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1. What command is used to count the total number of lines, words, and characters
contained in a file?

A. countw

B. wcount

C. wc

D. count p

Answer» C. wc
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2. What command is used to remove files?

A. dm

B. rm

C. delete

D. erase

Answer» B. rm
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3. What command is used to remove the directory?

A. rdir

B. remove

C. rd

D. rmdir

Answer» D. rmdir
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4. What command is used with vi editor to delete a single character?

A. x

B. y

C. a

D. z

Answer» A. x
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5. What hardware architectures are not supported by Red Hat?

A. SPARC

B. IBM-compatible

Answer» D. Macintosh
5. What hardware architectures are not supported by Red Hat?

C. Alpha

D. Macintosh

Answer» D. Macintosh
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6. How can you add Amit, a new user, to your system?

A. Using useradd

B. Using adduser

C. Using linuxconf

D. All of the above

Answer» D. All of the above

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7. How could you install the file ipchains-1.3.9-5.i386.rpm?

A. rpm -qip ipchains

B. rpm -Uvh ipchains

C. rpm -i ipchains* .i386.rpm

D. rpm -e ipchains-1.3.9-5.i386.rpm

Answer» C. rpm -i ipchains* .i386.rpm

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8. What does FSF stand for?

A. Free Software File

B. File Server First

C. First Serve First

D. Free Software Foundation

Answer» D. Free Software Foundation

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9. What command do you use to create Linux file systems?

A. fdisk

B. mkfs

C. fsck

D. mount

Answer» B. mkfs
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10. Which of the following command can you execute to count the number of lines in
a file?

A. lc

B. wc - l

C. cl

D. count

Answer» B. wc - l
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11. Which of the following is not a communication command?

A. grep

B. mail

C. mesg

D. write

Answer» A. grep
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12. What command is used to display the characteristics of a process?

A. au

Answer» B. ps
12. What command is used to display the characteristics of a process?

B. ps

C. du

D. pid

Answer» B. ps
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13. What command is used to list only the files chap0l, chap02 and chap04?

A. ls chap*

B. ls chap[124]

C. ls - x chap0[124]

D. ls chap0[124]

Answer» C. ls - x chap0[124]
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14. What command is used with vi editor to replace text from cursor to right

A. S

B. s

C. R

D. r

Answer» C. R
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15. What command is used to sort the lines of data in a file in alphabetical order?

A. sort - r

B. st

C. sh

Answer» D. sort
15. What command is used to sort the lines of data in a file in alphabetical order?

D. sort

Answer» D. sort
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16. What command is used with vi editor to save file and remain in the editing
mode?

A. x

B. q!

C. :w

D. :q

Answer» C. :w
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17. What command is used with vi editor to move back to the beginning of a word?

A. w

B. e

C. a

D. b

Answer» D. b
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18. What command is used with vi editor to search a pattern in the forward
direction?

A. ??

B. //

C. ?

D. /

Answer» D. /
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19. What command is used to add printing jobs to the queue?

A. Lpd

B. Lpr

C. Lpq

D. Lpc

Answer» B. Lpr
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20. What protocol(s) is(are) allowed a user to retrieve her/his mail from the mail
server to her/his mail reader?

A. POP3

B. FTP

C. MAP

D. All of the above

Answer» A. POP3
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21. What project is currently developing X server support?

A. XFree86 Project, Inc.

B. RHAD Labs

C. GNOME Project

D. All of the above

Answer» A. XFree86 Project, Inc.

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22. What X-based tool is available for configuring the X Window system?

Answer» B. XF86Setup
22. What X-based tool is available for configuring the X Window system?

A. XConfigurator

B. XF86Setup

C. xf86config

D. All of the above

Answer» B. XF86Setup
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23. Which of the following server is used with the BIND package?

A. httpd

B. shttp

C. dns

D. named

Answer» D. named
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24. What port does squid listen, by default?

A. 4322

B. 2314

C. 7334

D. 3128

Answer» D. 3128
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25. Which of the following is the main Apache configuration file?

A. /etc/apache.conf

B. /etc/httpd/config.ini

Answer» C. /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
25. Which of the following is the main Apache configuration file?

C. /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

D. /etc/srm.conf

Answer» C. /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
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26. Which of the following command is used to access an SMB share on a Linux
system?

A. NFS

B. SMD

C. smbclient

D. smbserver

Answer» C. smbclient
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27. Which of the following command is used to see the services running in NFS
server?

A. rpcinfo

B. serverinfo

C. NFSinfo

D. infserv

Answer» A. rpcinfo
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28. In which tcp_wrappers file can you specify to allow all connections from all
hosts?

A. /etc/hosts.allow

B. /etc/hosts.deny

Answer» A. /etc/hosts.allow
28. In which tcp_wrappers file can you specify to allow all connections from all
hosts?

C. /etc/hosts

D. /etc/tcp.conf

Answer» A. /etc/hosts.allow
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29. What does GNU stand for?

A. GNU's not Unix

B. Greek Needed Unix

C. General Unix

D. General Noble Unix

Answer» A. GNU's not Unix

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30. What command is used to remove jobs from the print queue?

A. lpq

B. lpr

C. lprm

D. lpc

Answer» C. lprm
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31. How can you navigate around virtual consoles?

A. Alt+Function Key

B. Ctrl+Function Key

C. Ctrl+Alt+Del

Answer» A. Alt+Function Key

31. How can you navigate around virtual consoles?

D. Alt+a+w+Function Key

Answer» A. Alt+Function Key

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32. Which of the following NIS clients, finds and stores information about an NIS
domain and server?

A. ypwhich

B. ypbind

C. ypcat

D. yppoll

Answer» B. ypbind
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33. RPM

A. stands for Red Hat Package Manager

B. is used to install, uninstall, and manage packages

C. is used to keep track of the users

D. assigns a dynamic IP address

Answer» A. stands for Red Hat Package Manager

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34. What command is used to query for a specific package with RPM?

A. rpm -q

B. rpm -a

C. rpm -d

D. rpm -1

Answer» A. rpm -q
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35. Who founded the Linux Kernel?

A. Bill Gates

B. Ben Thomas

C. Richard Stallman

D. Linus Torvalds

Answer» D. Linus Torvalds

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36. _____ tool allows you to change your default X Window desktop.

A. utilinux

B. cempre

C. switchdesk

D. window

Answer» C. switchdesk
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37. In what file can you specify which users are not allowed to access a system via
FTP?

A. /etc/ftpusers

B. /etc/hosts.deny

C. /etc/ftpaccess

D. All of the above

Answer» A. /etc/ftpusers
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38. Which program is used to schedule particular jobs or programs at particular

times on the system?

A. vi

Answer» D. cron
38. Which program is used to schedule particular jobs or programs at particular
times on the system?

B. Outlook

C. Scheduler

D. cron

Answer» D. cron
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39. The location of some system configuration and system administrator executable
files, is:

A. /home

B. /proc

C. /var

D. /sbin

Answer» D. /sbin
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40. The location for subdirectories for local programs and executables for user and
administrative commands, is:

A. /usr

B. /tmp

C. /opt

D. /mnt

Answer» A. /usr
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41. Which of the following is not a filter command?

A. sort

Answer» D. cat
41. Which of the following is not a filter command?

B. wc

C. grep

D. cat

Answer» D. cat
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42. What command is used to assign executable permission to all of the files named
"report"?

A. chmod ugo + x report

B. chmod u + x report

C. chmod ugo + rw report

D. chmod ugo + r report

Answer» A. chmod ugo + x report

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43. What command is used to change the working directory?

A. cdir

B. chdir

C. changedir

D. cd

Answer» D. cd
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44. What command is used to count just the number of characters in a file?

A. wc - r

B. wc - w

C. wc - c

Answer» C. wc - c
44. What command is used to count just the number of characters in a file?

D. wc - 1

Answer» C. wc - c
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45. What command can be used to get information about yourself?

A. which

B. pwd

C. i /4

D. who am i

Answer» D. who am i
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46. Which of the following subdirectory(ies) contains the device files?

A. /dev

B. /bin

C. /etc

D. /home

Answer» A. /dev
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47. Which of the following subdirectory(ies) contains the system configuration

scripts.

A. /dev

B. /bin

C. /etc

D. /home

Answer» C. /etc
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48. What of the following tool is used to check and repair Linux file systems?

A. mkfs

B. fdisk

C. fsck

D. mount

Answer» C. fsck
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49. Which of the following is the main Apache configuration file?

A. httpd.conf

B. apache.con

C. /etc/profile

D. system.ini

Answer» A. httpd.conf
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50. What command is used to display and create files?

A. lyrix

B. ed

C. vi

D. cat

Answer» D. cat
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51. Which of the following command can be used to rename a file in LINUX?

A. ren

B. mv

Answer» B. mv
51. Which of the following command can be used to rename a file in LINUX?

C. remove

D. change

Answer» B. mv
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52. What command is used to remove a file?

A. del

B. mv

C. rm

D. remove

Answer» C. rm
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53. What command is used to display the top of the file?

A. grep

B. more

C. head

D. cat

Answer» C. head
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54. What command is used to sort the lines of data in a file in reverse order?

A. sort - r

B. st

C. sh

D. sort

Answer» A. sort - r
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55. What command is used to print a file?

A. lp

B. pg

C. prn

D. print

Answer» A. lp
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56. The command chmod 761 letter is equivalent to

A. chmod 4=7, g = 6, o = 1 letter

B. chmod a = 761 letter

C. chmod u = rwx, g = rw, o = x letter

D. chmod 167 letter

Answer» C. chmod u = rwx, g = rw, o = x letter

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57. What command is used with vi editor to move forward to the end of a word?

A. c

B. d

C. b

D. e

Answer» D. e
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58. The IP address are based on

A. 16-bit addresses

B. 32-bit addresses

Answer» B. 32-bit addresses

58. The IP address are based on

C. 64-bit addresses

D. 8-bit addresses

Answer» B. 32-bit addresses

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59. Which daemon is used for the Apache server?

A. apached

B. httpd

C. html

D. shttp

Answer» B. httpd
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60. Who founded the FSF?

A. Linus Torvalds

B. Richard Stallman

C. Bob Young

D. All of the above

Answer» B. Richard Stallman

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61. What command is used to copy a file?

A. tar

B. cpio

C. cp

D. copy

Answer» C. cp
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62. What command is used to display your current working directory?

A. path

B. pwd

C. prompt $p$g

D. dir

Answer» B. pwd
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63. What command is used with vi editor to move the cursor to the left?

A. h

B. k

C. j

D. i

Answer» A. h
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64. Which of the following command is used to mount NFS filesystems?

A. nfsmount

B. knfsd

C. mount

D. All of the above

Answer» C. mount
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65. You just added a new user, kara, to the system. What group is kara added to by
default?

Answer» B. kara
65. You just added a new user, kara, to the system. What group is kara added to by
default?

A. root

B. kara

C. group

D. user

Answer» B. kara
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66. Which of the following command lists the last 10 lines of a file?

A. grep

B. tail

C. head

D. cat

Answer» B. tail
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67. What command is used to terminate a process?

A. kill

B. cancel

C. haltsys

D. shutdown

Answer» A. kill
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68. What command is used with vi editor to delete three words?

A. 3$d

B. 3 dw

Answer» B. 3 dw
68. What command is used with vi editor to delete three words?

C. 3 x

D. 3 dd

Answer» B. 3 dw
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69. What command is used to assign only read permission to all three categories of
the file'letter'?

A. chmod u + r, g + r, o - x letter

B. chmod ugo = r letter

C. chmod a - rw letter

D. chmod go + r letter

Answer» B. chmod ugo = r letter

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70. What command is used with file named 'letter' to remove the executable
permission from the user and assign read permission to the group and others?

A. chmod go + x, u - x letter

B. chmod g - x, uo + r letter

C. chmod go + r, u + x letter

D. chmod u - x, go + r letter

Answer» D. chmod u - x, go + r letter

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71. What command is used to assign executable permission to the owner of the file
named "letter"?

A. chmod ugo + x letter

B. chmod u + x letter

Answer» B. chmod u + x letter

71. What command is used to assign executable permission to the owner of the file
named "letter"?

C. chmod u + w letter

D. chmod g + x letter

Answer» B. chmod u + x letter

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72. What command is used to summarize the disk usage?

A. disk

B. du

C. fdisk

D. chkdsk

Answer» B. du
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73. What command is used to list the jobs currently in print queues?

A. lpq

B. lpr

C. lprm

D. lpc

Answer» A. lpq
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74. What is the following syntax used for command 2> /dev/null

A. Send the output of command to a file called /dev/null

B. Discard standard error entirely.

C. Append the output of command to a file called /dev/null

D. Send error messages from command to a file called /dev/null

Answer» D. Send error messages from command to a file called /dev/null

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75. How do you delete your crontab entry?

A. crontab -d

B. crontab -e

C. crontab -r

D. del -crontab

Answer» C. crontab -r
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76. How do you create a crontab entry?

A. crontab --create

B. crontab -make

C. crontab -e

D. crontab –c

Answer» C. crontab -e
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77. How would you display running httpd processes?

A. ps -C httpd

B. ps -d httpd

C. ps -r httpd

D. ps -D httpd

Answer» A. ps -C httpd
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78. How would you avoid accidentally removing files?

A. rm -i

Answer» A. rm -i
78. How would you avoid accidentally removing files?

B. rm -chk

C. rm -a

D. rm -r

Answer» A. rm -i
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79. How would you search for the string clothes at the end of the line in a file called
shopping?

A. grep 'clothes#' shopping

B. grep 'clothes!' shopping

C. grep 'clothes$' shopping

D. grep 'clothes^' shopping

Answer» C. grep 'clothes$' shopping

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80. Which runlevel allows full multiuser mode but with no graphical login manager?

A. Runlevel 1

B. Runlevel 2

C. Runlevel 3

D. Runlevel 0

Answer» C. Runlevel 3
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81. How would you sort a file called shopping on column 3?

A. sort -n 3 shopping

B. sort -k 3 shopping

Answer» B. sort -k 3 shopping

81. How would you sort a file called shopping on column 3?

C. sort -c 3 shopping

D. sort -c3 shopping

Answer» B. sort -k 3 shopping

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82. How do you run a job that will continue running even if you are logged out?

A. hup.out command

B. hup command

C. jobc command

D. nohup command

Answer» D. nohup command

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83. What is the following syntax used for? command >file1 2>file2

A. Send command's standard output to file1,and its standard error to file2

B. Send command's standard error to file1, and its standard output to file2

C. Send command's standard error to file1, and its standard input to file2

D. Send command's standard input to file1,and its standard output to file2

Answer» A. Send command's standard output to file1,and its standard error to file2
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84. What does the 2>&1 at the end of the following command mean?find / -name
fred.txt > names 2>&1

A. Send standard error to a file called &1

B. Append standard error to a file called &1

C. Send standard error to the same place as standard output

D. Send the output of the find command to /dev/null

Answer» C. Send standard error to the same place as standard output

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85. Which command is used to unmount a filesystem?

A. dmount

B. dismount

C. unmount

D. umount

Answer» D. umount
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86. Which file determines what will be run at each runlevel?

A. /etc/init/runlevels

B. /etc/levels/fstab

C. /etc/fstab

D. /etc/inittab

Answer» D. /etc/inittab
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87. What is the full path for grub's configuration file

A. /boot/grub/lsof.conf

B. /boot/grub/menu.lst

C. /etc/grub/grub.conf

D. /etc/grub/grub.txt

Answer» B. /boot/grub/menu.lst
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88. How do you display the kernel release?

A. kernel -r

Answer» B. uname -r
88. How do you display the kernel release?

B. uname -r

C. cat /proc/etc/kernel/release

D. cat /etc/config/kernel/release

Answer» B. uname -r
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89. What does the permission string rwxr-xr-- correspond with in octal?

A. 742

B. 754

C. 724

D. 624

Answer» B. 754
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90. How do you display your current crontab entry?

A. crontab -display

B. crontab -d

C. list --crontab

D. crontab -l

Answer» D. crontab -l
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91. How do you see hidden files in your home directory?

A. ls -h

B. ls -la

C. ls -hn

Answer» B. ls -la
91. How do you see hidden files in your home directory?

D. ls -R

Answer» B. ls -la
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92. How do you direct the shell to execute a command in the background?

A. Put an & symbol at the end of the command line.

B. Key in fg followed by the command name.

C. Press Ctrl+c after you have keyed in the command.

D. Press Ctrl+d after you have keyed in the command.

Answer» A. Put an & symbol at the end of the command line.

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93. What keyboard combination can be used to exit the shell?

A. Ctrl+E

B. Ctrl+C

C. Ctrl+D

D. Ctrl+Z

Answer» C. Ctrl+D
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94. What is the purpose of the following operator? >>

It is used to send the output of one command so it becomes the input of a second
A.
command.

B. It is used to send both input and output to the same file.

C. It is used to overwrite the contents of a file.

D. It appends data to a file without overwriting it.

Answer» D. It appends data to a file without overwriting it.

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95. How would you remove a directory that is not empty?

A. rm -r

B. rm -f

C. rmdir -f

D. rmdir -le

Answer» A. rm -r
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96. To display information about the processor itself - display the contents of which
file?

A. /bin/cpu

B. /dev/cpuinfo

C. /etc/cpu

D. /proc/cpuinfo

Answer» D. /proc/cpuinfo
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97. To run date first, and then ls -l, which of the following is correct?

A. date $ ls -l

B. date ; ls -l

C. date - ls -l

D. date > ls -l

Answer» B. date ; ls -l
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98. Which file is the list of commands you recently entered stored in?

A. .bashrc_history

B. .history

Answer» C. .bash_history
98. Which file is the list of commands you recently entered stored in?

C. .bash_history

D. .bash_list_history

Answer» C. .bash_history
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99. Which of the following runs the last command you entered?

A. ~!

B. !~

C. !!

D. ..

Answer» C. !!
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100. What is the shortest command to take you to your home directory?

A. cd ~

B. cd $HOME

C. cd

D. .

Answer» C. cd
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