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Comptia Linux+

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






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






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






4. To start the services required for Samba - enter: ____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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 ____.






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






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






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






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






19. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






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






33. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






34. On the Web - you access graphics - sounds - video clips - and regular text using a ____ - which is a special software pointer that points to the location of the computer on which the specific information is stored - as well as the information itself.






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






36. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






37. 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?






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






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






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






41. 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.






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






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






44. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






45. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






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






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






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






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






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