Linux Admin IQ Test
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- 1.The previous system administrator put useless messages at login, what file do you edit to change the system message?
- A.
/etc/motd
- B.
/etc/str
- C.
/etc/strtms
- D.
/etc/.conf
- 2.Users on your network cannot print to a Linux printer. You decide to restart the printer daemon, which command would achieve that?
- A.
Topq printer-name
- B.
Enable printer-name
- C.
Restart printer-name
- D.
Up printer-name
- 3.Which file does Linux use to resolve hostnames?
- A.
/etc/hostname.conf
- B.
/etc/dns.conf
- C.
/etc/host.conf
- D.
/etc/resolve.conf
- 4.What is "tin"?
- A.
Terminal Interpreter
- B.
The command to change the time
- C.
The command to compare text files
- D.
A newsreader
- 5.What are the file attributes for executing Perl programs?
- A.
666
- B.
755
- C.
766
- D.
777
- 6.What is bash?
- A.
Something you do to a watermelon
- B.
A command to delete multiple files
- C.
A network bit format
- D.
A command shell
- 7.What is the DOS LPT1 port in Linux?
- A.
/dev/lpt0
- B.
/dev/lpt1
- C.
/dev/lp0
- D.
/dev/lp1
- E.
DOSLPT1
- 8.What is the minimum memory requirements for XFree86?
- A.
640K
- B.
2MB
- C.
4MB
- D.
8MB
- E.
16MB
- 9.You attempt to remove a directory, but Linux won't allow you, what is the most likely problem?
- A.
The directory name contains illegal characters
- B.
You are not logged in as root
- C.
The hard disk is full
- D.
The directory is not empty
- E.
None are likely problems
- 10.From a command prompt, what does the command "ls" do?
- A.
Lists the settings of the OS
- B.
Lists the contents of the directory
- C.
List command to list contents of files
- D.
Finnish words, means to direct a file to a port
- E.
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- 11.Which command creates a file system?
- A.
Fdisk
- B.
Crfs
- C.
Mkfs
- D.
Fs
- 12.What is the default administrator username?
- A.
Administrator
- B.
Admin
- C.
Superuser
- D.
Root
- E.
Head
- 13.Which of the following are valid Linux wildcards? (Choose all that apply)
- A.
* and ?
- B.
/
- C.
?
- D.
&
- E.
Z
- 14.What does the command "ps" do?
- A.
Prints the directory
- B.
Shows what processes are running
- C.
Print status of LPT1
- D.
Produces system statistics
- E.
None of the above
- 15.You are working in Linux when a program hits a flaw and stops running. Which command can be used to end the process?
- A.
Kill
- B.
Stop
- C.
End
- D.
Wait
- E.
CTL-ALT-DEL
- 16.A user is logged into the Linux workstation, what is the best way to login to root from a shell prompt?
- A.
Login root
- B.
Chuser root
- C.
Su
- D.
Root
- 17.Linux allows filenames up to what number of characters?
- A.
8
- B.
11
- C.
256
- D.
512
- E.
Unlimited
- 18.T/F: The command "pwd" displays the directory
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.T/F: To move files, use the "move" command.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.You forget the root password. You decide to reboot using a boot disk floppy. What do you need to do to recover the root password?
- A.
Mount the main partition, edit the /etc/passwd file to remove the root password, reboot.
- B.
Mount the root partition, edit the /etc/passwd file to remove the root password, reboot.
- C.
Mount the main partition, edit the /tmp/passwd file to remove the root password, reboot
- D.
None of the above
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