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Comptia Linux+

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A link can be a(n) ____.






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






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






4. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






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






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






7. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






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






9. 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.






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






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






12. 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?






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






14. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






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






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






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






18. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






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






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






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






22. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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