Practice Quiz #4 Flashcards
To access the third virtual console, you would press which hot keys.
ctrl+alt+F3
Which wildcard character is used to represent only one character? A. Asterisk (*) B. Exclamation point (!) C. Question mark (?) D. Tilde (~)
C. Question mark (?)
True or False: Once you know the shell, you will always be able to work on any Linux or UNIX-like system.
True
Which command illustrates how to obtain helpful documentation for the ls command? A. man ls B. help ls C. doc ls D. find ls
A. man ls
The ______ is an extra piece of information that tells the command what to work on.
argument
True or False: Virtual consoles are an easy way to have multiple shells open and active at once.
True
True or False: Many administrative tools require root permission.
True
True or False: You can change the prompt to display any characters or information you want.
True
The bash shell can auto-complete filenames. Just enter the first characters of a filename and press the ____ key.
tab
The default number of commands history remembers is ____.
1,000
True or False: Linux distros are restricted to a single shell installed.
False
Although the shell is less intuitive than GUI, most Linux experts consider the shell to be _______.
more powerful than GUIs.
Which of the following displays kernel information? A. uname -a B. top --show-kernel C. kernel D. None of the above
A. uname -a
The ______ pages provide description, syntax, and options for commands.
man
The ____ symbol is the prompt for the root user.
#
No matter what Linux distribution you use, you always have the _______ program available.
shell
Which executable filename is used for the Bourne shell? A. bash B. ksh C. csh D. sh
D. sh
True or False: All Linux distros have a graphical user interface installed by default
False
The ____ symbol is the prompt for regular users.
$
What is the command syntax that all Linux commands follow?
command -options arguments
True or False: To save typing, you can edit and repeat commands from your shell history.
True
To use the Bash shell command completion feature, press the ____ key.
tab
All commands are
A. UPPERCASE ONLY
B. it doesn’t matter the case as long as you spell it correctly
C. lowercase only
D. mixture of Uppercase and lowercase
C. lowercase only
If you use the su command without an argument, it defaults to the root user, which changes the prompt to a ____ symbol.
#
True or False: The command-line prompt varies depending on the shell.
True
Is considered the standard shell for Linux
bash
original shell created by Bourne
sh
default shell for Ubuntu users
dash
