LINUX MCQ Test – 4

Que.1.  Saving open files, flush the system cache and other necessary system maintenance are allowed by.

A:        restarting the system

B:        rebooting the system

C:        logging off the system

D:        shutting down the system

Right Answer : C

Que.2.  Every command in Linux is a

A:        text file

B:        stored variable

C:        executable program

D:        None

Right Answer : D

Que.3.  The hierarchy of a series of directories branching in a user system starts from

A:        home

B:        root

C:        /home

D:        /root

Right Answer : C

Que.4.  What is the shortcut to the login directory?

A:        shift + cd

B:        cd + enter key

C:        alt + ctrl + cd

D:        ctrl + cd

Right Answer : B

Que.5.  Which directory contains configuration files that stores system and application setting?

A:        /etc

B:        /lib

C:        /usr

D:        /var

Right Answer : A

Que.6.  How long can a filename in Linux be?

A:        8 characters

B:        10 characters

C:        200 characters

D:        255 characters

Right Answer : D

Que.7.  Using CHMOD if we want to give ALL permissions to a user, which mode is used?

A:        666

B:        777

C:        776

D:        667

Right Answer : B

Que.8.  Which of the following Linux commands could be used to find what processor was detected on boot, when a laptop system is slow/

A:        proc

B:        POST

C:        dmesg

D:        Any of the above

Right Answer : B

Que.9.  How to accomplish the LILO boot configuration updation for supporting a newly installed IDE hard drive?

A:        Run "lilo -o /dev/hda"

B:        Edit lilo.conf and run "lilo -v -v"

C:        Edit lilo.conf and run "liloconf -v -v"

D:        Set LILO=/dev/hda and then run "liloconf /dev/hda"

Right Answer : B

Que.10.  Why do we use pgrep command?

A:        To search through the currently running processes

B:        To search through all the processes

C:        To search through the currently running processes and kill them

D:        Both a and b

Right Answer : A

Que.11..  Linux Support s Virtualized File Systems Like RAID.

A:        True

B:        False

Right Answer : A

Que.12.  The ______________ file contains all the information on users who may log into your system

A:        /etc/passwd

B:        /etc

C:        /etc/password

D:        /etc/pass

Right Answer : A

Que.13.  When Linux is installed, which account is created by default?

A:        Super admin

B:        Admin

C:        Home

D:        Root

Right Answer : D

Que.14.  The kernel cannot be updated.

A:        True

B:        False

Right Answer : A

Que.15.  Which directory is used to write messages when kernel is loading?

A:        /etc/log/messages

B:        /var/log/messages

C:        /var/messages

D:        /etc/ messages

Right Answer : B

Que.16.  Which command is used to report on the status of the quotas that have set including the amount of allocated space and amount of used space?

A:        quota -a

B:        repquota

C:        repquota -a

D:        rquota -a

Right Answer : C

Que.17.  For supporting new diskless client workstations, which of the following services needs to be installed on a server?

A:        dhcpcd and rexec

B:        named and httpd

C:        remoted and dhcpd

D:        PXE (Preboot eXecution Environment) and tftpd

Right Answer : D

Que.18.  Which command is used to find data files, programs, directories that match the search argument?

A:        find

B:        search

C:        locate

D:        browse

Right Answer : C

Que.19.  Which of the following will kill the process 1010 by an administrator(logged in as a standard user)? The process 1010 was started by the root user.

A:        kill 1010

B:        su "kill 1010"

C:        su -c "kill 1010"

D:        killall -9 1010

Right Answer : C

Que.20.  Which of the following below are types of shell?

A:        -ksh

B:        -/bin

C:        -tcsh

D:        All choices are correct.

Right Answer : D