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#1. In Linux, the priority of a running process can be changed using which command?

priority

renice

ps -A

passwd

#2. Which command is used to create file archives in Linux?

tar

arc

zip2

ps -A

#3. The /etc/shadow file in Linux is used to store…?

filesystem information

various password information

root user shell

command aliases

#4. Which command is used to display the default permissions for newly created files?

umask

priority

nice

perm

#5. What does the pwd command do?

It prints the current working directory.

It sets the password for the user.

It prepares a file for printing.

This command does not exist in Linux

#6. A virtual filesystem created dynamically by Linux that contains information about system resources is…?

/proc

/boot

/mkdir

/system

#7. The command uname -a will…?

display only the system hostname.

display the IP address of the first Ethernet adapter.

display all available information about your system.

display all users on the system.

#8. To inspect the the boot process of a Linux system, which command can be used?

boot

dmesg

cat /var/log/boot.txt

cat /var/log/start

#9. The most common way to display the network settings of network interfaces on a Linux system is by using the…?

the ipconfig command

the ipconfig/all command

the show ipv4 command

the ifconfig command

#10. The /etc/hosts file contains…?

Hostnames of all devices on the network segment.

The IP address of the default gateway.

CPU and memory info.

IP addresses to hostnames mappings.

#11. The partitions that are used as virtual memory when the system runs out of physical memory are known as…?

swap partitions

boot partitions

primary partitions

extended partitions

#12. Which command is used to execute tasks at certain intervals in Linux?

chmod

program

anacron

ps -A

#13. The line 00 21 * * * root rm /home/bob/trash/* in the /etc/crontab file specifies that…?

The command rm /home/bob/trash/* will be run by root at 21:00 every day of the week, every month.

The command rm /home/bob/trash/* will be run by root at 00:21 every day of the week, every month.

The command rm /home/bob/trash/* will be run under the root directory at 00:21 every day of the week, every month.

The command rm /home/bob/trash/* will be run by root every hour.

#14. If you use the bash shell, your shell script must begin with…?

/bin/bash

/bash/bin

#!/bash/bin

#!/bin/bash

#15. The default shell in most Linux distributions is…?

C shell

Korn shell

bash shell

cmd

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