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Comptia Linux+

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






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






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






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






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






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






7. Runlevel ____ is the single-user mode.






8. Runlevel ____ offers full networking capabilities and starts the graphical user interface.






9. Dissadvantage of Web publishing over print.






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






11. Which operating system is closely related Linux?






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






13. Class ____ addresses are typically used for broadcasts.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






23. A website host may limit a website to 5 ____ for a flat monthly fee.






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






25. The ____ TLD is used for noncommercial institutions.






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. Use ____ to start the DNS sever.






31. 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?






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. 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.






40. The ____ controls the graphical screen.






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






49. ____ is the preferred KDE file manager.






50. Keeping a website organized will help you ____.