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Comptia Linux+

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. To remove /etc/shadow and convert your user accounts to /etc/passwd only - you should use the command ____.






2. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






3. Because several users might also want to use several different programs simultaneously - mechanisms must be available to allow these programs to run simultaneously (____ capability).






4. A ____ is a process that is started by another process.






5. The ____ part of a manual page contains the instructions that can be given to the program while running.






6. tep 3 of the design plan is to ____.






7. The ____ key in the less command pages one screen forward.






8. The ____ option of the ps command is used to list terminal-independent processes.






9. Multimedia and other technologies often require the use of a(n) ____ - which is a software program that allows certain content to function within the Web page.






10. Help files are available in the following directory for most installed packages: ____.






11. ____ prevents individual users from using system resources excessively at the expense of other users.






12. In a class D address - the first byte is in the ____ range.






13. A ____ route defines the path a data packet can take for an entire destination network.






14. The first version of UNIX was written in ____.






15. A ____'s responsibilities vary dramatically - depending primarily on the staffing and other resources devoted to developing a website.






16. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






17. If the English manual pages are not shown automatically with the command man - you can display the English version of the manual page by setting ____.






18. A ____ in the password field in the file /etc/passwd means that the password is stored in the file /etc/shadow.






19. Typically - the primary component of a website is ____.






20. The ____ option of the ps command is used to list processes hierarchically.






21. By default - ____ virtual desktops are configured in the SLES 9 KDE desktop environment.






22. You control the KDE desktop by using the KDE ____ located at the bottom of the desktop.






23. The signal ____ is used to end a process immediately.






24. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






25. In SLES 9 - the info files are located in the directory ____.






26. NFS is frequently used together with ____ to provide centralized user management on a network.






27. A popular method to encourage visitor interactivity is through ____.






28. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






29. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






30. Release notes - white papers - and other helpful information are stored in the directory ____.






31. In a class B address - the first byte is in the ____ range.






32. An example of a ____ is Southwest Airline's "You are now free to move about the country."






33. A link can be a(n) ____.






34. The ____ key in the info command moves the cursor to the beginning of the current info page.






35. Browsers on both PCs and Macs share ____ colors.






36. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






37. Runlevel ____ offers full networking capabilities and starts the graphical user interface.






38. You can enter the ____ command to display the registered local or remote names of a host - regardless of the operating system with which NetBIOS is run.






39. ____ transmits at fast speeds on existing standard copper telephone wiring.






40. A collection of linked Web pages that typically starts with a home page is called a Web ____.






41. A ____ guarantees a trust relationship among all network services communicating with each other.






42. The SLES Linux kernel contains many new features compared to older Linux kernel - including support for multipe CPU's. How many CPU's can the SLES Linux kernel support?






43. The ____ is the process ID of the parent process that created the current process.






44. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






45. A ____ page provides information about the website's purpose and content.






46. The directory ____ contains the how-to files of the Linux Documentation Project in HTML format.






47. What is the correct order for steps in the six-step design process?






48. The ____ option of the ps command is used to list terminal-independent processes - including those of other users.






49. The ____ part of a manual page contains the detailed description of the command.






50. Visual ____ must be constant - not only throughout a website - but also with print publications.