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ADV *NIX DAY 1-3 Flashcards

1
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Utility to locate/print block device attributes.

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blkid

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2
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Desktop Management Interface. A tool for dumping a computer’s DMI table contents in a human-readable format.

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dmidecode

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3
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Print system information.

–a= all information

2.6.32-279
(2=kernel version, 6=Major revision, 32=Minor revision, 279= patch level & fixes)

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uname

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4
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Query and change the system host name and related settings.

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hostnamectl (CentOS7)

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5
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Change current run-level.

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init

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6
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Determine current run-level.

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who -r

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7
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Update and query run-level information for system services.

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chkconfig

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8
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Run SysV init scripts. Start, stop, restart or view the status of services in /etc/init.d

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service (CentOS6)

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9
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Query or send control commands to the systemd manager, to enable, disable, start, stop, or view the status of services.

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systemctl (CentOS7)

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10
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Create the list of operating systems to boot in GRUB’s menu interface.

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/boot/grub/grub.conf

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11
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init daemon configuration file, the initdefault line specifies what run-level starts at boot.

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/etc/inittab

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12
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User mode components may include:

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processes and threads
windows manager
libraries
applications
shells
commands
utility programs
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13
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Part of process management that shares CPU time between multiple LWPs.

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scheduler

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14
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Implements file and file system related interfaces provided to user.

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VFS

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15
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Elements of the Linux kernel that an architecture must use for normal operation and efficiency.

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Architecture-dependent code

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16
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Ensures the proper and timely execution of processes.

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process management

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17
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Provides an API to resources that send data across a network.

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Network Subsystem

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18
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Converts a process running in user mode to a protected kernel mode process.

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SCI

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19
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A program that provides the user CLI to the kernel.

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Shell

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20
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An instance of a program in execution.

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process

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21
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Contains the SCI and handles mapping between user requests and device driver actions. It also manages system resources and performs system services.

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Kernel

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22
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Computer programs used to perform certain tasks, functions, or activities and originate in user mode.

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Application

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23
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This mode includes processes such as shells, Linux commands, utilities, and user application programs.

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User mode

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24
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An implementation of the standard C library used by many operating systems and programs on those systems.

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glibc

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25
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When memory is exhausted and pages of memory are moved onto the disk.

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swapping

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26
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A family of related standards specified by the IEEE that defines the API of a Unix OS.

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POSIX

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27
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Run in user mode on top of a single kernel thread and shares address space and system resources.

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LWP

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28
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A program that runs unobtrusively in the background rather than under the direct control of a user.

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Daemon

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29
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This is a wrapper function for a Linux kernel system call.

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library function

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30
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A low-level program allowing the kernel to communicate with a particular piece of hardware.

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device driver

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31
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A catastrophic kernel crash that halts the entire PC.

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kernel panic

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32
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Applications that make the OS work. (e.g., GUI, compilers, tools, and editors)

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GNU Software

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33
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Displays file system type. (e.g., Ext, UFS, NTFS, …)

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blkid

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34
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Executed from /etc/rc.d/rc*.d and spawns a login.

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Run level

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35
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Executes Kernel and initrd images.

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Grub

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36
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Executes bootloader (GRUB).

37
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Executes /sbin/init deamon.

38
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Executes run-level programs.

39
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Executes MBR

40
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The file where the init daemon gets its instructions from.

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/etc/inittab

41
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Initial root file system with limited directories and executables.

42
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Linux process that spawns a login.

A

getty or mingetty

43
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Command used to verify current run level.

44
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Directory where master copies of the startup scripts reside.

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/etc/init.d

45
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Command used to change current run level.

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init (command)

46
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Command that updates and queries run level information for system services.

47
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Command retrieves information from a listing of available shells in the /etc/shells file.

48
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Command that provides a description of the system’s hardware components.

49
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More secure but less controllable system initialization manager.

50
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Init manager where run-levels dictate the start up environment.

51
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Modified SysV initialization manager, used by CentOS Version 6.

52
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Command that starts, stops, or restarts many services located in /etc/init.d.

53
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Location of network-based services that fall in the xinetd category. (full path)

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/etc/xinetd.d

54
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Systemd command used to enable, start, stop, or disable services.

55
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Linux command used to view calls accessed during the execution of a command.

56
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Sets or prints the limits imposed on files written by the shell and its processes.

57
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Displays limits imposed on resources available to the current shell.

58
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Displays or sets core file size.

59
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Displays or sets max number of processes available to a single user.

60
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Similar to Windows Task Manager, this *nix tool is used to view system processes and their states.

61
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Allows a device driver or any other kernel service to be linked into and removed from the kernel while it is running.

62
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Linux command used to display a list of active LKMs.

63
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Command and option to display all kernel parameter values currently available.

64
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Command and option to change a sysctl value for current session.

65
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Command and option to load sysctl values from a file.

66
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Configuration file where user limits imposed on resources are set.

A

/etc/security/limits.conf

67
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Linux file where all kernel values are loaded from at system boot.

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/etc/sysctl.conf

68
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Process interruption caused by some event external of and asynchronous to the current running process.

69
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Error or exception condition generated within current running process. Software written to catch an exception generated by the CPU.

70
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List three ways in which a process-level interrupt request can be sent:

A

terminal
Administrator
Kernel

71
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Terminal interrupt (user hits interrupt keys).

72
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Surest kill (cannot be trapped)

73
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Restarts a daemon

74
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Default termination signal used by kill command.

75
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Quit from terminal, process produces a core dump file.

76
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process state:
R
S
Z
T
A 
process state:
Running
Sleeping
Zombie
Suspended (stopped or terminated)
77
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Command that reveals all file systems, disk space usage, and logical mount points in block size.

78
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Displays or maps logical devices to mount points on a file system.

79
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What Linux command displays the disk’s physical partitioning scheme?

80
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A ______ is the basic file allocation unit for EXT(X). The size is defined in the superblock.

81
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The allocation status of blocks (data) is determined using the block group’s ___________.

A

block bitmap

82
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The allocation status of inodes is determined using the block group’s ___________.

A

inode bitmap

83
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The _______ lists the blocks on the disk where the data is stored.

A

Inode Table

84
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What command can be used to view the primary superblock?

85
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What are the three timestamps associated with the EXT(X) filesystem?

A

modification
access
change

86
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What are the three timestamps associated with the EXT(X) filesystem?

87
Q

What type of link file contains the pathname to another file?

A

symbolic link

88
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What command is used to view file or file system status to include the access, change, and modify timestamps?

89
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is a simple data structure containing the filename and the inode address where the file’s metadata can be found. This also contains a pointer to the next entry.

A

directory entry

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