Prelim Chapter 2 Exam

Question 1

Which term describes the interpreter that executes commands typed as strings?

Command
Console
Shell
Terminal

Answer 1

Shell

Question 2

Which term describes the name of a program to run?

Argument
Command
Option
Prompt

Answer 2

Command

Question 3

Which term describes the visual cue that indicates an interactive shell is waiting for the user to type a command?

Argument
Command
Option
Prompt

Answer 3

Prompt

Question 4

Which term describes the part of the command line that adjusts the behavior of a command?

Argument
Command
Option
Prompt

Answer 4

Option

Question 5

Which term describes the part of the command line that specifies the target that the command should operate on?

Argument
Command
Option
Prompt

Answer 5

Argument

Question 6

Which term describes the hardware display and keyboard used to interact with a system?

Physical Console
Virtual Console
Shell
Terminal

Answer 6

Physical Console

Question 7

Which term describes an interface that provides a display for output and a keyboard for input to a shell session?

Console
Virtual Console
Shell
Terminal

Answer 7

Terminal

Question 8

Which command to use to show current directory location

cat
ls
pwd
mkdir

Answer 8

pwd (Print Working Directory)

Question 9

Command line completion can be performed on any Linux OS by pressing which key on the keyboard?

Enter
Escape
Tab
Ctrl

Answer 9

Tab

Question 10

Command to create a folder?

makedir
mkdir
cd
man

Answer 10

mkdir (make directory)

Question 11

Which command was run to view the ls arguments and parameters

help ls
man ls
man pages
show ls

Answer 11

man ls

man - manual
(ls - list)