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One of the jobs of the kernel is to:
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Manage the system's resources
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Turn source code into machine code
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Load the operating system after the computer is turned on
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Transfer mail from one machine to another
Question 2
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Unix is: (choose two)
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An operating system
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A type of hardware
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A trademark
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A distribution of Linux
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A text editor
Question 3
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Linux is written in:
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Source code refers to:
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The version of a program that the computer runs on the CPU
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The license that dictates how you may use and share the software
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The interface that software uses to talk to the kernel
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A human readable version of computer software
Question 5
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Whats is the standard option to provide a command line program to view its documentation?
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-- info
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-- doc
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-- help
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- h
Question 6
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The command man -k is the same as the command apropos
Question 7
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The whatis command is the same as man -w
Question 8
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The directory where additional documentation for software packages most likely can be found is:
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/var/lib/doc
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/usr/software/doc
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/usr/share/doc
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/var/share/doc
Question 9
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Hidden files are files that begin with what character?
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A plus (+)
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A dash (-)
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A period (.)
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An asterisk (*)
Question 10
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What option for the ls command will display all files, including hidden files?
Question 11
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The top-level directory on a Linux system is represented as:
Question 12
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Is the following path absolute or relative?
/etc/ppp
Question 13
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Is the following path absolute or relative?
sysadmin/Documents
Question 14
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Compression on a file works by:
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Removing the high order bit from each byte
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Consolidating multiple files into one
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Removing redundant information
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Storing most of the data on removable media and just leaving a pointer
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Eliminating gaps within the file
Question 15
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In general, for which of the following would you want to use lossless compression?
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An mp3 audio file
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A movie
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A log file
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A JPEG image
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An encrypted email
Question 16
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Lossy compression: (choose three)
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Is often used with documents
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Decompresses to an identical version as the original
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Sacrifices some quality
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Usually results better compression than lossless
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Is often used with images
Question 17
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You type gzip myfile.tar. Whats happens? (choose two)
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myfile.tar.gz holds a compressed version of myfile.tar
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An error; you forgot to pass the name of the output file
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An error; you forgot to specify the file with -f
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myfile.tar is unarchived into the current directory
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myfile.tar is removed
Question 18
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Error messages generated by commands are sent where by default?
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STDIN
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Log files
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STDERR
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STDOUT
Question 19
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A successful command will print output to STDOUT
Question 20
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Which of the following commands will direct error messages to the file, error.log?
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ls /root > error.log
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ls /root >> error.log
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ls /root 2> error.log
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ls /root $> error.log
Question 21
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A pipe allows you to...
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...send the same input to multiple commands
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...send the output of one command to another
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...send the output of a command to a file
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...type multiple commands at one prompt
Question 22
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STDERR
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STDIN
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STDALL
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STDOUT
Question 23
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The echo command:
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Tests a variable for duplication
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Duplicates the input stream to the output stream
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Is used for variable assignment
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Is used to output text to the console
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Copies variables from one the another
Question 24
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A file begins with #!/bin/csh. This means:
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C Shell compatibility mode is enabled
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Running the script will invoke /bin/csh to interpret the rest of the file
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The operator should not be using /bin/csh
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This is a Perl script
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Nothing, this is a comment
Question 25
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Which are appropriate editors for writing shell scripts? (choose two)
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nano
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LibreOffice Writer
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/bin/bash
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vi
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Firefox
Question 26
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Most of nano's commands take the form of:
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Escape followed by another character
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Mouse clicks
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The F1 through F12 function keys
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Alt and another character
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Control and another character
Question 27
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What does this shell script do?
FOO=/tmp/foo
if [! -d $FOO]; then
mkdir $FOO
fi
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Nothing, since there is a problem with the conditions in the if statement
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Makes the /tmp/foo directory if a file by that name exists
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Creates /tmp/foo if it does not exist
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Creates /tmp/foo and raises and error if there is a problem
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Outputs a message to the screen
Question 28
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Which of the following are valid CPU types for Intel-based platforms? (choose two)
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48 bit
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24 bit
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64 bit
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32 bit
Question 29
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64 bit platforms can access more memory than 32 bit platforms
Question 30
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What does the acronym RPM mean?
Question 31
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One way to install new software on a Linux system is to use a package management system
Question 32
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When you execute the dmesg command, the system displays messages that are generated by the kernel
Question 33
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Which of the following are package management commands for distributions with software distributed in files ending in .deb? (choose three)
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rpm
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apt-get
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dpkg
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aptitude
Question 34
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Which of the following are package management commands for distributions with software distributed in files ending in .rpm? (choose three)
Question 35
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Which of the following would be considered a host?
Question 36
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...a file that constains configuration information
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...another name for a computer's hostname
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...a feature provided by one computer to another
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...like an IP address
Question 37
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A network packet contains... (choose two)
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...the IP address of the destination machine
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...a hard drive partition
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...the name of the router
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...the IP address of the source machine
Question 38
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Only servers have hostnames
Question 39
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Which files contain user account information? (choose two)
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/etc/passwd
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/etc/shadow
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/etc/group
Question 40
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Which user can view the /etc/shadow file?
Question 41
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Which command will display the UID, GID and groups your current user belongs to?
Question 42
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Each user belongs to at least one group
Question 43
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Which command will display the users that are currently logged in to the system?
Question 44
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UIDs 1-500 are usually reserved for what kind of users?
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Are not used for user accounts, but for group accounts
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System accounts, such as server processes
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Remote log-in accounts
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Log-in (human) users
Question 45
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If a user is deleted, the files and directories that the user owned...
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...are deleted as well
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...will have no UID owner
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...will show a UID as the owner, but not user name
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...will have no user owner
Question 46
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Which of the following options for the useradd command allows root to specify the UID to be associated with the account?
Question 47
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Which of the following options for the useradd command allows root to specify supplementary groups the user will be a member of?
Question 48
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On a system that does not user UPG, the useradd command will also create a user group. For example, user bob, group bob.
Question 49
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Which of the following commands set "other" permissions on the file to r-x?
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chmod o+rx file
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chmod o-r-w file
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chmod o=r+x file
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chmod o=rx file
Question 50
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Which of the following commands sets "other" permissions on file to r-x?
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chmod 774 file
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chmod 776 file
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chmod 775 file
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chmod 777 file
Question 51
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Onlye one set (user, group, other) of permission can be changed at once using the symbolic method
Question 52
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Which of the following are methods for setting permissions using the chmod command? (choose two)
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letter
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octal
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symbolic
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binay
Question 53
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The chown command can be used to change the owner and group of a file
Question 54
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The Samba application is a:
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Mail Server
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Security Server
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File Server
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Web Server
Question 55
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Which of the following are examples of desktop software? (choose two)
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Web server
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Web browser
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File share
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Compiler
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Music player
Question 56
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If you wanted to set up a blog, which software would be most helpful?
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MySQL
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Postfix
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WordPress
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Dovecot
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Samba
Question 57
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Which of the following pieces of software deal with file sharing? (choose three)
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NFS
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X-Windows
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Netatalk
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Samba
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PostgreSQL
Question 58
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If you wanted to create and print an invoice, which software could you use?
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GNOME
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Compiz
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Firefox
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LibreOffice
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Evolution
Question 59
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Which of the following is true about graphical mode? (choose three)
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You have menus and tools to help you find what you are looking for
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You access this mode by logging into a graphical display
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After login, you are provided with a command prompt
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After login, you are provided with a desktop
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You cannot use your mouse
Question 60
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Which of the following is provided by a graphical interface that isn't normally provided to a non graphical interface? (choouse four)
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Desktop
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Shell
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Windows
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Popups
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Menus
Question 61
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A server is likely to be running in graphical mode
Question 62
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In graphical mode, you can get to a shell by running which applications? (choose two)
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guiterm
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gbash
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terminal
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xconsole
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xterm
Question 63
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Which of the following are traits of a multiuser operating system? (choose three)
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An administrative user gets a dedicated CPU
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Users can protect their information from other users
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Resources are shared between users
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Many users can log in simultaneously with a unique account
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Each user can only log in once per day
Question 64
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Select all the applications that provide access to the Command Line Interface (CLI)? (choose two)
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Virtual Terminal
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Firefox
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Opera
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Windows Terminal
Question 65
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Which environment varible contains a list of directories that is searched for commands to execute?
Question 66
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Select the command that can report the location of a command:
Question 67
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A pair of single quotes (') will prevent the shell from interpreting any metacharacter
Question 68
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The /tmp directory is a temporary directory and will not exist on a system at all times
Question 69
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The /var directory has files that change over time
Question 70
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The "sticky bit" permission...
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...prevents others from removing files they don't own from a common directory
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...changes the group ownership of existing files in a directory
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..prevents others from overwriting files they don't own in common directories
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...sets the group ownership of any new file created in a directory
Question 71
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Which of the following commands will set the "sticky bit" on /shared?
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chmod 4777 /shared
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chmod 2777 /shared
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chmod 7777 /shared
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chmod 1777 /shared
Question 72
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The "setuid" permission...
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...allows a command to be run as the file owner
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...allows file in a directory to be manipulated as by the directory owner
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...prevents the owner of a file from being changed
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...reports the output of a script to the owner