UGRD-IT6313 Linux Administration Source(Prelim Quiz 1, Prelim Quiz 2, Midterm Quiz 1,

Midterm Quiz 2, Final Quiz 1, Final Quiz 2)

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 Prelim Quiz 1
 Prelim Quiz 2
 Midterm Quiz 1
 Midterm Quiz 2
 Final Quiz 1
 Final Quiz 2
Linux is also known as "Linux kernel". 
Answer: True

All Linux installations use GNU components as a part of their operating system. 
Answer: False

Linux is the best-known and most-used restricted operating system. 

Answer: False

Android relies heavily on GNU tools.

Answer: False

As an operating system, Linux is a hardware that sits underneath all of the other hardware on a
computer, receiving requests from those programs and relaying these requests to the
computer’s software.
Answer: False

Linux has a(ANSWER), and other types of software you are accustomed to using on other
operating systems.
Answer: graphical interface

Linux was created in 1991 by(ANSWER), a then-student at the University of Helsinki.

Answer: Linus Torvalds

This means that Linux is incredibly(ANSWER), because not just applications, such as word
processors and web browsers, can be swapped out.
Answer: customizable

Linux is similar to other(ANSWER)you may have used before, such as Windows, OS X, or iOS.
Answer: operating systems

Linux was originally created to be similar to(ANSWER).

Answer: unix

The /lib/modules//kernel directory, has many of the same sub-directories present in the kernel
source tree.
Answer: True

An uncompressed linux kernel using gzip is compiled with: make zImage. 

Answer: False

A copy made in an otherwise Transparent file format whose markup, or absence of markup, has
been arranged to thwart or discourage subsequent modification by readers is Transparent.
Answer: False

The make tool will read the /usr/src/linux/Makefile to compile. 

Answer: True

_______________ formats include proprietary formats that can be read and edited only by
proprietary word processors, SGML or XML. 
Answer: opaque

This tool can be used to selectively insert or remove modules and their dependencies.
Answer: modprobe

The kernel cannot automatically insert modules using the kmod module. 
Answer: False

The -p option can strip any number of directories the patch is expecting to find.
Answer: True

The patch tool has several mechanisms to reverse the effect of a patch.
Answer: True

The patch tool has a -R switch which can be used to reverse all the operations in a patch file.
Answer: True

The operating system tracks processes through a five-digit ID number known as the pid or the
process ID. Each process in the system has a duplicate pid.
Answer: False

Whenever you issue a command in Unix/Linux, it creates, or starts, a new process. When you
tried out the ls command to list the directory contents, you started a process. A process, in
simple terms, is an instance of a running program.
Answer: True

The finger Utility

The finger command displays information about users on a given host. The host can be either
local or remote.
Answer: True

The ping command is useful for the following, except:

Answer: Connect and login to a remote host.
Place the correct answer on the space provided.

The pr command does minor formatting of files on the terminal screen or for a printer.
Answer: True

A variable is a character string to which we assign a value. The value assigned could be a 1.
(ANSWER), 2.(ANSWER), 3.(ANSWER), 4(ANSWER),or any 5.(ANSWER)
Answer:
1. Number
2.text
3.filename
4.device
5.other type of data

The ftp Utility

Here, ftp stands for File Transfer Process. This utility helps you upload and download your file
from one computer to another computer.
Answer: False

A Foreground process runs without being connected to your keyboard.

Answer: False

Editing Files

To edit the file, you need to be in the insert mode.

Answer: True

Note that the environment variables are set with using the $ sign but while accessing them we
use the $ sign as prefix. These variables retain their values until we come out of the shell.
Answer: False

Creates a new file if it already does not exist, otherwise opens an existing file.
Answer: vi filename

The shell performs substitution when it encounters an expression that contains one or more
special characters.
Answer: True

This provides you with an interface to the Unix system. It gathers input from you and executes
programs based on that input. When a program finishes executing, it displays that program's
output.
Answer: SHELL

Command substitution enables the shell programmer to manipulate the value of a variable
based on its state.
Answer: False 

The Bourne Shell has the following subcategories, except:

Answer: C shell (csh)

The output from a command normally intended for standard input can be easily diverted to a file
instead. This capability is known as output redirection.
Answer: False

A  scalar variable is capable enough to hold a single value. These variables are called shell
variables.
Answer: False

If you execute an exit command from inside a function, its effect is not only to terminate
execution of the function but also of the shell program that called the function.
Answer: True

Variable Names

The name of a variable can contain only letters (a to z or A to Z), numbers ( 0 to 9) or the
underscore character ( _). 

By convention, Unix shell variables will have their names in LOWERCASE.

Answer: False
A shell is a command-line interpreter and typical operations performed by shell scripts include 1.
(ANSWER), 2.(ANSWER), 3.(ANSWER)
Answer:
1.file manipulation
2.program execution
3.printing text
The following table shows a number of special variables that you can use in your shell scripts.
Place the correct answer on the space provided.

Shell Prompt - What is the prompt symbol, which is called the command prompt, which is issued
by the shell? While the prompt is displayed, you can type a command.
Answer: $

Unix Shell provides various metacharacters which have special meaning while using them in
any Shell Script and causes termination of a word unless quoted.
Answer: True

A loop that executes forever without terminating executes for an infinite number of times.
Answer: The infinite Loop

These operators do not work for string values unless their value is numeric.
Answer: Relational Operators