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Question Total Page View * You need to see the last fifteen lines of the files dog, cat and horse. What command should you use?             63             * Where is standard output usually directed?             52             * You wish to restore the file memo.ben which was backed up in the tarfile MyBackup.tar. What command should you type?             42             * You need to view the contents of the tarfile called MyBackup.tar. What command would you use?             48             * You want to create a compressed backup of the users' home directories. What utility should you use?             59             * What daemon is responsible for tracking events on your system             72             * You have a file called phonenos that is almost 4,000 lines long. What text filter can you use to split it into four pieces each 1,000 lines long?             47             * You would like to temporarily change your command line editor to be vi. What command should you type to change it?             45             * What account is created when you install Linux?             73             * What command should you use to check the number of files and disk space used and each user's defined quotas?             44             * In order to run fsck on the root partition, the root partition must be mounted as             66             * In order to improve your system's security you decide to implement shadow passwords. What command should you use?             42             * Bob Armstrong, who has a username of boba, calls to tell you he forgot his password. What command should you use to reset his command?             51             * The top utility can be used to change the priority of a running process? Another utility that can also be used to change priority is ___________?             60             * What command should you type to see all the files with an extension of 'mem' listed in reverse alphabetical order in the /home/ben/memos directory.             42             * What file defines the levels of messages written to system log files?             57             * What command is used to remove the password assigned to a group?             76             * What command would you type to use the cpio to create a backup called backup.cpio of all the users' home directories?             48             * What can you type at a command line to determine which shell you are using?             54             * What type of local file server can you use to provide the distribution installation materials to the new machine during a network installation? A) Inetd B) FSSTND C) DNS D) NNTP E) NFS             42             * Who owns the data dictionary             92             * You routinely compress old log files. You now need to examine a log from two months ago. In order to view its contents without first having to decompress it, use the _________ utility.             41             * You suspect that you have two commands with the same name as the command is not producing the expected results. What command can you use to determine the location of the command being run?             58             * You locate a command in the /bin directory but do not know what it does. What command can you use to determine its purpose.             42             * You wish to create a link to the /data directory in bob's home directory so you issue the command ln /data /home/bob/datalink but the command fails. What option should you use in this command line to be successful.             46             * When you issue the command ls -l, the first character of the resulting display represents the file's ___________.             43             * What utility can you use to show a dynamic listing of running processes? __________             56             * If you type the command cat dog & > cat what would you see on your display? Choose one: a. Any error messages only. b. The contents of the file dog. c. The contents of the file dog and any error messages. d. Nothing as all output is saved to the file cat.             42             * You are covering for another system administrator and one of the users asks you to restore a file for him. You locate the correct tarfile by checking the backup log but do not know how the directory structure was stored. What command can you use to determine this? Choose one: a. tar fx tarfile dirname b. tar tvf tarfile filename c. tar ctf tarfile d. tar tvf tarfile             42             * You have the /var directory on its own partition. You have run out of space. What should you do? Choose one: a. Reconfigure your system to not write to the log files. b. Use fips to enlarge the partition. c. Delete all the log files. d. Delete the partition and recreate it with a larger size.             48             * You have a new application on a CD-ROM that you wish to install. What should your first step be? Choose one: a. Read the installation instructions on the CD-ROM. b. Use the mount command to mount your CD-ROM as read-write. c. Use the umount command to access your CD-ROM. d. Use the mount command to mount your CD-ROM as read-only.             43             * When you create a new partition, you need to designate its size by defining the starting and ending _____________.             43             * What key combination can you press to suspend a running job and place it in the background?             51             * The easiest, most basic form of backing up a file is to _____ it to another location.             51             * What type of server is used to remotely assign IP addresses to machines during the installation process? A) SMB B) NFS C) DHCP D) FT E) HTTP             41             * Which password package should you install to ensure that the central password file couldn't be stolen easily? A) PAM B) tcp_wrappers C) shadow D) securepass E) ssh             46             * When using useradd to create a new user account, which of the following tasks is not done automatically. Choose one: a. Assign a UID. b. Assign a default shell. c. Create the user's home directory. d. Define the user's home directory.             42             * You want to enter a series of commands from the command-line. What would be the quickest way to do this? Choose One a. Press enter after entering each command and its arguments b. Put them in a script and execute the script c. Separate each command with a semi-colon (;) and press enter after the last command d. Separate each command with a / and press enter after the last command             42             * You attempt to use shadow passwords but are unsuccessful. What characteristic of the /etc/passwd file may cause this? Choose one: a. The login command is missing. b. The username is too long. c. The password field is blank. d. The password field is prefaced by an asterisk.             43             * When you install a new application, documentation on that application is also usually installed. Where would you look for the documentation after installing an application called MyApp? Choose one: a. /usr/MyApp b. /lib/doc/MyApp c. /usr/doc/MyApp d. In the same directory where the application is installed.             42             * What file would you edit in your home directory to change which window manager you want to use? A) Xinit B) .xinitrc C) XF86Setup D) xstart E) xf86init             43             * What command allows you to set a processor-intensive job to use less CPU time? A) ps B) nice C) chps D) less E) more             48             * While logged on as a regular user, your boss calls up and wants you to create a new user account immediately. How can you do this without first having to close your work, log off and logon as root? Choose one: a. Issue the command rootlog. b. Issue the command su and type exit when finished. c. Issue the command su and type logoff when finished. d. Issue the command logon root and type exit when finished.             42             * There are seven fields in the /etc/passwd file. Which of the following lists all the fields in the correct order? Choose one: a. username, UID, GID, home directory, command, comment b. username, UID, GID, comment, home directory, command c. UID, username, GID, home directory, comment, command d. username, UID, group name, GID, home directory, comment             42             * Which of the following commands will show a list of the files in your home directory including hidden files and the contents of all subdirectories? Choose one: a. ls -c home b. ls -aR /home/username c. ls -aF /home/username d. ls -l /home/username             42             1 2