Linux+ Midterm 2

Question 1

To prevent a file from being cleared by the BASH shell and append output to the existing output, you can specify three > metacharacters alongside the file descriptor

Answer 1

False

Question 2

You are limited to using one pipe | metacharacter on the command line to pipe information from one command to another command

Answer 2

False

Question 3

Any command that can be executed on the command line can also be placed inside any environment file.

Answer 3

true

Question 4

GRUB must be reinstalled after editing its configuration file.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

YOu can choose to use a window manager only, and not use a desktop manager

Answer 5

False

Question 6

HOWTO documents are centrally collected by the _________

Answer 6

Linux Documentation Project.

Question 7

a ______ is merely a compressed archive of files that usually contain scripts that install the software contents to the correct location on the file system,

Answer 7

Tarball

Question 8

A(n) ____ service provides an efficient method for transferring files over the internet

Answer 8

FTP

Question 9

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.

Answer 9

Preinstallation checklist

Question 10

_____ is the most common method of installing Linux.

Answer 10

Installation from a DVD

Question 11

Hard disks can contain a maximum of _____ major partitions

Answer 11

4

Question 12

The _____ directory contains system and commands and utilities

Answer 12

/usr

Question 13

The shell that is used by default in Linux is the _____ shell.

Answer 13

BASH

Question 14

_____ are specific letters that start with a (“-“).

Answer 14

options

Question 15

_____ is the metacharacter for command termination

Answer 15

;