Chapter 3 Exams

Question 1

Which directory contains persistent, system-specific configuration data?

A
/etc

B
/root

C
/run

D
/usr

Answer 1

A

/etc

Question 2

Which directory is the top of the system’s file system hierarchy?

A
/etc

B
/

C
/home/root

D
/root

Answer 2

B

/

Question 3

Which directory contains user home directories?

A
/

B
/home

C
/root

D
/user

Answer 3

B

/home

Question 4

Which directory contains temporary files?

A
/tmp

B
/trash

C
/run

D
/var

Answer 4

A

/tmp

Question 5

Which directory contains dynamic data, such as for databases and websites?

A
/etc

B
/run

C
/usr

D
/var

Answer 5

D

/var

Question 6

Which directory is the administrative superuser’s home directory?

A
/etc

B
/

C
/home/root

D
/root

Answer 6

D

/root

Question 7

Which directory contains regular commands and utilities?

A
/commands

B
/run

C
/usr/bin

D
/usr/sbin

Answer 7

C

/usr/bin

Question 8

Which directory contains non-persistent process runtime data?

A
/tmp

B
/etc

C
/run

D
/var

Answer 8

C

/run

Question 9

Which directory contains installed software programs and libraries?

A
/etc

B
/lib

C
/usr

D
/var

Answer 9

C

/usr

Question 10

Which command is used to return to the current user’s home directory, assuming the current working directory is /tmp and their home directory is /home/user?

A
cd

B
cd ..

C
cd .

D
cd *

E
cd /home

Answer 10

A

cd

Question 11

Which command displays the absolute path name of the current location?

A
cd

B
pwd

C
ls ~

D
ls -d

Answer 11

B

pwd

Question 12

Which command will always return you to the working directory used prior to the current working directory?

A
cd -

B
cd -p

C
cd ~

D
cd ..

Answer 12

A

cd -

Question 13

Which command will always change the working directory up two levels from the current location?

A
cd ~

B
cd ../

C
cd ../..

D
cd -u2

Answer 13

C

cd ../..

Question 14

Which command lists files in the current location, using a long format, and including hidden files?

A
llong ~

B
ls -a

C
ls -l

D
ls -al

Answer 14

D

ls -al

Question 15

Which command will always change the working directory to /bin?

A
cd bin

B
cd /bin

C
cd ~bin

D
cd -bin

Answer 15

B

cd /bin

Question 16

Which command will always change the working directory to the parent of the current location?

A
cd ~

B
cd ..

C
cd ../..

D
cd -u1

Answer 16

B

cd ..

Question 17

Which command will change the working directory to /tmp if the current working directory is /home/student?

A
cd tmp

B
cd ..

C
cd ../../tmp

D
cd ~tmp

Answer 17

C

cd ../../tmp

Question 18

Which pattern will match only filenames ending with “b”?

A
b*

B
*b

C
b

D
[!b]*

Answer 18

B

*b

Question 19

Which pattern will match only filenames beginning with “b”?

A
b*

B
*b

C
b

D
[!b]*

Answer 19

A

b*

Question 20

Which pattern will match only filenames where the first character is not “b”?

A
b*

B
*b

C
b

D
[!b]*

Answer 20

D

[!b]*

Question 21

Which pattern will match all filenames containing a “b”?

A
b*

B
*b

C
b

D
[!b]*

Answer 21

C

b

Question 22

Which pattern will match only filenames that contain a number?

A
#

B
[[:digit:]]

C
[digit]

D
[0-9]

Answer 22

B

[[:digit:]]

Question 23

Which pattern will match only filenames that begin with an uppercase letter?

A
^?*

B
^*

C
[upper]*

D
[[:upper:]]*

E
[[CAP]]*

Answer 23

D

[[:upper:]]*

Question 24

Which pattern will match only filenames at least three characters in length?

A
???*

B
???

C
\3*

D
+++*

E
…*

Answer 24

A

???*