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Comptia Linux+

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ____ key in the info command moves the cursor to the beginning of the current info page.






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






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






4. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






5. 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 ____.






6. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






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






12. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






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






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






31. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






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






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






34. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






35. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






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






37. Class ____ addresses are typically used for broadcasts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






44. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.