Question 1

Which of the following commands can perform searches on file contents using regular expressions?

Accepted Answer

A)  find 
B)  locate 
C)  grep 
D)  reggrep 
E)  pgrep 
A)  find 
B)  locate 
C)  grep 
D)  reggrep 
E)  pgrep

Question 2

When booting from the hard disk, a computer successfully loads the Linux kernel and initramfs but hangs during the subsequent startup tasks. The system is booted using a Linux based rescue CD to investigate the problem. Which of the following methods helps to identify the root cause of the problem?

Accepted Answer

A)  Using the dmesg command from the rescue CD's shell to view the original system's boot logs. Using the dmesg command from the rescue CD's shell to view the original system's boot logs. 
B)  Investigating the file /proc/kmsg on the computer's hard disk for possible errors. Investigating the file /proc/kmsg on the computer's hard disk for possible errors. 
C)  Investigating the file /var/log on the computer's hard disk for possible errors. /var/log 
D)  Using chroot to switch to the file system on the hard disk and use dmesg to view the logs. Using chroot to switch to the file system on the hard disk and use to view the logs. 
E)  Rebooting again from the hard drive since the system successfully booted from the rescue CD. 
A)  Using the dmesg command from the rescue CD's shell to view the original system's boot logs. Using the dmesg command from the rescue CD's shell to view the original system's boot logs. 
B)  Investigating the file /proc/kmsg on the computer's hard disk for possible errors. Investigating the file /proc/kmsg on the computer's hard disk for possible errors. 
C)  Investigating the file /var/log on the computer's hard disk for possible errors. /var/log 
D)  Using chroot to switch to the file system on the hard disk and use dmesg to view the logs. Using chroot to switch to the file system on the hard disk and use to view the logs. 
E)  Rebooting again from the hard drive since the system successfully booted from the rescue CD.

Question 3

When removing a package on a system using dpkg package management, which dpkg option ensures configuration files are removed as well?

Accepted Answer

A)  --clean 
B)  --purge 
C)  --vacuum 
D)  --remove 
E)  --declare 
A)  --clean 
B)  --purge 
C)  --vacuum 
D)  --remove 
E)  --declare

Question 4

Which of the following commands changes the number of days before the ext3 filesystem on /dev/sda1 has to run through a full filesystem check while booting?

Accepted Answer

A)  tune2fs -d 200 /dev/sda1 
B)  tune2fs -i 200 /dev/sda1 
C)  tune2fs -c 200 /dev/sda1 
D)  tune2fs -n 200 /dev/sda1 
E)  tune2fs --days 200 /dev/sda1 
A)  tune2fs -d 200 /dev/sda1 
B)  tune2fs -i 200 /dev/sda1 
C)  tune2fs -c 200 /dev/sda1 
D)  tune2fs -n 200 /dev/sda1 
E)  tune2fs --days 200 /dev/sda1

Question 5

Which of the following commands show how the shell handles a specific command?

Accepted Answer

A)  where 
B)  type 
C)  stat 
D)  case 
E)  fileinfo 
A)  where 
B)  type 
C)  stat 
D)  case 
E)  fileinfo

Question 6

Which of the following commands redirects the output of ls to standard error?

Accepted Answer

A) ls >-1 B) ls <&2 D) ls >>2 E) ls |error A) ls >-1 B) ls <&2 D) ls >>2 E) ls |error

Question 7

What does the command mount --bind do?

Accepted Answer

A)  It makes the contents of one directory available in another directory 
B)  It mounts all available filesystems to the current directory 
C)  It mounts all user mountable filesystems to the user's home directory 
D)  It mounts all file systems listed in /etc/fstab which have the option userbind set It mounts all file systems listed in /etc/fstab which have the option userbind set 
E)  It permanently mounts a regular file to a directory 
A)  It makes the contents of one directory available in another directory 
B)  It mounts all available filesystems to the current directory 
C)  It mounts all user mountable filesystems to the user's home directory 
D)  It mounts all file systems listed in /etc/fstab which have the option userbind set It mounts all file systems listed in /etc/fstab which have the option userbind set 
E)  It permanently mounts a regular file to a directory

Question 8

Which of the following commands display the IDs of all processes owned by root?

Accepted Answer

A)  pgrep -c root 
B)  pgrep -u root 
C)  pgrep -f root 
D)  pgrep -U 0 
E)  pgrep -c 0 
A)  pgrep -c root 
B)  pgrep -u root 
C)  pgrep -f root 
D)  pgrep -U 0 
E)  pgrep -c 0

Question 9

In a nested directory structure, which find command line option would be used to restrict the command to searching down a particular number of subdirectories?

Accepted Answer

A)  -maxdepth 
B)  -dirmax 
C)  -maxlevels 
D)  -s 
E)  -n 
A)  -maxdepth 
B)  -dirmax 
C)  -maxlevels 
D)  -s 
E)  -n

Question 10

Which of the following tools can show the complete path of an executable file that the current shell would execute when starting a command without specifying its complete path?

Accepted Answer

A)  find 
B)  pwd 
C)  which 
D)  locate 
E)  type 
A)  find 
B)  pwd 
C)  which 
D)  locate 
E)  type

Question 11

Given the following two symbolic links in a System V init configuration: /etc/rc1.d/K01apache2 /etc/rc2.d/S02apache2 When are the scripts executed that are referenced by these links?

Accepted Answer

A)  S02apache2 is run when runlevel 2 is entered. S02apache2 is run when runlevel 2 is entered. 
B)  S02apache2 is run when runlevel 2 is left. is run when runlevel 2 is left. 
C)  K01apache2 is never run because K indicates a deactivated service. K01apache2 is never run because K indicates a deactivated service. 
D)  Both S02apache2 and K01apache2 are run during a system shutdown. Both and are run during a system shutdown. 
E)  K01apache2 is run when runlevel 1 is entered. is run when runlevel 1 is entered. 
A)  S02apache2 is run when runlevel 2 is entered. S02apache2 is run when runlevel 2 is entered. 
B)  S02apache2 is run when runlevel 2 is left. is run when runlevel 2 is left. 
C)  K01apache2 is never run because K indicates a deactivated service. K01apache2 is never run because K indicates a deactivated service. 
D)  Both S02apache2 and K01apache2 are run during a system shutdown. Both and are run during a system shutdown. 
E)  K01apache2 is run when runlevel 1 is entered. is run when runlevel 1 is entered.

Question 12

What is true regarding the configuration of yum?

Accepted Answer

A)  Changes to the repository configuration become active after running yum confupdate Changes to the repository configuration become active after running yum confupdate 
B)  Changes to the yum configuration become active after restarting the yumd service Changes to the yum configuration become active after restarting the yumd service 
C)  The configuration of package repositories can be divided into multiple files 
D)  Repository configurations can include variables such as $basearch or $releasever Repository configurations can include variables such as $basearch or $releasever 
E)  In case /etc/yum.repos.d/ contains files, /etc/yum.conf is ignored In case /etc/yum.repos.d/ contains files, /etc/yum.conf is ignored 
A)  Changes to the repository configuration become active after running yum confupdate Changes to the repository configuration become active after running yum confupdate 
B)  Changes to the yum configuration become active after restarting the yumd service Changes to the yum configuration become active after restarting the yumd service 
C)  The configuration of package repositories can be divided into multiple files 
D)  Repository configurations can include variables such as $basearch or $releasever Repository configurations can include variables such as $basearch or $releasever 
E)  In case /etc/yum.repos.d/ contains files, /etc/yum.conf is ignored In case /etc/yum.repos.d/ contains files, /etc/yum.conf is ignored

Question 13

Which of the following commands displays the contents of a gzip compressed tar archive?

Accepted Answer

A)  gzip archive.tgz | tar xvf - 
B)  tar -fzt archive.tgz 
C)  gzip -d archive.tgz | tar tvf - 
D)  tar cf archive.tgz 
E)  tar ztf archive.tgz 
A)  gzip archive.tgz | tar xvf - 
B)  tar -fzt archive.tgz 
C)  gzip -d archive.tgz | tar tvf - 
D)  tar cf archive.tgz 
E)  tar ztf archive.tgz

Question 14

The command dbmaint & was used to run dbmaint in the background. However, is terminated after logging out of the system. Which alternative invocation lets continue to run even when the user running the program logs out?

Accepted Answer

A)  job -b dmaint 
B)  dbmaint &>/dev/pts/null 
C)  nohup dbmaint & 
D)  bg dbmaint 
E)  wait dbmaint 
A)  job -b dmaint 
B)  dbmaint &>/dev/pts/null 
C)  nohup dbmaint & 
D)  bg dbmaint 
E)  wait dbmaint

Question 15

What information can the lspci command display about the system hardware?

Accepted Answer

A)  System battery type 
B)  Device IRQ settings 
C)  PCI bus speed 
D)  Ethernet MAC address 
E)  Device vendor identification 
A)  System battery type 
B)  Device IRQ settings 
C)  PCI bus speed 
D)  Ethernet MAC address 
E)  Device vendor identification

Question 16

Which of the following commands is used to change options and positional parameters within a running Bash shell?

Accepted Answer

A)  history 
B)  setsh 
C)  bashconf 
D)  set 
E)  envsetup 
A)  history 
B)  setsh 
C)  bashconf 
D)  set 
E)  envsetup

Question 17

In order to display all currently mounted filesystems, which of the following commands could be used?

Accepted Answer

A)  cat /proc/self/mounts 
B)  free 
C)  lsmounts 
D)  mount 
E)  cat /proc/filesystems 
A)  cat /proc/self/mounts 
B)  free 
C)  lsmounts 
D)  mount 
E)  cat /proc/filesystems

Question 18

Which of the following statements are true about the boot sequence of a PC using a BIOS?

Accepted Answer

A)  Some parts of the boot process can be configured from the BIOS 
B)  Linux does not require the assistance of the BIOS to boot a computer 
C)  The BIOS boot process starts only if secondary storage, such as the hard disk, is functional 
D)  The BIOS initiates the boot process after turning the computer on 
E)  The BIOS is started by loading hardware drivers from secondary storage, such as the hard disk 
A)  Some parts of the boot process can be configured from the BIOS 
B)  Linux does not require the assistance of the BIOS to boot a computer 
C)  The BIOS boot process starts only if secondary storage, such as the hard disk, is functional 
D)  The BIOS initiates the boot process after turning the computer on 
E)  The BIOS is started by loading hardware drivers from secondary storage, such as the hard disk

Question 19

Which of the following signals is sent to a process when the key combination Ctrl+Z is pressed on the keyboard?

Accepted Answer

A)  SIGTERM 
B)  SIGCONT 
C)  SIGSTOP 
D)  SIGKILL 
E)  SIGINT 
A)  SIGTERM 
B)  SIGCONT 
C)  SIGSTOP 
D)  SIGKILL 
E)  SIGINT

Question 20

Which of the following sequences in the vi editor saves the opened document and exits the editor?

Accepted Answer

A)  Ctrl XX 
B)  Ctrl :W 
C)  Esc zz 
D)  Esc :wq 
E)  Esc ZZ 
A)  Ctrl XX 
B)  Ctrl :W 
C)  Esc zz 
D)  Esc :wq 
E)  Esc ZZ

Which of the following commands can perform searches on file contents using regular expressions?

When booting from the hard disk, a computer successfully loads the Linux kernel and initramfs but hangs during the subsequent startup tasks. The system is booted using a Linux based rescue CD to investigate the problem. Which of the following methods helps to identify the root cause of the problem?

When removing a package on a system using dpkg package management, which dpkg option ensures configuration files are removed as well?

Which of the following commands changes the number of days before the ext3 filesystem on /dev/sda1 has to run through a full filesystem check while booting?

Which of the following commands show how the shell handles a specific command?

Which of the following commands redirects the output of ls to standard error?

What does the command mount --bind do?

Which of the following commands display the IDs of all processes owned by root?

In a nested directory structure, which find command line option would be used to restrict the command to searching down a particular number of subdirectories?

Which of the following tools can show the complete path of an executable file that the current shell would execute when starting a command without specifying its complete path?

Given the following two symbolic links in a System V init configuration: /etc/rc1.d/K01apache2 /etc/rc2.d/S02apache2 When are the scripts executed that are referenced by these links?

What is true regarding the configuration of yum?

Which of the following commands displays the contents of a gzip compressed tar archive?

The command dbmaint & was used to run dbmaint in the background. However, is terminated after logging out of the system. Which alternative invocation lets continue to run even when the user running the program logs out?

What information can the lspci command display about the system hardware?

Which of the following commands is used to change options and positional parameters within a running Bash shell?

In order to display all currently mounted filesystems, which of the following commands could be used?

Which of the following statements are true about the boot sequence of a PC using a BIOS?

Which of the following signals is sent to a process when the key combination Ctrl+Z is pressed on the keyboard?

Which of the following sequences in the vi editor saves the opened document and exits the editor?

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Which of the following commands can perform searches on file contents using regular expressions?

When booting from the hard disk, a computer successfully loads the Linux kernel and initramfs but hangs during the subsequent startup tasks. The system is booted using a Linux based rescue CD to investigate the problem. Which of the following methods helps to identify the root cause of the problem?

When removing a package on a system using dpkg package management, which dpkg option ensures configuration files are removed as well?

Which of the following commands changes the number of days before the ext3 filesystem on /dev/sda1 has to run through a full filesystem check while booting?

Which of the following commands show how the shell handles a specific command?

Which of the following commands redirects the output of ls to standard error?

What does the command mount --bind do?

Which of the following commands display the IDs of all processes owned by root?

In a nested directory structure, which find command line option would be used to restrict the command to searching down a particular number of subdirectories?

Which of the following tools can show the complete path of an executable file that the current shell would execute when starting a command without specifying its complete path?

Given the following two symbolic links in a System V init configuration: /etc/rc1.d/K01apache2 /etc/rc2.d/S02apache2 When are the scripts executed that are referenced by these links?

What is true regarding the configuration of yum?

Which of the following commands displays the contents of a gzip compressed tar archive?

The command dbmaint & was used to run dbmaint in the background. However, is terminated after logging out of the system. Which alternative invocation lets continue to run even when the user running the program logs out?

What information can the lspci command display about the system hardware?

Which of the following commands is used to change options and positional parameters within a running Bash shell?

In order to display all currently mounted filesystems, which of the following commands could be used?

Which of the following statements are true about the boot sequence of a PC using a BIOS?

Which of the following signals is sent to a process when the key combination Ctrl+Z is pressed on the keyboard?

Which of the following sequences in the vi editor saves the opened document and exits the editor?

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Linux Essentials Certificate Exam, version 1.6

LPI Level 1 Exam 101, Junior Level Linux Certification, Part 1 of 2

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LPIC-2 Exam 202

LPIC-3 Exam 300: Mixed Environments

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