LINUX MCQ SET

linux Multiple Choice Question Material
[1] What command is used to remove files?
(A) => dm
(B) => rm
(C) => delete
Answer =>> rm
[2] What command is used to remove the directory?
(A) => rdir
(B) => remove
(C) => rmdir
Answer =>> rmdir
[3] What command is used with vi editor to delete a single character?
(A) => x
(B) => y
(C) => a
Answer =>> x
[4] What hardware architectures are not supported by Red Hat?
(A) => SPARC
(B) => IBM-compatible
(C) => Macintosh
Answer =>> Macintosh
[5] The physical layer of a network
(A) => constructs packets of data and sends them across the network
(B) => controls error detection and correction
(C) => All of the above
Answer =>> All of the above
[6] What TCP/IP protocol is used for remote terminal connection service?
(A) => UDP
(B) => RARP
(C) => TELNET
Answer =>> TELNET
[7] How many networks and nodes per network, are allowed by the Class B network?
(A) => 127 networks and 16,777,216 nodes per network
(B) => 16,384 networks and 65,534 nodes per network
(C) => 2,097,152 networks and 254 nodes per network
Answer =>> 16,384 networks and 65,534 nodes per network
[8] What service is used to translate domain names to IP addresses?
(A) => NFS
(B) => NIS
(C) => DNS
Answer =>> DNS
[9] Which of the following command is used to create a Linux installation hoot floppy?
(A) => mkboot disk
(B) => bootfp disk
(C) => dd and rawrite
Answer =>> dd and rawrite
[10] How can you add Amit, a new user, to your system?
(A) => Using useradd
(B) => Using adduser
(C) => All of the above
Answer =>> All of the above
[11] What file specifies the order in which to use specified name services?
(A) => /etc/services
(B) => /etc/nsorder
(C) => /etc/nsswitch.conf
Answer =>> /etc/nsswitch.conf
[12] How many primary partitions can exist on one drive?
(A) => 16
(B) => 4
(C) => 2
Answer =>> 4
[13] In which directory can you store system user default files used for creating user directories?
(A) => /usr/tmp
(B) => /etc/default
(C) => /etc/skel
Answer =>> /etc/skel
[14] How could you install the file ipchains-1.3.9-5.i386.rpm?
(A) => rpm -qip ipchains
(B) => rpm -Uvh ipchains
(C) => rpm -i ipchains* .i386.rpm
Answer =>> rpm -i ipchains* .i386.rpm
[15] What does FSF stand for?
(A) => Free Software File
(B) => File Server First
(C) => Free Software Foundation
Answer =>> Free Software Foundation
[16] Which of the following is a valid format for mounting a CD-ROM drive?
(A) => mount /dev/cdrom
(B) => mount /mnt/cdrom
(C) => All of the above
Answer =>> All of the above
[17] What command do you use to create Linux file systems?
(A) => fdisk
(B) => mkfs
(C) => fsck
Answer =>> mkfs
[18] Which of the following command can you execute to count the number of lines in a file?
(A) => lc
(B) => wc - l
(C) => cl
Answer =>> wc - l
[19] Which of the following is not a communication command?
(A) => grep
(B) => mail
(C) => mesg
Answer =>> grep
[20] What command is used to display the characteristics of a process?
(A) => au
(B) => ps
(C) => du
Answer =>> ps
[21] What command is used to list the files chap0l, chap02 and chap04?
(A) => ls chap*
(B) => ls chap[124]
(C) => ls - x chap0[124]
Answer =>> ls - x chap0[124]
[22] What command is used with vi editor to replace text from cursor to right
(A) => S
(B) => s
(C) => R
Answer =>> R
[23] What sign is used to back up over typing errors in vi?
(A) => !
(B) => $
(C) => #
Answer =>> #
[24] What sign is used to erase or kill an entire line you have typed and start you are on a new line (but not display a new prompt)?
(A) => !
(B) => #
(C) => @
Answer =>> @
[25] What command is used to sort the lines of data in a file in alphabetical order?
(A) => sort - r
(B) => st
(C) => sort
Answer =>> sort
[26] What command is used with vi editor to save file and remain in the editing mode?
(A) => x
(B) => :w
(C) => :q
Answer =>> :w
[27] What command is used with vi editor to move back to the beginning of a word?
(A) => e
(B) => a
(C) => b
Answer =>> b
[28] What command is used with vi editor to search a pattern in the forward direction?
(A) => ??
(B) => //
(C) => /
Answer =>> /
[29] What command is used to add printing jobs to the queue?
(A) => lpd
(B) => lpr
(C) => lpq
Answer =>> lpr
[30] What protocol(s) is(are) allowed a user to retrieve her/his mail from the mail server to her/his mail reader?
(A) => POP3
(B) => FTP
(C) => MAP
Answer =>> POP3
[31] What project is currently developing X server support?
(A) => XFree86 Project, Inc.
(B) => RHAD Labs
(C) => GNOME Project
Answer =>> XFree86 Project, Inc.
[32] What X-based tool is available for configuring the X Window system?
(A) => XConfigurator
(B) => XF86Setup
(C) => xf86config
Answer =>> XF86Setup
[33] Which of the following server is used with the BIND package?
(A) => httpd
(B) => shttp
(C) => named
Answer =>> named
[34] What port does squid listen, by default?
(A) => 4322
(B) => 2314
(C) => 3128
Answer =>> 3128
[35] Which of the following is the main Apache configuration file?
(A) => /etc/apache.conf
(B) => /etc/httpd/config.ini
(C) => /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
Answer =>> /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf
[36] Which of the following command is used to access an SMB share on a Linux system?
(A) => NFS
(B) => SMD
(C) => smbclient
Answer =>> smbclient
[37] Which of the following command is used to see the services running in NFS server?
(A) => rcpinfo
(B) => serverinfo
(C) => NFSinfo
Answer =>> rcpinfo
[38] In which tcp_wrappers file can you specify to allow all connections from all hosts?
(A) => /etc/hosts.allow
(B) => /etc/hosts.deny
(C) => /etc/hosts
Answer =>> /etc/hosts.allow
[39] What does GNU stand for?
(A) => GNU's not Unix
(B) => Greek Needed Unix
(C) => General Unix
Answer =>> GNU's not Unix
[40] What shell's wild-card is used to match any number of characters including none?
(A) => *
(B) => ?
(C) => None of the above
Answer =>> *
[41] What command is used to list contents of directories?
(A) => tar
(B) => dir
(C) => ls
Answer =>> ls
[42] What command is used with vi editor to append text at end of line?
(A) => I
(B) => i
(C) => A
Answer =>> A
[43] What command is used to copy directory structures in and out?
(A) => copy
(B) => cp - p
(C) => cpio
Answer =>> cpio
[44] In OSI network architecture, the dialogue control and token management are responsible of
(A) => transport layer
(B) => network layer
(C) => session layer
Answer =>> session layer
[45] Layer one of the OSI model is
(A) => network layer
(B) => physical layer
(C) => link layer
Answer =>> physical layer
[46] What layer of OSI determines the interface of the system with the user?
(A) => Application
(B) => Data-link
(C) => Session
Answer =>> Application
[47] What command is used to remove jobs from the print queue?
(A) => lprm
(B) => lpr
(C) => lpq
Answer =>> lprm
[48] How can you navigate around virtual consoles?
(A) => Alt+Function Key
(B) => Ctrl+Function Key
(C) => Ctrl+Alt+Del
Answer =>> Alt+Function Key
[49] Which of the following NIS clients, finds and stores information about an NIS domain and server?
(A) => ypwhich
(B) => ypbind
(C) => ypcat
Answer =>> ypbind
[50] What command is used to save the standard output in a file, as well as display it on the terminal?
(A) => tee
(B) => grep
(C) => cat
Answer =>> tee
[51] What command is used to count just the number of lines contained in a file?
(A) => wc - r
(B) => wc - w
(C) => wc - l
Answer =>> wc - l
[52] In OSI network architecture, the routing is performed by
(A) => session layer
(B) => transport layer
(C) => network layer
Answer =>> network layer
[53] The 32-bit internet address 10000000 00001010 00000010 00011110 will be written in dotted decimal notation as
(A) => 128.10.2.30
(B) => 210.20.2.64
(C) => 164.100.9.61
Answer =>> 128.10.2.30
[54] Which class network is used for a collection of a small number of networks with a large number of nodes?
(A) => Class A
(B) => Class B
(C) => Class C
Answer =>> Class A
[55] What type of addressing format is used by Class A network.
(A) => Net.Node.Node.Node
(B) => Net.Node.Node.Node
(C) => Net.Node.Net.Node
Answer =>> Net.Node.Node.Node
[56] What types of installations require a special boot disk?
(A) => NFS
(B) => FTP
(C) => All of the above
Answer =>> All of the above
[57] RPM
(A) => stands for Red Hat Package Manager
(B) => is used to install, uninstall, and manage packages
(C) => is used to keep track of the users
Answer =>> stands for Red Hat Package Manager
[58] What command is used to query for a specific package with RPM?
(A) => rpm -q
(B) => rpm -a
(C) => rpm -d
Answer =>> rpm -q
[59] What script is run for setting bash global defaults for all users?
(A) => /etc/.profile
(B) => /etc/.bashrc
(C) => /etc/profile
Answer =>> /etc/profile
[60] Who founded the Linux Kernel?
(A) => Linus Torvalds
(B) => Bill Gates
(C) => Ben Thomas
Answer =>> Linus Torvalds
[61] Which of the following is not a part of default Red Hat Linux email system?
(A) => Pine
(B) => The MTA
(C) => The MUA
Answer =>> Pine
[62] _____ tool allows you to change your default X Window desktop.
(A) => utilinux
(B) => cempre
(C) => switchdesk
Answer =>> switchdesk
[63] In what file can you specify which users are not allowed to access a system via FTP?
(A) => /etc/ftpusers
(B) => /etc/hosts.deny
(C) => /etc/ftpaccess
Answer =>> /etc/ftpusers
[64] Which program is used to schedule particular jobs or programs at particular times on the system?
(A) => vi
(B) => Outlook
(C) => cron
Answer =>> cron
[65] Which command can force all buffers to disk?
(A) => save
(B) => sync
(C) => edbuff
Answer =>> sync
[66] How many extended partitions can exist on one drive?
(A) => 1
(B) => 2
(C) => 4
Answer =>> 1
[67] For you to create a swap partition by using fdisk, what must the partition's system ID type be?
(A) => 81
(B) => 82
(C) => 83
Answer =>> 82
[68] What file contains the list of port numbers (and associated names) monitored by inetd?
(A) => /etc/services
(B) => /etc/nsorder
(C) => /etc/nsswitch.conf/
Answer =>> /etc/services
[69] The location of some system configuration and system administrator executable files, is:
(A) => /home
(B) => /proc
(C) => /sbin
Answer =>> /sbin
[70] The location for subdirectories for local programs and executables for user and administrative commands, is:
(A) => /usr
(B) => /tmp
(C) => /opt
Answer =>> /usr
[71] Which of the following is not a filter command?
(A) => sort
(B) => wc
(C) => cat
Answer =>> cat
[72] What command is used to display a file contents in octal form?
(A) => oct
(B) => of
(C) => od
Answer =>> od
[73] What command is used to assign executable permission to all of the files named "report"?
(A) => chmod ugo + x report
(B) => chmod u + x report
(C) => chmod ugo + rw report
Answer =>> chmod ugo + x report
[74] What command is used to change the working directory?
(A) => cd
(B) => changedir
(C) => chdir
Answer =>> cd
[75] What command is used to count the number of files in the current directory by using pipes?
(A) => ls | ws - c
(B) => ls | wc - w
(C) => ls | wc - 1
Answer =>> ls | wc - 1
[76] What command is used to count just the number of characters in a file?
(A) => wc - c
(B) => wc - w
(C) => wc - r
Answer =>> wc - c
[77] How many class A, B and C network IDs can exist?
(A) => 2,113,658
(B) => 16,382
(C) => 128
Answer =>> 2,113,658
[78] LILO
(A) => stands for Linux loader
(B) => is the Linux boot loader
(C) => All of the above
Answer =>> All of the above
[79] How can you rebuild the RPM file to include the new patches?
(A) => - - recompile
(B) => - - rebuild
(C) => - - generate
Answer =>> - - recompile
[80] What command is used to set user and group quotas?
(A) => /sbin/usrquota
(B) => /sbin/edquota
(C) => /sbin/quotaon
Answer =>> /sbin/edquota
[81] NIS
(A) => is Network Information Service
(B) => is a simple directory service whose main purpose is to allow remote authentication of systems on local network systems
(C) => was formerly known as yellow pages
Answer =>> is Network Information Service
[82] In order to increase the amount of memory available for a system, what is the maximum size of a swap partition (with kernel version 2.2.x)?
(A) => 2GB
(B) => 128MB
(C) => 64MB
Answer =>> 2GB
[83] Which file is used to configure which filesystems are mounted?
(A) => /etc/fstab
(B) => /etc/sysconfig
(C) => /etc/filesys
Answer =>> /etc/fstab
[84] Who has developed the Linux?
(A) => Linus Torvalds
(B) => Richard Stallman
(C) => Mark Eving
Answer =>> Linus Torvalds
[85] What does OSS stand for?
(A) => Open System Software
(B) => Open Source Software
(C) => Original Source Software
Answer =>> Open Source Software
[86] Which of the following subdirectory(ies) contains the device files?
(A) => /dev
(B) => /bin
(C) => /etc
Answer =>> /dev
[87] Which of the following subdirectory(ies) contains the system boot scripts.
(A) => /dev
(B) => /bin
(C) => /etc
Answer =>> /etc
[88] What of the following tool is used to check and repair Linux file systems?
(A) => fsck
(B) => fdisk
(C) => mkfs
Answer =>> fsck
[89] Which of the following tool is used to partition your hard drive?
(A) => mkfs
(B) => fdisk
(C) => fsck
Answer =>> fdisk
[90] Where can system and mail logs be found in Ret Hat Linux?
(A) => /var/log
(B) => /etc/log
(C) => /mail
Answer =>> /var/log
[91] What command is used to display and create files?
(A) => lyrix
(B) => ed
(C) => cat
Answer =>> cat
[92] Which of the following command can be used to rename a file in UNIX?
(A) => ren
(B) => mv
(C) => remove
Answer =>> mv
[93] What command is used to remove a file?
(A) => del
(B) => rm
(C) => mv
Answer =>> rm
[94] What command is used to display the top of the file?
(A) => head
(B) => more
(C) => grep
Answer =>> head
[95] What command can be used to get information about yourself?
(A) => which
(B) => i /4
(C) => who am i
Answer =>> who am i
[96] What layer protocol is responsible for user and the application programme support such as passwords, resource sharing, file transfer and network management?
(A) => Layer 4 protocols
(B) => Layer 5 protocols
(C) => Layer 7 protocols
Answer =>> Layer 7 protocols
[97] What package group will you select during the custom configuration to enable the machine to communicate with Windows clients?
(A) => SMB (Samba) Connectivity
(B) => IPX/NetWare Connectivity
(C) => Dial-up Workstation
Answer =>> SMB (Samba) Connectivity
[98] Which of the following tool allows you to change your default X Window desktop?
(A) => switchdesk
(B) => intrc
(C) => xinitre
Answer =>> switchdesk
[99] Which of the following is the main Apache configuration file?
(A) => httpd.conf
(B) => apache.con
(C) => /etc/profile
Answer =>> httpd.conf
[100] What command is used to sort the lines of data in a file in reverse order?
(A) => sort - r
(B) => st
(C) => sh
Answer =>> sort - r
[101] What command is used to print a file?
(A) => lp
(B) => pg
(C) => prn
Answer =>> lp
[102] The command chmod 761 letter is equivalent to
(A) => chmod 4=7, g = 6, o = 1 letter
(B) => chmo a = 761 letter
(C) => schmod u = rwx, g = rw, o = x letter
Answer =>> schmod u = rwx, g = rw, o = x letter
[103] What command is used with vi editor to move forward to the end of a word?
(A) => c
(B) => d
(C) => b
Answer =>> b
[104] The IP address are based on
(A) => 16-bit addresses
(B) => 32-bit addresses
(C) => 64-bit addresses
Answer =>> 32-bit addresses
[105] What TCP/IP protocol is used for file transfer with minimal capability and minimal overhead?
(A) => TELNET
(B) => TFTP
(C) => FTP
Answer =>> TFTP
[106] What TCP/IP protocol is used for transferring electronic mail messages from one machine to another?
(A) => FTP
(B) => SNMP
(C) => SMTP
Answer =>> SMTP
[107] What command is used to halt a Linux system?
(A) => init 0
(B) => Shutdown -t
(C) => Shutdown -g -y0
Answer =>> init 0
[108] Which daemon is used for the Apache server?
(A) => apached
(B) => httpd
(C) => html
Answer =>> httpd
[109] GNOME is based on
(A) => CORBA toolkit
(B) => COM/DCOM toolkit
(C) => ORE toolkit
Answer =>> CORBA toolkit
[110] What can he used to set up a firewall on a Linux system?
(A) => netstat
(B) => trace
(C) => ipchains
Answer =>> ipchains
[111] Which program is used to automatically install Red Mat Linux on identical hardware?
(A) => bzimage.img
(B) => mkkickstart
(C) => tar
Answer =>> mkkickstart
[112] What service is not monitored by inetd ?
(A) => SSH
(B) => time
(C) => ntalk
Answer =>> SSH
[113] Who founded the FSF?
(A) => Linus Torvalds
(B) => Richard Stallman
(C) => Bob Young
Answer =>> Richard Stallman
[114] What shell's wild-card is used to match a single character?
(A) => [ijk]
(B) => ?
(C) => None of the above
Answer =>> ?
[115] What command is used to copy a file?
(A) => cp
(B) => cpio
(C) => tar
Answer =>> cp
[116] What command is used to display your current working directory?
(A) => path
(B) => pwd
(C) => prompt $p$g
Answer =>> prompt $p$g
[117] What command is used with vi editor to move the cursor to the left?
(A) => h
(B) => k
(C) => j
Answer =>> h
[118] What command do you use to add routes to a Linux router?
(A) => addroute
(B) => route
(C) => netstat
Answer =>> route
[119] Which of the following command is used to mount NFS filesystems?
(A) => mount
(B) => knfsd
(C) => nfsmount
Answer =>> mount
[120] To build a modularized kernel, the kernel-headers and kernel-source packages must first be installed. Where will you find the kernel-headers and kernel-source?
(A) => /usr/local
(B) => /usr/src/linux
(C) => /usr/sre/redhat
Answer =>> /usr/src/linux
[121] After you have compiled your kernel, what do you have to edit to boot your new kernel image?
(A) => /boot/lilo.conf
(B) => /etc/conf.modules
(C) => /etc/lilo.conf
Answer =>> /etc/lilo.conf
[122] To create an installation boot floppy disk from Linux (or another Unix) machine, what command could you use?
(A) => fdisk
(B) => fsck
(C) => dd
Answer =>> dd
[123] You just added a new user, kara, to the system. What group is kara added to by default?
(A) => root
(B) => kara
(C) => group
Answer =>> kara
[124] What are the appropriate Hex codes for setting Linux swap and Linux native partition types in fdisk?
(A) => 82 and 83
(B) => 92 and 93
(C) => 63 and 64
Answer =>> 82 and 83
[125] What command do you use to delete a file?
(A) => rename
(B) => rm
(C) => delete
Answer =>> rm
[126] Which of the following command lists the last 10 lines of a file?
(A) => grep
(B) => tail
(C) => head
Answer =>> tail
[127] What command is used to terminate a process?
(A) => kill
(B) => cancel
(C) => haltsys
Answer =>> kill
[128] What command is used with vi editor to delete three words?
(A) => 3$d
(B) => 3 dw
(C) => 3 x
Answer =>> 3 dw
[129] What command is used to assign only read permission to all three categories of the file'letter'?
(A) => chmod u + r, g + r, o - x letter
(B) => chmod ugo = r letter
(C) => chmod a - rw letter
Answer =>> chmod ugo = r letter
[130] What command is used with file named 'letter' to remove the executable permission from the user and assign read permission to the group and others?
(A) => chmod go + x, u - x letter
(B) => chmod g - x, uo + r letter
(C) => chmod u - x, go + r letter
Answer =>> chmod u - x, go + r letter
[131] What command is used to assign executable permission to the owner of the file named "letter"?
(A) => chmod ugo + x letter
(B) => chmod u + x letter
(C) => chmod u + w letter
Answer =>> chmod u + x letter
[132] What command is used to compare the files?
(A) => ccp
(B) => du
(C) => cmp
Answer =>> cmp
[133] What command is used to summarize the disk usage?
(A) => disk
(B) => du
(C) => fdisk
Answer =>> du
[134] What command is used to list the jobs currently in print queues?
(A) => lpq
(B) => lpr
(C) => lprm
Answer =>> lpq
[135] Which of the following format of partition tables does Linux use?
(A) => Linux
(B) => DOS
(C) => UnixWare
Answer =>> DOS
[136] Which of the following NIS clients returns the name of the NIS server used by the NIS client?
(A) => ypwhich
(B) => ypbind
(C) => ypcat
Answer =>> ypwhich