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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. Displays all file space usage






2. Shows command history






3. Check IP Addresses of active interfaces






4. Kills a process by pid






5. Displays current date and time






6. Checks web connectivity (displays page contents)






7. Displays kernel routing tables






8. Brings and interface down






9. User root's home directory






10. Test network connectivity






11. Displays calendar






12. Telnet






13. SFTP






14. Temporary files cleaned on reboot






15. Creates a file / updates it






16. Shows who is currently logged in and where






17. SSH






18. Deletes a file






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






20. View a text file - Like more - with extra features






21. Kerberos password






22. Libraries essential for the binaries in /bin/ and /sbin/






23. Ftp Control






24. SMTP






25. Estimate file space usage






26. Query internet name servers interactively






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






28. Displays Kernel information






29. Displays the connection media state and capabilities






30. List files within a directory






31. Report file system disk space usage






32. Changes directories






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






34. Does a DNS lookup or reverse dns lookup






35. Prints file information






36. SQL






37. 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.






38. Configuration for optional installed software






39. Displays the 10 top lines of a file






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






41. Displays the 10 bottom lines of a file






42. Host-specific system-wide configuration files






43. Reverse dns lookup






44. Prints current working directory






45. Changes password for a user






46. Brings the most recent job to the foreground






47. Root directory of file system (not the user root's home dir)



48. Adds existing user to a group






49. Find regular expression in file.

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50. Copies a file