Workbook 2 Filesystem Basics: Chapter 1 Filesystem Navigation

Question 1

Is a directory a file?

Answer 1

Yes, all directories and files are referred to as a file [5]

Question 2

What does FQN stand for?

Answer 2

Fully Qualified Name

file or directory you want, separating each part with a slash (/) [6]

Question 3

What is the name of the graphical tool that you can use to explore the directory tree?

Answer 3

Nautilus [6]

Question 4

In terms of directories, explain what happens when a process is started.

Answer 4

A process is first assigned a cwd by the parent process which starts it [9]

Question 5

What does bash stand for?

Answer 5

Bourne again shell [9]

Question 6

What command outputs your current working directory?

Answer 6

pwd [9]

Question 7

What does the following command line do? cd –

Answer 7

The previous working directory [10]

Question 8

What does the following command line do? cd .

Answer 8

The current working directory [10]

Question 9

What does the following command line do? cd ..

Answer 9

The parent directory [10]

Question 10

What does the following command line do? cd ~

Answer 10

The user’s home directory [10]