different folders.

Question 5

To display the contents of a file called data, use the command ____.

A)disp data
B)ls data
C)ls -l data
D)cat data

Question 6

Using wildcard metacharacters, how can one indicate a number is 1 or 2 or 3 or 4?

A)1-4
B)[1-4]
C)[1234]
D)[1,2,3,4]

Question 7

Pressing the Esc key at the prompt while using the more command displays a help screen.

Question 8

The ____ metacharacter can also be used to refer to the current user's home directory.

A)~
B)@
C)&
D)#

Question 9

The more command should not be used on binary files.

Question 10

The ____ editor is distributed with the GNOME environment.

A)xemacs
B)kedit
C)emacs
D)gedit

Question 11

You may access much of the functionality of ____ by using the function keys on the keyboard as described at the bottom of the screen.

A)gedit
B)mcedit
C)emacs
D)nedit

Question 12

The ____ can be used with LISP artificial intelligence programming language and supports hundreds of keyboard functions like the vi editor.

A)kedit editor
B)mcedit editor
C)emacs editor
D)nedit editor

Question 13

A linked file is followed by a(n)____.

A)@
B)*
C)/
D)=

Question 14

The command strings /bin/echo displays the binary characters inside the /bin/echo binary executable program.

Question 15

The ____ command will confirm the directory that you are currently in on the system.

A)dir
B)pwd
C)whereami
D)ld

Question 16

To view a list of files and their type, use the ____ switch to the ls command.

A)-T
B)-L
C)-F
D)-l

Question 17

The ____ command displays the last 10 lines of a text file.

A)end -10
B)head -10
C)stop -10
D)tail -10

Question 18

Most files on a Linux system that contain configuration information are ____ files.

A)system
B)directory
C)text
D)program

Question 19

Your current directory is /home, and the contents of the directory are fred, john, and steve. If you type the command cd /home/s and then press the ____ key, the command cd /home/steve will be displayed on the terminal screen.

A)Alt
B)Tab
C)Ctrl
D)Esc

Question 20

It is acceptable to use shell metacharacters when naming files.

Question 21

When a user logs into their Linux system, he is placed in the _________________________ directory.

Question 23

In a file listing, the 9 characters following the file type (for example, -rwxr-xr-x )refer to the file's _________________________.

Question 24

Why is the vi editor called a bi-modal editor? Explain.

Question 25

An alternative to the vi editor that offers an equal set of functionality is the GNU _________________________.

Question 26

What is the disadvantage of using the cat command to display a very large text file? How can you get around this problem?

Question 27

Special metacharacters used to match patterns of text within text files are called _________________________.

Question 28

The ____ regular expression metacharacter matches 0 or more occurrences of the previous character.

A)*
B)?
C)+
D)^

Question 29

What does the cd command do? What happens if you use this command without an argument?

Question 30

List three differences between wildcard metacharacters and regular expressions.

Question 31

The file .file.dat is an example of a(n)_________________________ file.

Question 32

What is the difference between an absolute and a relative pathname? What is a benefit of each?