Exam 101-500 – linux.betcher.info

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What happens if the boot manager is not installed during Linux installation?

The installation process will fail.

The computer will not be able to boot into any operating system.

The computer will automatically boot into the first installed operating system.

The user will be prompted to choose an operating system every time the computer starts.

2. A faulty kernel module is causing issues with a network interface card. Which of the following actions ensures that this module is not loaded automatically when the system boots?

Using lsmod –remove –autoclean without specifying the name of a specific module

Using modinfo -k followed by the name of the offending module

Using modprobe -r followed by the name of the offending module

Adding a blacklist line including the name of the offending module to the file /etc/modprobe.d/blacklist.conf

Deleting the kernel module’s directory from the file system and recompiling the kernel, including its modules

3. How do you unload a Linux module from the running Kernel?

lsmod

modprobe -r

ldd

rmod

What happens during the boot process of a computer system?

The operating system is loaded into memory from the hard drive.

The BIOS settings are configured.

All software applications are launched automatically.

The network connection is established.

What is the purpose of the mount command in Linux?

To format a partition with a filesystem

To check the integrity of a filesystem

To display the list of mounted filesystems

To mount a filesystem to the directory tree

Which kill signal is send by default by the kill command? (If no other supplied)

-USR1

-10

-9

-1

-15

7. You want to the command foo to take its input from the file foobar and send its output to the
program bar. Which of the following command lines will do this?

foo < foobar | bar

foo bar

foo | foobar > bar

foo | bar < foobar

foo > bar < foobar

8. Which of the following commands set the sticky bit for the directory /tmp? (Choose TWO
correct answers.)

chmod +s /tmp

chmod +t /tmp

chmod 1775 /tmp

chmod 4775 /tmp

chmod 2775 /tmp

9. The dpkg-____ command will ask configuration questions for a specified package, just as if the
package were being installed for the first time.

update

configure

reconfigure

upgrade

10. How can you delete an package including it’s configuration?

apt-get remove pkg

apt-get force-remove pkg

apt-get autoclean pkg

apt-get purge pkg

apt-get clean pkg

11. When piping the output of find to the xargs command, what option to find is useful if the
filenames have spaces in them?

-rep-space

-print0

-nospace

-ignore-space

12. Which of the following directories on a 64 bit Linux system typically contain shared libraries? (Choose two.)

~/.lib64/

/usr/lib64/

/var/lib64/

/lib64/

/opt/lib64/

13.

What does the rm command do in the command line?

Copies a file or directory to a different location

Deletes a file or directory

Renames a file or directory

Displays the contents of a text file

14.

What is the purpose of the RPM package management system in Linux?

To manage network settings and connections

To install and manage software packages and their dependencies

To partition the hard disk for installation

To configure the graphical user interface

15. Which of the following would create a backup of your user home directory?

tar -cf backup.tar /home

tar cvf backup.tar ~

tar cvf ~ backup.tar

tar xf backup.tar

tar xf ~ backup.tar

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