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Linux+ Part 1 (LX0-103) Session 1 > Homework Week 3 > Flashcards

Homework Week 3 Flashcards

1
Q

True or False: If you use the Linux GUI Windows X mode, you have no way of accessing any type of command line interface.

A

B. False

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Which of the following would be reasons you might want to partition your hard drive? (choose two)

A. To dual boot a PC for two separate operating systems.
B. To turn a PATA disk into a SATA disk.
C. To partition your filesystem data from the swap space.
D. To increase the size of the hard disk.

A

A and C

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3
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Which of the following open source software includes various packages such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, graphics, and databases?

A. GIMP
B. Thunderbird
C. Apache OpenOffice
D. Mozilla Firefox

A

C

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Which key would you press on your keyboard to complete a command with a minimal number of keystrokes in a Linux command terminal?

A. Spacebar
B. Enter
C. Insert
D. Tab

A

D

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Which of the following filesystems is the default for the Windows OS?
A. NTFS
B. Ext
C. exFAT
D. HFS
A

A

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Which key would you press on the keyboard to retrieve the previous entry from your Linux command line history?
A. Left arrow
B. Right arrow
C. Up arrow
D. Down arrow
A

C

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Q 
Which command line tool would you use to assign a static IP address in a Linux system?
A. ipconfig
B. route
C. mount
D. ifconfig
A

B?
not
A?

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How many pins would you find on one end normal HDMI cable?
A. 15 pins
B. 19 pins
C. 25 pins
D. 29 pins
A

C?
NOT

D?
not
A?

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9
Q 
Which of the following is the default shell found in most Linux distributions?
A. Bash
B. Ksh
C. Csh
D. Fish
A

A

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Which type of software is similar to commercial software in that it is copyrighted, but a user is given a trial period before they must begin paying to use the software?

A. Proprietary
B. Shareware
C. Freeware
D. Open Source

A

B

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11
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Which of the following Linux folders would usually NOT store programs?
A. /bin
B. /usr/bin
C. /usr/local/bin
D. /usr/cat/info
A

D

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12
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Firefox is to Chrome as rpm is to \_\_\_\_\_.
A. ubuntu
B. java
C. dpkg
D. perl
A

C

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What is a partition called that is contained in an extended partition?
A. Physical
B. Primary
C. Ext
D. Logical
A

D

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Which filesystem was developed by the IBM Corporation and is now being used in some Linux operating systems?
A. ReiserFS
B. Ext
C. JFS
D. XFS
A

B?
not
D?

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Which of the following is considered to be the names for the Mac OS GUI interfaces? (choose two)
A. Xfce
B. Unity
C. Aqua
D. Cocoa
A

C and D

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Which of the following Linux commands would show the current months calendar?
A. cal
B. calendar
C. whoami
D. cat
A

A

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17
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OpenOffice is to LibreOffice as Thunderbird is to \_\_\_\_\_\_.
A. GIMP
B. Firefox
C. Evolution
D. Blender
A

C?
not
D?

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18
Q 
What is another term for Linux distribution?
A. Taste
B. Aroma
C. Feature
D. Flavor
A

D

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Q 
Which of the following would be considered a proprietary operating system?  (choose all that apply)
A. Mac OS
B. Fedora OS
C. Ubuntu OS
D. Windows OS
A

A and D

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20
Q 
Which of the following options would provide an interface between a hardware device and a software application?
A. Kernel
B. Device driver
C. GUI
D. ROM
A

B?
not
C?

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Which command line tool would you use to view all the commands in your terminal command line history?
A. history
B. backup
C. clear
D. pwd
A

A

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22
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Which text mode tool for Debian based distributions can install software from a Linux system?
A. yum
B. install
C. aptitude-get
D. apt-get
A

D

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23
Q 
Which of the following is considered the most powerful account in Linux?
A. Root account
B. Guest account
C. The first user account created
D. The user account most accessed
A

A

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24
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Which keyboard combination would you press to move your screen cursor to the end of a command line?
A. Ctrl + Tab
B. Ctrl + E
C. Ctrl + Alt + Shift
D. Ctrl + Enter
A

B?

NOT
A?
not
D?

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25
Q 
Which of the following is NOT considered a normal way to connect a video monitor to a PC?
A. HDMI
B. DB15 Serial
C. USB
D. DVI
A

C

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26
Q 
A Linux terminal window is best described as a(n) \_\_\_\_\_.
A. command line interface
B. GUI
C. auditory interface
D. safe mode interface
A

A?
not
D?

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27
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Which of the following would NOT likely be a filename used in Linux? (choose all that apply)
A. /dev/xda
B. /dev/sda
C. /dev/sdb
D. /dev/xdb
A

A and D

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28
Q 
Which of the following terms would you find a the beginning of a Linux text-mode login prompt?
A. logout:
B. login:
C. pin:
D. birthdate:
A

B

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29
Q 
Early versions of the Windows OS used \_\_\_\_\_ multitasking, in which programs can voluntarily give up CPU time to other processes.
A. cooperative
B. coefficient
C. independent
D. preemptive
A

A

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30
Q 
Which Linux terminal command gives a user similar access to root as the su command will, but it works for just one command at a time?
A. admin
B. sudo
C. administrator
D. sodoku
A

B

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31
Q 
Which of the following IEEE standards is based upon base-2 values?
A. IEEE-1541
B. IEEE-802.1
C. IEEE-1394
D. IEEE-802.3
A

A

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32
Q 
The C++ is considered to be a(n) \_\_\_\_\_ programming language
A. interpreted
B. legacy
C. translated
D. compiled
33
Q 
If you were inside of an Ubuntu Linux distribution, which keyboard combination would you use to return back to GUI interface from a virtual terminal screen?
A. Ctrl + Alt + Home
B. Ctrl + Alt + F7
C. Shift + Home
D. Ctrl + Esc + Home
34
Q 
Which of the following are all considered Linux GUI desktop environments? (choose all that apply)
A. GNOME
B. Evolution
C. KDE
D. XFce
A

A, C, and D

35
Q 
Which character would indicate that you are in a normal default prompt inside a Linux terminal command line shell?
A. #
B. $
C. \
D. |
36
Q

Which of the following would NOT be considered a duty of the Linux kernel?
A. Allocating memory for use by applications.
B. Determining the speed of a NIC interface.
C. Controlling access to the hard disk and RAM.
D. Enabling programs to access the Internet.
E. Creating the menus and folders in a GUI program.

A

D?

C?
not
B?

37
Q

What would be the output if you entered the following command in a Linux command line terminal (see image below)?
A. echo hello world
B. hello world
C. The contents of the file /echo/hello/world
D. Nothing - you would receive an error message

38
Q 
Which of the following would you NOT use to list the capabilities and details of your Linux computer's CPU?
A. uname -a
B. lscpu
C. cat /proc/cpuinfo
D. echo cpu
A

D?

A?
not
C?

39
Q 
Which company is given credit for creating the Unix OS?
A. Verizon
B. AT&T
C. Sprint
D. GE
40
Q

True or False: The CentOS Linux OS has very short release cycles and does not support any form of long release cycles.
A. True
B. False

41
Q 
Which command would you use if you have trouble finding anything inside the Linux command line?
A. review
B. man
C. see
D. locate
42
Q 
Which of the following describes a system that uses 32-bit processing?
A. x86
B. x86-64
C. x32
D. x64
43
Q 
Which of the following two are considered to be pre-release versions of software applications known to contain bugs and issues?
A. Epsilon
B. Alpha
C. Beta
D. RTM
44
Q 
Which of the following is usually non-existent to Linux operating systems?
A. Corrupt file systems
B. Incompatible hardware drivers
C. Viruses
D. OS bugs and issues
45
Q 
Which of the following Linux command line help tools is more modern and supports hyperlinking?
A. man
B. info
C. help
D. history
46
Q

Which command line tool would you place at the end of the statement below to see a list of all directories on your Linux computer?

echo $_____

A. ROUTE

B. LIST

C. PATH

D. SHOW

47
Q

Which of the following are the two most common types of disk interfaces used inside a PC?

A. USB

B. DVD

C. PATA

D. SATA

48
Q

What would you type into a Linux command line to get the following output (see image below)?
A. time

B. whoami

C. $PATH

D. uptime

49
Q

Which term would fit best into the middle box in the diagram shown below?
Between applications and CPU/Memory/Devices
A. Peripherals

B. User

C. Kernel

D. Bash

50
Q

If you see a .odt file extension on a file inside Linux, what type of document would this most likely be?

A. Portable Document Format

B. Plain Text

C. OpenDocument text

D. Microsoft Word text

51
Q

Which term is considered a play on words and is the practice of offering people the right to freely copy and modify versions of a work with the stipulation that the same rights be preserved in works down the line?

Copyleft

GPL

EULA

FSF

52
Q

Which hardware component converts AC power to DC power for a PC?

PCI

CPU

PSU

Motherboard

53
Q

Which of the following hardware components would be considered the “central nervous system” of a computer?

CPU

RAM

BIOS

Motherboard

54
Q

Which of the following command line tools would you use to see which USB devices are attached to your Linux computer?

lspci

lssee

lsuusb

ls

55
Q

Which of the following open source applications can be used as an email client? (choose all that apply)

Evolution

LibreOffice

Thunderbird

Geary

Mutt

A

A, C, D, E

NOT b

56
Q

Which of the following applications is an open source video editor?

Blender

The GIMP

Audacity

Firefox

57
Q

What is the purpose of Linux distributions using a longer release cycle?

Slow down the releases to match those of Windows and Mac OS.

Provide a more stable environment for users.

Force users to all be on the same version before a new one is released

Ensure that all bugs and issues are 100% fixed before a new version is released.

58
Q

Which of the following are considered Linux Web Server programs? (choose all that apply)

Apache HTTPD

Perl

Java

IIS

Nginx

59
Q

Which of the following applications is an open source video editor?

Blender

The GIMP

Audacity

Firefox

60
Q

Which of the following would be considered a proprietary operating system? (choose all that apply)

Mac OS

Fedora OS

Ubuntu OS

Windows OS

61
Q

Which of the following is the port number for the LDAP protocol?

389

189

3389

1389

62
Q

If you wanted to enable one Linux computer to access files stored on another Linux computer? Which of the following network protocols is the best choice?

FTP

DNS

PPTP

NFS

63
Q

What does the rm command do in the Linux operating system?

Deletes a file or directory.

Outputs the first 10 lines of a file.

Creates a symbolic link to a file.

Takes you back to the /home directory.

64
Q

What does the command line prompt pwd mean?

post working directory

personal working drive

present working directory

past working directory

65
Q

Which of the following command line tools would you use to provide the most information about your Linux PCs motherboard features?

lspci

apt-get

fdisk

lsusb

lsmotherboard

66
Q

Which of the following is NOT considered a good reason to use Linux as a server?

TCO

Proprietary

Stability

Security

67
Q

Which type of programming language is converted into machine code at the time they are run?

Interpreted

Compiled

Legacy

Translated

68
Q

What would you type into a Linux command line to get the following output (see image below)?

PICTURE OF CALENDAR

cal

date

pwd

uptime

69
Q

Who is given credit for creating the Linux kernel back in 1991?

Andrew Tannenbaum

Linus Torvalds

Richard Stallman

Steve Jobs

70
Q

Who is given credit for founding the GNU Project back in September 1983?

Linus Torvalds

Andrew Tannenbaum

Richard Stallman

Bill Gates

71
Q

If you wanted to create or update a file a file from the Linux command line, which tool would you use?

head

tail

touch

echo

72
Q

Which Linux distribution was the first to be released in 1993?

Red Hat

Ubuntu

Slackware

Suse

73
Q

True or False: The Linux kernel is a break off of the Mac OS kernel.

True

False

74
Q

Which version of the ext filesystem is the newest used in Linux today?

ext4

ext3

ext2

extX

75
Q

Which of the following is considered to be an example of an embedded Linux OS? (choose all that apply)

OpenSUSE

Windows OS

Android

Ubuntu

Tivo

76
Q

Which Linux command line tool will allow you to mount a hard disk?

fdisk

gparted

mount

umount

77
Q

If a user was in a Linux command line terminal, which symbol would indicate that they were running in root access?

$

&

@

#

78
Q

How many primary partitions can the GUID partitioning method support?

8

80

128

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