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Comptia Linux+

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






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






3. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. 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?






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






16. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






17. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






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






19. Class ____ addresses are typically used for broadcasts.






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






21. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






47. 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.






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






49. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






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