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Comptia Linux+

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






2. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






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






5. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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?






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






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






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






23. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






24. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






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






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






44. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






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






46. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






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






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






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






50. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.