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Linux Administration

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. Changes password for a user






2. Displays the 10 top lines of a file






3. SMTP






4. Contains Boot loader files - e.g. - kernels - initrd; often a separate partition






5. Telnet






6. Creates a file / updates it






7. SSH






8. Check IP Addresses of active interfaces






9. Displays system uptime






10. Create a text file: Enter your text (multiple lines with enter are ok) and press control-d to save.






11. View a text file - View file one screen at a time






12. View a text file - Use text editor and don't save.






13. Ftp Control






14. Reports a snapshot of the current processes






15. Log files






16. Reverse dns lookup






17. Search for all Unix commands that match keyword - e.g apropos file.






18. Mount points for removable media such as CD-ROMs






19. Kills all processes by name






20. Ftp Data






21. Essential command binaries that need to be available in single user mode; for all users - e.g. - cat - ls - cp.






22. Checks web connectivity (displays page contents)






23. Host-specific system-wide configuration files






24. Prints network connections - routing tables - interface stats - masq connections and multicast relationships






25. Displays Kernel information






26. SQL






27. Lists all stopped/paused background. Resumes a stopped job






28. Lists all files within a directory (including hidden)






29. Adds existing user to a group






30. Does a DNS lookup or reverse dns lookup






31. Variable files—files whose content is expected to continually change during normal operation of the system—such as logs & spool files & and temporary e-mail files.






32. Users' home directories - containing saved files - personal settings - etc






33. SQL






34. View a text file - View file but it scrolls.






35. Displays kernel routing tables






36. Changes directories






37. Virtual filesystem documenting kernel and process status as text files - e.g. uptime or network. In Linux it corresponds to a Procfs mount






38. Moves a file with the option of renaming it






39. SFTP






40. IMAP






41. BGP






42. Deletes a file






43. List files within a directory






44. Prints file information






45. Displays all current running processes (similar to task manager)






46. ____ is found at: cd /var/mail then vi into each mail (administrator - www-data - nagios etc.)






47. Parses for string






48. View a text file - Very handy with ncftp.






49. Display all interfaces






50. DNS