Linux Essentials Chapter 11 Exam Answer 2016

1. What does the acronym RPM mean?

• Recursive Package Manager
• RPM Package Management
• Return Package Management
• Relocate Package Manager

2. One way to install new software on a Linux system is to use a package management system.. True or False?

• True
• False

3. When you execute the dmesg command, the system displays messages that are generated by the kernel.. True or False?

• True
• False

4. Which of the following are package management commands for distributions with software distributed in files ending in .deb?. (choose three)

• aptitude
• dpkg
• rpm
• apt-get

5. Which of the following are package management commands for distributions with software distributed in files ending in .rpm?. (choose three)

• rpm
• apt-get
• yumex
• yum

6. The Linux kernel mounts the following pseudo-filesystems to provide access to information about hardware devices connected to the system:. (choose two)

• /info
• /proc
• /devices
• /sys

7. The /proc directory contains a subdirectory for each process present on the system.. True or False?

• True
• False

8. The Process (PID) of the init process is

• varies
• 100
• 0
• 1

9. The process (ps) command shows only processes running in the current shell by default.. True or False?

• True
• False

10. The following system load averages are displayed by the top command:. (choose three)

• 5 minute
• 1 minute
• 10 minute
• 15 minute

11. The free command outputs statistics about:

• Software usage
• Memory usage
• Disk usage
• CPU usage

12. What directory typically contains log files?

• /proc/log
• /var/log
• /usr/log
• /log

13. Which log file contains messages regarding authentication and authorization?

• secure
• messages
• syslog
• dmesg

14. All log files contain only text data.. True or False?

• True
• False

15. A load average of 1.0 always means the system is fully loaded.. True or False?

• True
• False

16. A command that will continuously update statistics about running processes:

• head
• top
• tail
• bottom

17. The following are valid Linux option styles:. (choose three)

• DOS slash (/)
• BSD Unix without a dash
• Traditional Unix with a single dash (-)
• GNU long options with two dashes (–)

18. Which file contains the information passed to the kernel at boot time?

• /proc/cmdline
• /proc/kernel
• /proc/kargs
• /proc/kopts

19. To make changes permanent for kernel parameter files found under /proc/sys, the following file can have entries added to it:

• /etc/procsys.conf
• /etc/procctl.conf
• /etc/sysinfo.conf
• /etc/sysctl.conf

20. To get a list of all packages installed on a system using RPM Package Management you can execute:

• rpm -ql
• rpm -qa
• rpm -qf
• rpm -qi