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Comptia Linux+

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






2. 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.






3. 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 ____.






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






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






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






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






8. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






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






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






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






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






30. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






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






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






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






34. 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.






35. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






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






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






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






40. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






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






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






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






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






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






46. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






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






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






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






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