Directories

Question 1

/dev

Answer 1

contains special device files for all the devices

Question 2

/etc

Answer 2

directory is contained in the root directory. it stores storage system configuration files, executables required to boot the system, and some log files.

Question 3

/media

Answer 3

contains subdirectories where removable media devices inserted into the computer are mounted

Question 4

/usr

Answer 4

usually contains by far the largest share of data on a system. Hence, this is one of the most important directories in the system as it contains all the user binaries, their documentation, libraries, header files, etc…. X and its supporting libraries can be found here.

Question 5

/var

Answer 5

is a standard subdirectory of the root directory in Linux and other Unix-like operating systems that contains files to which the system writes data during the course of its operation

Question 6

/etc/skel

Answer 6

A template directory for new users
it contains several files and directories
new users inherit them in their home directories

Question 7

/etc/shadow

Answer 7

A file with local user passwords that are encrypted with special Linux encryption or hashed. Requires you to have admin privileges to do anything

Question 8

/etc/password

Answer 8

a file that contains user information without passwords and is displayed in plain text format

Question 9

/etc/apache2/a/apache2.conf

Answer 9

is the configuration file that includes global settings

Question 10

/var/www/html

Answer 10

directory contains the main apache web pages

Question 11

Absolute Path

Answer 11

”/” indicates the root folder. Navigating to a path from the root

Question 12

Relative Path

Answer 12

• The path relative to the working directory

- navigation to the directories without specifying the root.