Final Exam Flashcards
In the FHS, the ____ directory contains the Linux kernel and files used by the boot loader.
1) /load
2) /bin
3) /boot
4) /mnt
3) /boot
In the FHS, the ____ directory is the root user’s home directory.
1) /bin
2) /home
3) /boot
4) /root
4) /root
In the FHS, the ____ directory contains most system commands and utilities.
1) /usr
2) /root
3) /bin
4) /home
1) /usr
Copying a file can be accomplished using the ____ command.
1) copy
2) mv
3) cp
4) cpy
3) cp
The ____ command takes a list of arguments specifying the absolute or relative pathnames of files to remove.
1) del
2) rm
3) remove
4) delete
2) rm
The fastest method to search for files in the Linux directory tree is to use the ____ command.
1) search
2) id
3) find
4) locate
4) locate
You can see the contents of a certain variable in memory by using the ____ metacharacter with the echo command.
1) $
2) *
3) &
4) #
1) $
The ____ section of a filesystem is the section that contains information about the filesystem in general.
1) inode table
2) inode
3) data blocks
4) superblock
4) superblock
To create a hard link, you must use the ____ command.
1) ln
2) link
3) lnk
4) lk
1) ln
The chgrp command takes ____ argument(s) at minimum.
1) one
2) two
3) three
4) four
2) two
The section of an inode that stores permissions is called the ____ of the file.
1) tail
2) head
3) mode
4) accessor
3) mode
In a file’s mode, if a permission is unavailable, a(n) ____ character replaces its position in the mode.
1) *
2) +
3) ?
4) -
4) -
If a user has ____ permission for a file, they can open, read, and edit the contents of a file.
1) write
2) execute
3) read
4) alter
1) write
When using the chmod command for a specific file, the ____ argument would add read permission and remove write permission for the group permissions.
1) u+r+w
2) g-r+w
3) g+r-w
4) o+r-w
3) g+r-w
When using the chmod command, the mode rwx can be represented by the number ____.
1) 0
2) 1
3) 7
4) 8
3) 7
To set all of the special permissions on a certain file or directory, you can use the command ____, where name is the name of the file or directory.
1) chmod 777 name
2) chmod 7777 name
3) chmod 6666 name
4) chmod 0000 name
2) chmod 7777 name
Each SCSI device is assigned a unique ID number known as a(n) ____.
1) device ID
2) target ID
3) SCSI number
4) SCSI controller
2) target ID
Most Parallel SCSI controllers support up to ____ devices.
1) 12
2) 13
3) 14
4) 15
4) 15
The highest priority SCSI device is given a SCSI ID of ____.
1) 1
2) 6
3) 7
4) 15
3) 7
The ____ standard support speeds of up to 80 MB/second.
1) SCSI-3 Ultra2 Wide
2) SCSI-2 Wide
3) SCSI-3 Ultra
4) SCSI-3 Ultra3 Wide
1) SCSI-3 Ultra2 Wide
RAID level ____ is often referred to as disk mirroring.
1) 1
2) 2
3) 3
4) 4
1) 1
RAID level ____ is commonly referred to as disk striping with parity.
1) 0
2) 1
3) 5
4) 6
3) 5
A Fedora 13 CD installation requires ____ CDs.
1) two
2) four
3) six
4) ten
3) six
In Fedora Linux, a ____ file is a script file that specifies the choices that you would normally choose when you install the operating system.
1) setup
2) startup
3) kickstart
4) scriptstart
3) kickstart
Any line in a kickstart file that starts with a(n) ____ symbol is a comment line and is ignored by the installation program.
1) *
2) #
3) $
4) %
2) #
If a Linux installation ends abnormally and the screen displays a “fatal signal ____” error message, it indicates an error known as a segmentation fault.
1) 0
2) 1
3) 10
4) 11
4) 11
Some installations fail to place a boot loader on the hard disk properly; this is often the case with large hard disk drives that have over ____ cylinders.
1) 256
2) 512
3) 1024
4) 2048
3) 1024
____ installation log file(s) is/are created by the Fedora installation program.
1) One
2) Two
3) Three
4) Four
2) Two
To verify hardware settings, you can examine the contents of the ____ directory.
1) /log
2) /root
3) /proc
4) /hw
3) /proc
To ensure that Linux has detected the correct amount of RAM in the system after installation, you can view the contents of the ____ file.
1) /proc/mem
2) /proc/cpuinfo
3) /proc/memoryinfo
4) /proc/meminfo
4) /proc/meminfo
The ____ file in the /proc directory contains a list of memory address ranges reserved for device use.
1) meminfo
2) ioports
3) iomem
4) misc
2) ioports
The ____ file in the /proc directory contains statistics on the performance of the processor.
1) cpuinfo
2) modules
3) kcore
4) loadavg
4) loadavg
Devices that transfer data in a character-by-character fashion are referred to as ____ devices.
1) text
2) block
3) character
4) binary
3) character
The ____ device file represents the first primary partition on the second IDE hard disk drive (primary slave).
1) /dev/hdc1
2) /dev/hdb1
3) /dev/hda1
4) /dev/hdc2
2) /dev/hdb1
The ____ device file represents the second serial port on the system (COM2).
1) /dev/ttyS0
2) /dev/tty2
3) /dev/tty1
4) /dev/ttyS1
4) /dev/ttyS1
If you do not know the type, major, or minor number of a device, you can use the ____ command to re-create the device based on the common name.
1) /dev/MAKEDEV
2) mkfs
3) mknod
4) /dev/makedevice
1) /dev/MAKEDEV
The ____ filesystem is used by software programs that write to a CD-RW or DVD-RW drive.
1) ntfs
2) udf
3) ext2
4) hpfs
2) udf
The ____ filesystem contains most of the operating system files.
1) boot
2) data
3) mnt
4) root
4) root
To format a filesystem with a specified filesystem type, you can use the ____ option with the mkfs command.
1) -t
2) -f
3) -c
4) -o
1) -t
CD-ROMs typically use the ____ filesystem type.
1) ntfs
2) ext2
3) iso9660
4) ext3
3) iso9660
Linux requires ____ partition(s) at minimum.
1) one
2) two
3) three
4) four
2) two
Data is read off of hard disks in concentric circles called ____.
1) tracks
2) blocks
3) sectors
4) cylinders
1) tracks
To create partitions after installation, you can use the ____ command.
1) format
2) formatdisk
3) fdisk
4) partition
3) fdisk
The easiest method for monitoring free space by mounted filesystems is to use the ____ command.
1) df
2) fs
3) dfs
4) fd
1) df
Errors on a filesystem are often referred to as filesystem ____ and are common on most filesystems.
1) breaks
2) corruption
3) degradation
4) failures
2) corruption
To check a filesystem for errors, you can use the ____ command, which can check filesystems of many different types.
1) fcheck
2) fsc
3) fscheck
4) fsck
4) fsck
You can edit the quotas for certain users by using the ____ command.
1) edquota
2) editquota
3) quota
4) repquota
1) edquota
To mount all filesystems in the /etc/fstab file that are intended to mount at boot time, you can simply type the ____ command.
1) mount -o
2) mount -f
3) mount -u
4) mount -a
4) mount -a
A(n) ____ is a piece of software that tells the operating system how to use a specific hardware device.
1) system service
2) graphical user interface
3) user interface
4) device driver
4) device driver
The ____ indicates the stability of a Linux kernel.
1) major number
2) production kernel
3) minor number
4) revision number
3) minor number
The concept of ____ enables software developers to read other developers’ source code, modify that source code to make the software better, and redistribute that source code to other developers who might improve it further.
1) Open Source Software
2) Linux
3) Closed Source Software
4) Freeware
1) Open Source Software
The ____ stipulates that the source code of any software published under its license must be freely available.
1) Artistic License
2) GNU General Public License
3) Free Software Foundation
4) Freeware
2) GNU General Public License
____ is software that is distributed free of charge, but the source code is not available.
1) Open source software
2) Close source software
3) Freeware
4) Shareware
3) Freeware
Consider the phrase “collaboration between several developers with a common need speeds up software creation, and when bugs in the software are found by these users, bug fixes are created very quickly” from the chapter. This statement describes which advantage of the Linux operating system?
1) Ease of customization
2) Flexibility for different hardware platforms
3) Risk reduction
4) Stability and security
4) Stability and security
HOWTO documents are centrally collected by the ____.
1) Linux Documentation Project
2) GNU project
3) Free Software Foundation
4) Linux User Groups
1) Linux Documentation Project
Which of the following is the greatest expense for companies using Linux?
1) Software upgrades
2) Additional software
3) Hiring people to maintain the Linux system
4) Operating system cost
3) Hiring people to maintain the Linux system
Solaris, HP-UX and AIX are all ____ of Unix.
1) versions
2) flavors
3) types
4) instances
2) flavors
The source code for Linux was released in ____.
1) 1987
2) 1990
3) 1991
4) 1993
3) 1991
The core component of the GUI in Linux is referred to as ____.
1) GNOME
2) KDE
3) Red Hat
4) X Windows
4) X Windows
A ____ is merely a compressed archive of files that usually contain scripts that install the software contents to the correct location on the system.
1) package manager
2) DBMS
3) tarball
4) router
3) tarball
____ Linux is the most common Linux distribution used today.
1) Red Hat
2) Debian
3) Mandrake
4) SuSE
1) Red Hat
A(n) ____ service provides an efficient method for transferring files over the Internet.
1) FTP
2) DNS
3) Web
4) Mail
1) FTP
A(n) ____ service allows users to post messages in forums.
1) FTP
2) News
3) Web
4) DNS
2) News
Companies and institutions using computers to perform extraordinarily large calculations that would be unsuitable for most computers would employ a(n) ____.
1) scientific/engineering workstation
2) application server
3) supercomputer
4) office workstation
3) supercomputer
Because you need to document so many pieces of hardware and software information, you should create a ____ that contains all important installation information as well as hardware information.
1) preinstallation checklist
2) hardware compatibility checklist
3) software components list
4) minimum hardware requirements list
1) preinstallation checklist
____ is the most common method of installing Linux.
1) Installation from a DVD
2) Installation from an NFS server across the network
3) Installation from packages located on the hard disk
4) Installation from CD-ROM media
1) Installation from a DVD