Chapter 2:

Question 1

What is the default shell in Linux called?

a. SH
b. BSH
c. CSH
d. BASH

Answer 1

d. BASH

Question 2

What equivalent to the man command generally provides an easier-to-read description of the queried command and contains links to other related information?

a. who 	
b. man help 	
c. man -descriptive 	
d. info

Answer 2

d. info

Question 3

What command can you use to safely shut down the Linux system immediately?

a. shutdown -c 	
b. shutdown -r 	
c. down 	
d. halt

Answer 3

d. halt

Question 4

What command is equivalent to the man –k keyword command?

a. find keyword 	
b. man keyword 	
c. apropos keyword 	
d. appaloosa keyword

Answer 4

c. apropos keyword

Question 5

Which of the following is not a piece of information that the Fedora installation program prompts you for?

a. time zone 	
b. installation destination 	
c. firewall settings 	
d. installation language

Answer 5

c. firewall settings

Question 6

Linux commands entered via the command line are not case sensitive. True or False?

a. True
b. False

Answer 6

b. False

Question 7

Which command blanks the terminal screen, erasing previously displayed output?

a. erase 	
b. clean 	
c. blank 	
d. clear

Answer 7

d. clear

Question 8

When sitting at a computer running Linux, what key combination do you press to open the graphical terminal?

a. Ctrl+Alt+G 	
b. Ctrl+Alt+F4 	
c. Ctrl+Alt+F1 	
d. Ctrl+7

Answer 8

c. Ctrl+Alt+F1

Question 9

To install Linux within a virtual machine, you can specify the path to an ISO image that contains the Linux installation media within virtualization software without having to first write the ISO image to a DVD or USB flash drive. True or False?

a. True
b. False

Answer 9

a. True

Question 10

After you log in to a terminal, you receive a user interface called a ________.

a. GUID 	
b. shell 	
c. text box 	
d. command screen

Answer 10

b. shell

Question 11

Users enter commands directly to the kernel of the Linux operating system. True or False?

a. True
b. False

Answer 11

b. False

Question 12

How can you protect a metacharacter (such as the $ character) from shell interpretation?

a. Precede it with a /. 	
b. Follow it with a \. 	
c. Precede it with a $. 	
d. It cannot be done as metacharacters are essential. 	
e. Precede it with a \.

Answer 12

e. Precede it with a .

Question 13

You know a Linux command will perform a desired function for you, but you cannot remember the full name of the command. You do remember it will flush a variable from your system. Which command typed at a command prompt displays a list of commands that would likely contain the command you desire?

a. man –k flush 	
b. man –k find all 	
c. man flush 	
d. man –key flush

Answer 13

a. man -k flush

Question 14

Which command displays the users who are currently logged in to the Linux system?

a. finger 	
b. who 	
c. id 	
d. date

Answer 14

b. who

Question 15

Which prompt does the root user receive when logged in to the system?

a. $ 	
b. @ 	
c. # 	
d. !

Answer 15

c. #

Question 16

Which prompt do regular users receive when logged in to the system?

a. $ 	
b. @ 	
c. # 	
d. !

Answer 16

a. $

Question 17

Which of the following refers to the third primary partition on the second SAS hard disk within Linux?

a. hdb2 	
b. sda3 	
c. hdb3 	
d. sdb3

Answer 17

d. sdb3

Question 18

Which two partitions do you typically create at minimum during a Fedora Linux installation? (Choose two answers.)

a. /
b. /boot
c. swap
d. /home

Answer 18

a. / and c. swap

Question 19

If you boot your computer from Linux live media, you will be able to use a fully-functional Linux system prior to installing Linux on permanent storage. True or False?

a. True
b. False

Answer 19

a. True

Question 20

Which of the following is not an example of virtualization software that can be used to install Linux within another operating system?

a. Oracle VirtualBox 	
b. Microsoft Hyper-V 	
c. Spiceworks 	
d. VMWare

Answer 20

c. Spiceworks