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Comptia Linux+

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In a class B address - the first byte is in the ____ range.






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






3. 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.






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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?






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






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






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






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






17. Class ____ addresses are typically used for broadcasts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






28. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






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






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






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






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






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






34. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






35. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






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






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






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






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






41. 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 ____.






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






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






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






45. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






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






47. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






48. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






49. 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.






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