1. Which archiving method is compatible across Linux, Microsoft Windows and Mac operating systems?
- cpio
- dd
- zip
- tar
2. Which option to the zip command can be used to recursively compress multiple directories?
- -r
- -R
- -l
- -d
3. Which option to the zip command will list its files without uncompressing them?
- -R
- -l
- -c
- -F
4. The unzip command can be used without options to extract files from a zip archive.. True or False?
- True
- False
5. Which option to the gzip command can be used to retain the uncompressed files when creating an archive?
- -R
- -F
- No option needed, gzip does this by default
- -c
6. Which option to the unzip command can be used to estimate the size of an archive when it is decompressed?
- -l
- -c
- -R
- -F
7. It is not possible to recursively compress files within directories with gzip.. True or False?
- True
- False
8. To decompress the archive example.gz, use the following command:
- gunzip example.gz
- gunzip -x example.gz
- gzip -u example.gz
- gzip -x example.gz
9. gzip and bzip are aliases for the same utility.. True or False?
- True
- False
10. bzip2 archives are typically indicated with which file extension?
- .bz
- .bz2
- .b2
- .gz
11. Which option to the bzip2 command can be used to report the compression ratio of an archive?
- -l
- -R
- -v
- -c
12. Which option to the bzip2 command can be used for recursive compression?
- -v
- bzip2 doesn’t support recursive compression
- -c
- -R
13. gzip and bzip2 use the same compression algorithm.. True or False?
- True
- False
14. Which of the following functions is not a primary use of the tar command:
- Extract archives
- View archives
- Create archives
- Repair corrupted archives
15. The tar command supports which of the following styles of option(s)?. (choose three)
- DOS
- GNU
- BSD
- Unix
16. The tar command supports:
- gzip compression only
- bzip compression only
- Both gzip and bzip2 compression
- only uncompressed archives
17. Which of the following commands could be used to extract the archive, example.tar?
- tar -uz example.tar
- tar -xz example.tar
- tar -xf example.tar
- tar -uf example.tar
18. By default, tar will attempt to extract an archive…
- into the working directory.
- to the specified directory.
- into the archive’s parent directory.
- into the user’s home directory.
19. The cpio command has four modes of operation.. True or False?
- True
- False
20. Which of the following options puts the cpio command in copy-out mode?
- -v
- -u
- -o
- -i
21. Which of the following options puts the cpio command into copy-in mode?
- -i
- -u
- -o
- -v
22. Which of the following options allows the cpio command to overwrite existing files?
- -u
- -v
- -o
- -i
23. The cpio command will preserve metadata when copying files.. True or False?
- True
- False
24. When copying entire devices using the dd command, you must specify:
- block size and count only
- input file and output file only
- input file, output file, and block count
- input file, output file, block size and count
25. The dd command can be used to create iso files.. True or False?
- True
- False
26. The dd command can be used to create large files the can be used as swap files.. True or False?
- True
- False
27. The dd command can be used to copy entire partitions.. True or False?
- True
- False
28. Which of the following is not a valid argument for the dd command?
- count
- in
- if
- bs
- of
