Introduction To Linux & Unix

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1.

Which of the following are Linux distributions? (3 correct answers)
- A.
  
  Solaris
- B.
  
  RedHat
- C.
  
  SUSE
- D.
  
  Ubuntu
2.

AIX is made by ______
- A.
  
  Oracle
- B.
  
  Sun Microsystems
- C.
  
  IBM
- D.
  
  Microsoft
3.

We can use Putty to connect to a Linux machine from Windows machine.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
4.

From my Windows PC, I can connect to multiple Linux and UNIX servers.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
5.

Which of the following shows user permissions while showing the contents of a directory?
- A.
  
  Ls
- B.
  
  Ls –a
- C.
  
  Ls –l
- D.
  
  Ls –ld
6.

Which of the following options show the file type? (2 correct answers)
- A.
  
  –F
- B.
  
  –l
- C.
  
  –d
- D.
  
  –t
7.

Which of the following commands are used to view a file? (3 correct answers)
- A.
  
  Ls
- B.
  
  Cat
- C.
  
  More
- D.
  
  Less
8.

Which of the following will not overwrite the contents of file2? (2 correct answers)
- A.
  
  Echo Hello > file2
- B.
  
  Cal 2012 > file2
- C.
  
  Touch file2
- D.
  
  Echo horse >> file2
9.

Which of the following can create a nested directory structure from the current directory named dir?
- A.
  
  Mkdir nesdir
- B.
  
  Rmdir –p dir1/dir2
- C.
  
  Mkdir –p dir1/dir2
- D.
  
  Mkdir –p /dir/dir2
10.

Which of the following special character at the end of a file name from the output of command ls –F, shows a symbolic link?
- A.
  
  *
- B.
  
  @
- C.
  
  ?
- D.
  
  /
11.

Which of the following command is used to display the type of file?
- A.
  
  File
- B.
  
  File
- C.
  
  Type
- D.
  
  Disp type
12.

File names uwinpro and UWINPro are the same.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
13.

The folder name that stores the deleted files in UNIX is called ________
- A.
  
  Recycle bin
- B.
  
  /root
- C.
  
  Home directory of the user
- D.
  
  None of the above
14.

Compared to "more" command "less" command, when used to display the contents of a text file, shows less rows.
- A.
  
  True
- B.
  
  False
15.

Which of the following command lines work in Linux, Solaris and AIX? (3 correct answers)
- A.
  
  Calc –j
- B.
  
  Uname –n
- C.
  
  Ls –l
- D.
  
  Pwd
16.

The default home directory for tom in Linux is _______
- A.
  
  /export/home
- B.
  
  /root
- C.
  
  /
- D.
  
  /home/tom
17.

Which among the following are UNIX shells? (2 correct answers)
- A.
  
  Ksh
- B.
  
  Bash
- C.
  
  Msh
- D.
  
  Lsh
18.

Which of the following shell is the default shell for Oracle Solaris 11?
- A.
  
  Bash
- B.
  
  Ksh
- C.
  
  Msh
- D.
  
  Lsh
19.

Command line editing and auto completion are available in ________
- A.
  
  Bash shell
- B.
  
  Bourne Shell
- C.
  
  Mash shell
- D.
  
  Lowshell
20.

Most of the commands used by root user and others in UNIX are located in the directory ________
- A.
  
  /root
- B.
  
  /
- C.
  
  /usr
- D.
  
  /export/home
21.

To get help for a command useradd you should type _________
- A.
  
  Help useradd
- B.
  
  Man useradd
- C.
  
  Help /useradd
- D.
  
  None of the above
22.

The default prompts in Linux for regular users and root end in _________
- A.
  
  # and $
- B.
  
  @ and $
- C.
  
  $ and #
- D.
  
  # and #
23.

Which of the following commands can be used to create a file? (2 correct answers)
- A.
  
  Cat
- B.
  
  Tee
- C.
  
  Less
- D.
  
  More
24.

The output of ls -l command when executed from a directory is shown below: drwxr--r-- 1 tom UWINPro 4096 drafts The file type and permissions for the user tom for this file / directory are
- A.
  
  Folder, read, write, execute
- B.
  
  Folder, read only
- C.
  
  File, execute, read
- D.
  
  File, execute only
25.

The output of ls -l command when executed from a directory is shown below: drwxr--r-- 1 tom UWINPro 4096 drafts The name of the primary group of the owner of the file/directory is
- A.
  
  Tom
- B.
  
  4096
- C.
  
  UWINPro
- D.
  
  Drafts