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END
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- 2.To go to the next match of a search on a man page, press:
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- 3.When interpreting the SYNOPSIS of a command found on a man page, the “|” means:
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The items it separates can be used together
- B.
The items it separates cannot be used together
- 4.After performing a search, you can use the ____ key to return to a previously found match:
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(n)
- B.
N
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D
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U
- 5.To move a page forward one at a time while viewing a man page, press the following:
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Spacebar
- B.
M
- C.
A
- D.
Enter
- 6.The ls command without options or arguments…
- A.
…lists the contents of the current directory.
- B.
…prompts for a directory to list.
- C.
…lists the contents of a user’s home directory.
- D.
…generates an error as this command requires arguments.
- 7.Which option can be used with the rm command to prompt before deleting?
- I
- A.
-P
- B.
A
- C.
I
- D.
-i
- 8.Which of the following commands can be used to rename a file?
- A.
Name
- B.
Rn
- C.
Mv
- D.
Cp
- 9.The touch command can be used to:(choose two)
- A.
Update the time stamp of existing files
- B.
Create new files
- C.
Change a file’s name
- D.
Change ownership of a file
- 10.You try to compress a file that is already compressed. Which of the following statements is true?
- A.
The file will not be compressed any further than it already was
- B.
The file changed while you were compressing it
- C.
The file will actually be uncompressed
- D.
The compression algorithm needs to be set to the “currently compressed” mode for it to be compressed further
- E.
The file will be deleted
- 11.Which of the following commands can be used to compress a file?(choose three)
- A.
Bunzip2
- B.
Zip
- C.
Bzip2
- D.
Cat
- E.
Gzip
- 12.The three main modes of tar are:(choose three)
- A.
Extract
- B.
Copy
- C.
Compress
- D.
List
- E.
Create
- 13.In the command tar –czf foo.tar.gz bar, what is the purpose of the f flag?
- A.
Tells tar to copy only files, and not directories
- B.
Tells tar to read from the file that follows the flag
- C.
Tells tar to print the name of each file as it is processed
- D.
Specifies extra compression is to be used
- E.
Tells tar to write to the file that follows the flag
- 14.Which two commands do the same thing?(choose two)
- A.
Tar –xzf foo.tar.gz
- B.
Tar –x foo | gzip
- C.
Tar –c foo | gzip > foo.tar.gz
- D.
Tar –tzf foo.tar.gz
- E.
Tar –czf foo.tar.gz foo
- 15.Which option for the wc command will print the total number of words in a file?
- A.
-l
- B.
-L
- C.
-w
- D.
-c
- 16.Which command can be used to print line numbers?
- A.
Num
- B.
Ln
- C.
Nl
- D.
Sort
- 17.The command echo “text” > file.txt will create file.txt if it does not already exist.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 18.The command echo “text” > file.txt will not overwrite file.txt if it already exists.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 19.The command echo “text” >> file.txt will not overwrite file.txt if it already exists.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 20.Software is backward compatible if:
- A.
It still supports old file formats or applications
- B.
If the next version still works the same way
- C.
People still use old versions
- D.
It works across Linux/Mac/Windows
- E.
It can be upgraded without downtime
- 21.Apple’s OS X is:(choose three)
- A.
Derived from Linux
- B.
Only compatible with Apple hardware
- C.
Able to natively run Windows binaries
- D.
Derived from FreeBSD
- E.
Certified as UNIX compatible
- F.
Primarily used to manage network services
- 22.Microsoft Windows:(choose three)
- A.
Has a short maintenance cycle
- B.
Comes in desktop and server variants
- C.
Has built in virtualization
- D.
Has a new desktop version every year.
- E.
Has a Linux compatibility mode
- F.
Has powerful scripting capabilities
- 23.Other commercial Unixes:(choose two)
- A.
Are almost obsolete
- B.
Are tied to their vendor’s hardware
- C.
Use completely different commands than Linux
- D.
Are UNIX certified
- E.
Do not run the GNU tools
- 24.When choosing a distribution of Linux, you should consider:(choose five)
- A.
Which management tools are provided by the distribution
- B.
Which distributions are supported by the software you need to run
- C.
Popularity on social media.
- D.
The maintenance cycle of the distribution
- E.
If you need support on the distribution itself
- F.
Whether or not the distribution is under active development
- 25.The difference between the GPL and LGPL licenses are:
- A.
LGPL allows you to distribute the software in binary-only form
- B.
LGPL is shorter than GPL
- C.
LGPL allows linking to non GPLed software
- D.
LGPL applies to web service
- E.
LGPL was made by the OSI while GPL was made by the FSF
- 26.Permissive free software licenses:(choose three)
- A.
Can allow software to be used inside closed source software
- B.
Are not approved by the OSI
- C.
Are not approved by the FSF
- D.
Include the GPLv2 and BSD
- E.
Don’t have a copyleft provision
- 27.The Creative Commons version of Public Domain licensing is:
- A.
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike
- B.
Attribution-NonCommercial
- C.
NoAttribution-ShareAlike
- D.
No Rights Reserved
- E.
Attribution
- 28.Your company makes a hardware firewall that runs a custom Linux kernel. What are your obligations under GPLv2?
- A.
There are no requirements
- B.
You must make the source to your custom web interface available
- C.
You must make your hardware designs available
- D.
You must make the source to your kernel available
- E.
You must ensure your custom kernel runs on a regular Intel machine
- 29.Participating in open source projects can improve your technical skills, even if it is not your day job.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 30.What are tradeoffs of increasing the level of privacy you have in your web browser?(choose two)
- A.
You may get viruses
- B.
Sites may not work properly
- C.
Websites may load slower
- D.
Images won’t load properly
- E.
You may have to explicitly permit some cookies to be saved
- 31.Which of the following is a tool that helps you anonymize your Internet browsing?
- A.
CookieCleaner
- B.
Web proxy
- C.
The onion router
- D.
AnonFirefox
- E.
Iptables
- 32.Social network “like” buttons can track your activity across the Internet.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 33.Which of the following are properties of a strong password?(choose three)
- A.
A mix of upper and lower case
- B.
Long so that it can be reused on multiple sites
- C.
Includes symbols
- D.
At least 10 characters long
- E.
Based on easy to remember items like birthdays
- 34.What can be done to prevent remote people from running programs on your computer?(choose two)
- A.
Don’t use wireless networks – only wired
- B.
Use strong passwords on all user accounts
- C.
Turn on a firewall
- D.
Block third party cookies
- E.
Block all cookies
- 35.The acronym CLI stands for:
- A.
Computer Link Interpreter
- B.
Command Line Interpreter
- C.
Computer Line Interface
- D.
Command Line Interface
- 36.Traditional UNIX command options used a single dash, like -a; _______ command options use two dashes like –all.
- A.
LINUX
- B.
Kernel
- C.
GNU
- D.
Shell
- 37.The acronym GNU stands for:
- A.
Gnu’s Not Unix
- B.
Go Next Unit
- C.
Gnu’s Nearly Unix
- D.
Good News Unix
- 38.What one character treats the character that follows it as if it was surrounded by single quotes?
- A.
/
- B.
%
- C.
Option 3
- D.
#
- 39.The main purpose of using glob characters is to be able to provide a command a list of filenames.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 40.The rm command can delete multiple files at once.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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