1.11 Common Features & Tools of the Linux Client/Desktop OS

Question 1

Linux Common Commands - ls

Answer 1

List directory

Question 2

Linux Common Commands - pwd

Answer 2

Displays the name of the current directory path your in

Question 3

Linux Common Commands - mv

Answer 3

Move then rename a file

Question 4

Linux Common Commands - cp

Answer 4

Copy then duplicate a file

Question 5

Linux Common Commands - rm

Answer 5

Remove files & directories (directories must be empty first)

Question 6

Linux Common Commands - chmod

Answer 6

Change the read, write, & execute mode (permissions) for the files/directories

Question 7

Linux Common Commands - chown

Answer 7

Change the name of the owner or group for a directory or file (need the sudo command)

Question 8

Linux Common Commands - su/sudo

Answer 8

Provides administrative level for commands

Question 9

Linux Common Commands - apt-get

Answer 9

Install, uninstall, & manage apps/packages command

Question 10

Linux Common Commands - yum

Answer 10

Red hat version of linux, same as apt-get command

Question 11

Linux Common Commands - ip

Answer 11

Manage network interfaces

Question 12

Linux Common Commands - df

Answer 12

Show how much space is available on a disk

Question 13

Linux Common Commands - grep

Answer 13

Find text within a file

Question 14

Linux Common Commands - ps

Answer 14

View current processes (like the task manager in window)

Question 15

Linux Common Commands - man

Answer 15

Provide details on different commands

Question 16

Linux Common Commands - top

Answer 16

View CPU, RAM, & other resource utilizations (like the task manager in window)

Question 17

Linux Common Commands - find

Answer 17

Find a file by name or extension

Question 18

Linux Common Commands - dig

Answer 18

Look up information from a DNS server

Question 19

Linux Common Commands - cat

Answer 19

Concatenate files together to a separate copy

Question 20

Linux Common Commands - nano

Answer 20

Full screen txt editor

Question 21

Best Practices - Backups

Answer 21

Back up command line & graphical

Question 22

Best Practices - Antivirus

Answer 22

Install malware software

Question 23

Tools - Shell/Terminal

Answer 23

Run & configure command lines, scripts, OS settings, etc

Question 24

Tools - Samba

Answer 24

Protocol used to integrate Linux to Windows environment