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Comptia Linux+

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






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






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






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






7. You can use the ____ command to list all currently existing connections to the Samba server.






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






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






10. In GNOME - you can add new programs to the control panel by right-clicking a free area of the panel and then selecting ____.






11. The ____ style places the conclusion first - followed by details and any background information.






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






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






14. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






15. ____ is a set of standards for digital transmission of data over standard copper telephone lines.






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






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






19. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






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






21. The ____ is a graphical application that uses the services of the X-server to receive keyboard and mouse actions and to have its own output displayed on the screen.






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






23. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






24. A website host may limit a website to 5 ____ for a flat monthly fee.






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






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






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






28. Class ____ addresses are typically used for broadcasts.






29. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






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






31. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






37. To remove /etc/shadow and convert your user accounts to /etc/passwd only - you should use the command ____.






38. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






48. Google offers a special Web search site for questions about Linux at ____.






49. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






50. ____ structure organizes and presents information in a specific order.