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Comptia Linux+

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A website host may limit a website to 5 ____ for a flat monthly fee.






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






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






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






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






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






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






8. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






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






10. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






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






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






13. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






14. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






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






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






18. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






36. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






41. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






42. 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.






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






44. Class ____ addresses are typically used for broadcasts.






45. 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 ____.






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






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






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






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






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