1.
Type in the file name and full path of the
configuration file where you would set the
variable HISTSIZE for all users of the system.
2.
Type only
the name of the file or utility that will show you the last system bootup
messages.
3.
What does
the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard enable? (Select TWO answers)
A. 
Software to predict the location of installed files and directories
B. 
Software to predict the ownership and access rights of installed files and directories
C. 
Users to predict the location of installed files and directories.
D. 
Users to predict how the filesystem should be formatted according to need.
4.
You have a
machine which serves 100 users. You don't want to include their data in the
location
database. Where would you specify excluded directories for locate?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
5.
Identify
the proper device for the third partition, on the second hard disk, on the
first IDE
controller on a PC system.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
6.
You have just upgraded your PC to a 60 gigabyte IDE drive. While partitioning thedrive, you notice that only 32 gigabytes are available. Which of the following willmost likely allow you to use the entire drive?
A. 
Create two smaller partitions of 30 gigabytes each.
B. 
Set the PC BIOS to use LBA mode.
C. 
Create a partition that resides entirely below the first 1024 cylinders.
D. 
Use GRUB or the latest version of LILO as a bootloader.
E. 
Upgrade the PC BIOS to the latest version available.
7.
On an ext2
partition, what portion is reserved for the root user?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
1/32nd of the total space
8.
You have a
Linux system with a 100GB ext2 partition containing large amounts of
data. To
minimize the boot time, you decide to convert it to a journaling filesystem.
Which
journaling file system would be easiest to convert the partition to (without
destroying
existing data)?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
9.
Tamika is planning the partition table for her new workstation. Assuming she will give each of the following directories its own partition, which partition should be the largest?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
10.
You have run out of disk space on a partition. Which of the following would be an easy way to move data to a new partition without reconfiguring the path to the data in existing applications?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
Create a block device offset.
11.
To build a fresh new Linux system, how much free space should you reserve for theLinux partition?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
12.
Which directory is used to store undelivered user email by default?
A. 
/var/spool/sendmail/usermail
B. 
C. 
D. 
/var/spool/sendmail/username
E. 
/var/mail/sendmail/username
13.
What would be the device name of the 2nd SCSI disk on your system? Include thefull path to the device file
14.
What is the device file for the first logical drive in the extended partition of theSecondary Master IDE drive? Include the full path and filename.
15.
Which of the following directories would be the least likely to need backing up?Choose Two.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
16.
With a Linux 2.2 Kernel-based machine configuration of 133 MHZ, 32 MB RAMand a 1 GB HD, how much swap should be configured?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
17.
Which of the following file system types causes the least impact when upgrading anExt2 file system?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
18.
According to the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard, what directory trees areconsidered optional on a system's root filesystem? Choose all that apply.
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
19.
When partitioning a disk with more than 1024 cylinders, which of the followingcould affect the systems ability to boot?
A. 
B. 
Location of /boot on disk
C. 
D. 
E. 
20.
Which of the following is a typical rule for allocating swap space for a Linuxinstallation?
A. 
Use 25% of available drive space for a swap partition.
B. 
Use 10% of available drive space for a swap partition.
C. 
Use 50% of total RAM for the size of a swap partition.
D. 
Use 200% of total RAM for the size of a swap partition.
E. 
Use 128MB on each hard disk in the system for swap.
21.
You are building a server that will undergo many hardware and operating systemupgrades. The server is the file server for all users on your 100 user network.Which directory should have its own mountpoint and/or hard drive?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
22.
You are formatting a single hard disk for a Linux install. What is the maximumnumber of primary partitions you can create?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
E. 
23.
In GRUB's configuration file you find the line root (hd1, 4)What is corresponding device name on a Linux system?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
24.
When you are looking for brief information about a program in your PATH with itsassociated man pages, you would use ...
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
25.
Select the default $PATH set by the init command
A. 
/bin:/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/etc:/usr/etc
B. 
/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/opt/bin:/bin:/sbin
C. 
/usr/local/sbin:/sbin:/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin
D. 
/bin:/usr/bin:/usr/local/bin:/sbin:/usr/sbin