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Comptia Linux+

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1. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






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






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






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






5. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






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






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






20. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






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






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






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






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






36. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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?






45. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






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






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






48. 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.






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






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