Linux module 9 Flashcards
Which command entered without arguments is used to display a list of processes running in the current shell?
ps
Where are individual user tasks scheduled to run with the cron daemon stored on a Fedora system?
/var/spool/cron/(the user’s login name)
Which process will always have a PID of 1 and a PPID of 0?
init
The term used to describe a process spawning or initiating another process is referred to as:
forking
As daemon processes are not associated with terminals, you must use the -e switch with the ps command to view them. True or False?
True
Which of the following commands will most likely increase the chance of a process receiving more time slices?
renice -12
How can you bypass the wait function and send a user process to the background?
Ctrl+z
The at command is used to:
Schedule processes to run at a single instance in the future
What command is used to view and modify user jobs scheduled to run with cron?
Crontab
Every process has a process ID and a :
Parent Process ID
The killall command terminates:
All instances of a process with the same name
Nice values are used to affect process priorities using a range between:
-20 and 19
What is the name given to a process not associated with a terminal?
daemon process
To kill a process running in the background, you must place a % character before its process ID. True or False?
False
What kill level signal cannot be trapped?
9
