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Comptia Linux+

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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 ____.






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






9. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






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






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






12. 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.






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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






21. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






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






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






24. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






35. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






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






37. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






49. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






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