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Comptia Linux+

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






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






4. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






6. 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.






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






8. Class ____ addresses are typically used for broadcasts.






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






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






11. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






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






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






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






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






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






21. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






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






23. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






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






34. 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 ____.






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






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






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






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






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






40. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






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






42. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






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






44. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






45. 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?






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






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






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






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






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