Linux Essentials
Linux is one of the most asked skills in modern job roles involving Cloud and DevOps. It is a family of open-source operating systems that comprises of several different components like Bootloader, Kernel, Init System, Daemons, etc. To suit our needs, Linux also has different distributions for desktops and servers, Debian, Ubuntu, Fedora, RHEL, SUSE Enterprise Linux etc. are some of them.
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Question 1 of 30
1. Question
Which file in Linux stores encrypted user passwords and is accessible only to the root user?
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2. Question
Which character is used to search a pattern in the forward direction in vi editor?
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3. Question
The linux kernel exists as a file named _______.
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4. Question
Which command is used to view compressed file content without uncompressing it?
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5. Question
Which of the following command is used to reset the hostname of the machine?
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6. Question
The dmesg command shows _______.
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7. Question
Hidden files can be viewed by using ______.
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8. Question
________ command is used to record the session in Linux.
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Question 9 of 30
9. Question
Which key combination will exit your terminal?
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10. Question
_____ is not a communication command.
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11. Question
__________ is the NIS client to find and store information about the domain and server?
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12. Question
Which of the following does not interrupt the running process?
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13. Question
Which program is used a schedule particular jobs or programs at particular times on the system?
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14. Question
Which of the following is the main configuration file for Apache?
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Question 15 of 30
15. Question
What is the location to find out the system and mail logs in RHEL?
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16. Question
The location of system configuration and system administrator executable files is under:
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17. Question
Which file contains the list of port numbers monitored by inetd?
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18. Question
Can we execute more than one command or program from a single command line?
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Question 19 of 30
19. Question
The root of the file system in Linux is denoted by?
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Question 20 of 30
20. Question
Name the command to check the used or free memory?
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Question 21 of 30
21. Question
Which of the below command will change the group ownership of a file?
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22. Question
Which command will give you information about how much disk space each file in the current directory uses?
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23. Question
What is the core component of the Linux Operating System?
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24. Question
The maximum length for a file name in Linux is 255 bytes.
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25. Question
Which of the following symbol denotes the user home directory?
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26. Question
Where is the user id stored when a new user is added?
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27. Question
What are the relevant options to quit from vi editor?
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28. Question
Which command is used to re-execute the previous command?
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29. Question
Which variable contains the last background job process id?
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Question 30 of 30
30. Question
Which of the following directory does not contain binary files?
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