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Comptia Linux+

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Because several users might also want to use several different programs simultaneously - mechanisms must be available to allow these programs to run simultaneously (____ capability).






2. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






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






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






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






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






7. 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.






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






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






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






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






12. 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.






13. Class ____ addresses are typically used for broadcasts.






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






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






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






17. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






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






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






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






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






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






23. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






29. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






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






32. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






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






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






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






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






37. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






38. 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.






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






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






41. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






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






43. 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 ____.






44. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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