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Comptia Linux+

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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. The ____ is the process ID of the parent process that created the current process.






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






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. Browsers on both PCs and Macs share ____ colors.






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






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






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






8. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






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






10. 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?






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






19. 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.






20. 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 ____.






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






22. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.






23. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






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






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






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






27. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






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






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






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






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






32. Class ____ addresses are typically used for broadcasts.






33. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






35. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






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






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






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






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






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






41. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






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






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






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






45. 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.






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






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






48. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






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






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