Basic Linux
77 Questions
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Basic Linux
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Describe the moon
- 2.
Command used to create an empty file.
- A.
Mtfile
- B.
Touch
- C.
Intouch
- D.
File
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B. Touch -
- 3.
Which is the commmand used to remove or delete file with out confirmation msg ?
- A.
Rm-f
- B.
Rm
- C.
Del
- D.
Remove
Correct Answer
B. RmExplanation
"rm" this command removes/deleates the file which is not required,but it does not display confirmation message.Rate this question:
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- 4.
........command is used to show the logger or user
- A.
?
- B.
Who
- C.
No of
- D.
???
Correct Answer
B. WhoExplanation
this command shows the who is logged or who is the user.........Rate this question:
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- 5.
"cat" is the command used to
- A.
Change directory
- B.
Move directory
- C.
Come out of shell
- D.
See the contents of file
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D. See the contents of fileExplanation
"cat" commands shows the compleate contenets of the file that is being used.Rate this question:
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- 6.
What command clears the contents of your terminal display?
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clear, Clear - 7.
What is the command to delete a file?
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rm - 8.
What do you type in to move to the parent directory?
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cd .. - 9.
What command is used to change directories?
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cd - 10.
What command is used to get the ip address of all interfaces on a server?
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ifconfig -a - 11.
What command and parameter (or switch) will force a program to quit (even one running in the background)?
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kill, kill -9 - 12.
What command is used to change ownership of a file?
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chown - 13.
What command is used to copy a file?
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cp - 14.
What command(s) shows you disk partitions and percentage of disk space used?
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df, du - 15.
What command shows you how long it has been since the server was rebooted?
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uptime - 16.
What command shows you what directory you are in?
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pwd - 17.
What command displays your current username?
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whoami - 18.
What command shows you CPU and memory utilization for running processes?
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top - 19.
What command allows you to open and view a file one page at a time?
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less, more - 20.
Which command(s) show users that are logged in?
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who - 21.
What command is used to change a file name?
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mv - 22.
What is the command to switch to the root user account?
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su - 23.
What command is used to change the permissions of a file?
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chmod - 24.
What is the command to change your password?
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passwd - 25.
What command is used to display your previous commands?
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up arrow, Up arrow, fc, history - 26.
What is the command to run a program with elevated permissions?
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sudo - 27.
What command clears the contents of your terminal display?
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clear, Clear - 28.
What is the command to delete a file?
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rm - 29.
What do you type in to move to the parent directory?
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cd .. - 30.
What command is used to change directories?
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cd - 31.
What is the default directory path for system log files?
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/var/logs, /var/logs/ - 32.
What command is used to get the ip address of all interfaces on a server?
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ifconfig -a - 33.
What command and parameter (or switch) will force a program to quit (even one running in the background)?
Correct Answer
kill, kill -9 - 34.
What command is used to change ownership of a file?
Correct Answer
chown - 35.
What command is used to copy a file?
Correct Answer
cp - 36.
What command(s) shows you disk partitions and percentage of disk space used?
Correct Answer
df, du - 37.
What command shows you how long it has been since the server was rebooted?
Correct Answer
uptime - 38.
What command shows you what directory you are in?
Correct Answer
pwd - 39.
What command creates an empty directory?
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mkdir - 40.
What command displays your current username?
Correct Answer
whoami - 41.
What command shows you CPU and memory utilization for running processes?
Correct Answer
top - 42.
What command allows you to open and view a file one page at a time?
Correct Answer
less, more - 43.
Which command(s) show users that are logged in?
Correct Answer
who - 44.
What command is used to change a file name?
Correct Answer
mv - 45.
What is the command to switch to the root user account?
Correct Answer
su - 46.
What command is used to change the permissions of a file?
Correct Answer
chmod - 47.
What is the command to change your password?
Correct Answer
passwd - 48.
What command is used to display your previous commands?
Correct Answer
up arrow, Up arrow, fc, history - 49.
What is the command to run a program with elevated permissions?
Correct Answer
sudo - 50.
What command clears the contents of your terminal display?
Correct Answer
clear, Clear
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