Introduction to Linux I Chapter 1 Exam Answer 2016

1. Which command will send text to the terminal display:

• echo
• type
• print
• show

2. To replace the currently running shell, you can use:

• dash
• bash
• exec
• csh

3. To display your current location within the filesystem, you can type:

• whereami
• cwd
• dir
• pwd

4. The _____ command displays information about the Linux kernel:

• kern
• uname
• real
• linux

5. The basic form of a command line is:

• command [options…] [arguments…]
• command [arguments…] options
• command arguments options
• command [options…] arguments…

6. Bash is:

• a website
• a networking term
• a shell
• an operating system

7. The two login types are:

• URI and CLU
• CLI and GUI
• URI and CLI
• GUX and CLI

8. The core software component that tells the hardware what actions to take is called the ________.

• compiler
• kernel
• transmitter

9. A command can be:. (choose three)

• An alias
• A block
• A configuration file
• A variable
• A function
• A program built-in to the shell

10. Which of the following are valcommand lines?. (choose two)

• ls /etc -l
• ls -l /etc
• ls -/etc
• -l ls /etc

11. You want to execute the ls command with two options: -r and -l. Which of the following are valways to run this command:. (choose three)

• rl ls
• ls -r -l
• ls -l -r
• ls –r –l
• ls rl
• ls -rl

12. You can pass arguments to long options by using which of the following techniques:. (choose two)

• –option{argument}
• –option~argument
• –option=argument
• –option argument

13. When typing a command, you can have the bash shell complete the command by pressing which key?

• The Up Arrow key
• The Del key
• The Backspace key
• The Tab key
• The Enter key

14. The location of users’ default shells is stored in the ______ file.

• /etc/passwd
• /etc/group
• /etc/gshadow
• /etc/shadow

15. Long command options are preceded by which two characters?

• &&
• —
• ||
• **

16. Which two characters do you use to tell the command that you are finished providing options and that the remaining data on the command line is arguments?

• —
• **
• ||
• &&

17. The _____ command will take another command for the argument to execute.

• exit
• uname
• exec
• pwd

18. The _____ option to the uname command will display the kernel name.

• -s
• -x
• -k
• -n

19. The ______ command will display your current working directory.

• uname
• exec
• pwd
• exit