MOD E06: Logs, Auditing, & Software Packages

Question 1

What is known as the parent of all Linux processes with PID?

Answer 1

init

Question 2

What program opens the terminal device, initializes it, prints login: and waits for a user name to be entered?

Answer 2

getty

Question 3

The login name is looked up in what file?

• /etc/profile
• /etc/passwd
• /home/usr
• /bin/look

Answer 3

/etc/passwd

Question 4

What protocol is a way to transport messages from network devices to a syslog server?

Answer 4

syslog

Question 5

Which of the following is not one of the three Syslog Standard layers?

• Syslog Content
• Syslog Application
• Syslog Transport
• Syslog Header

Answer 5

Syslog Header

Question 6

Which of the following are not part of the Syslog standard format all applications and devices can use?

• Header
• Structured Data
• logs
• Message

Answer 6

logs

Question 7

What contains data blocks followed by the message?

Header

Structured Data

Message

Metadata

Answer 7

Structured Data

Question 8

What Includes host name, priority, application, process ID, and message ID?

• Header
• Structured Data
• Message
• Metadata

Answer 8

Header

Question 9

Which one of the Syslog Standards three layers is defined as the layer that transmits the message?

• Syslog Content
• Syslog Application
• Syslog Transport
• Syslog Message

Answer 9

Syslog Transport

Question 10

What Syslog component gathers and processes Syslog data sent over UDP port 514?

• Syslog database
• Management and Filtering Software
• Message
• Syslog listener

Answer 10

Syslog listener

Question 11

Which file contains binary executable programs, required by System Administrator?

• /bin
• /tmp
• /etc
• /sbin

Answer 11

/sbin

Question 12

A user plugs in a removable hard drive, which file would contain the information of the hard drive?

• /media
• /mnt
• /bin
• /home

Answer 12

/media

Question 13

Which file is useful for recovering files due to an unexpected power outage?

• /lib
• /lost+found
• /sys
• /tmp

Answer 13

/lost+found

Question 14

This directory contains log, lock, spool, mail and temp files.

• /sys
• /mnt
• /bin
• /var

Answer 14

/var

Question 15

The root directory is denoted by what character?

Answer 15

/

Question 16

A package is a _______ for metadata.

Answer 16

container

Question 17

________ are a way to install applications in Linux.

Answer 17

Packages

Question 18

What command runs an update to ensure the latest up-to-date packages are installed?

(full command)

Answer 18

sudo apt-get update

Question 19

What command is defined as “Syncs packages with sources. Verifies the right files will be installed”?

Answer 19

sudo apt-get update

Question 20

What command is defined as “Syncs packages with sources. Verifies the right files will be installed”?

Answer 20

sudo apt-get upgrade

Question 21

What Package Manager is a popular package manager built for Arch Linux?

• Pacman
• Zypper
• RPM
• Portage

Answer 21

Pacman

Question 22

What Package Manager is defined as a command line package manager on OpenSUSE Linux?

• Pacman
• RPM
• Zypper
• Portage

Answer 22

Zypper

Question 23

What Package Manager is a package manager for Gentoo?

• Pacman
• Zypper
• RPM
• Portage

Answer 23

Portage

Question 24

_____ serves as a way to update Linux systems, and keep them secure.

• package manager
• Zypper
• Patching
• Bootloader

Answer 24

Patching

Question 25

Security-related patches should be deployed immediately.

[True / False]

Answer 25

True

Question 26

UNIX allows users to create patches for software and submit them to be review/implemented.

[True / False]

Answer 26

True

Question 27

What command can be used to implement a patch?

Answer 27

patch

Question 28

What type of files are patch files?

Answer 28

diff

Question 29

Patches can be buggy, which means you typically don’t do a test run on a patch before installing it on all systems.

[True / False]

Answer 29

False