LPI LINUX ESSENTIALS (010-160): FOUNDATIONAL DEVOPS ARCHITECTURE |
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS + CORRECT ANSWERS - LATEST VERSION -
TOP RATED 2026/2027 (PASS GUARANTEE)
1. Which organization is responsible for maintaining the Linux kernel?
A. Free Software Foundation
B. Linux Foundation ANSWER
C. Open Source Initiative
D. GNU Project
2. What does the acronym 'GNU' stand for?
A. General Network Utility
B. GNU's Not Unix ANSWER
C. Global Network Unit
D. General Numerical Utility
3. Which of the following is a widely used Linux distribution for enterprise
environments?
A. Kali Linux
B. Arch Linux
C. Red Hat Enterprise Linux ANSWER
D. Puppy Linux
4. What is the primary purpose of the open-source model in software development?
A. To generate profit
B. To allow users to view, modify, and distribute source code ANSWER
C. To restrict software usage
D. To ensure proprietary control
5. Which license is commonly associated with Linux kernel distribution?
A. MIT License
B. Apache License 2.0
C. GNU General Public License v2 (GPL) ANSWER
D. BSD License
,6. Which command can be used to display the current Linux distribution and
version details?
A. uname -a
B. cat /etc/os-release
C. lsb_release -a
D. All of the above ANSWER
7. What is the role of a package manager in Linux?
A. Manages network packages only
B. Installs, updates, and removes software packages ANSWER
C. Monitors system performance
D. Controls file permissions
8. Which of the following is the package manager used by Debian-based
distributions?
A. yum
B. dnf
C. apt ANSWER
D. rpm
9. What does DevOps primarily focus on?
A. Hardware management
B. Bridging development and operations teams ANSWER
C. Database administration
D. Networking protocols
10. In the context of Linux, what is a 'distribution' (distro)?
A. A version of the Linux kernel only
B. A packaged operating system built on top of the Linux kernel
ANSWER
C. A network protocol
D. A type of file system
11. Which of the following best describes 'free software' as defined by the Free
Software Foundation?
A. Software that costs no money
B. Software that users can run, study, share, and modify ANSWER
C. Software without any license
D. Software bundled with hardware
,12. Which command displays the Linux kernel version?
A. kernel -v
B. uname -r ANSWER
C. version --kernel
D. sysinfo -k
13. What type of software can be used, modified, and distributed freely but may
have restrictions on redistribution?
A. Public domain software
B. Freeware
C. Open-source software under copyleft ANSWER
D. Proprietary software
14. Which major company sponsors the Linux Foundation?
A. Apple
B. Microsoft
C. Intel ANSWER
D. Oracle
15. Which tool is used for version control in most DevOps pipelines?
A. SVN
B. Git ANSWER
C. CVS
D. Mercurial
16. What is the root directory in Linux represented by?
A. /home
B. /root
C. / ANSWER
D. //
17. Which command is used to display the current working directory?
A. dir
B. pwd ANSWER
C. cd
D. ls
18. Which command lists files and directories in the current directory?
A. list
, B. show
C. ls ANSWER
D. dir
19. How do you change to the home directory of the current user from any
location?
A. cd /home
B. cd ~ ANSWER
C. cd home
D. cd root
20. Which command is used to create a new directory?
A. newdir
B. makedir
C. mkdir ANSWER
D. createdir
21. What does the command 'ls -la' display?
A. Only hidden files
B. All files including hidden files in long format ANSWER
C. Files sorted by date
D. Files in reverse order
22. Which directory in Linux typically contains configuration files?
A. /bin
B. /etc ANSWER
C. /var
D. /usr
23. Which directory stores user home directories by default?
A. /users
B. /home ANSWER
C. /usr
D. /root
24. What is an absolute path?
A. A path relative to the current directory
B. A path that starts from the root directory ANSWER
C. A path with no directories
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS + CORRECT ANSWERS - LATEST VERSION -
TOP RATED 2026/2027 (PASS GUARANTEE)
1. Which organization is responsible for maintaining the Linux kernel?
A. Free Software Foundation
B. Linux Foundation ANSWER
C. Open Source Initiative
D. GNU Project
2. What does the acronym 'GNU' stand for?
A. General Network Utility
B. GNU's Not Unix ANSWER
C. Global Network Unit
D. General Numerical Utility
3. Which of the following is a widely used Linux distribution for enterprise
environments?
A. Kali Linux
B. Arch Linux
C. Red Hat Enterprise Linux ANSWER
D. Puppy Linux
4. What is the primary purpose of the open-source model in software development?
A. To generate profit
B. To allow users to view, modify, and distribute source code ANSWER
C. To restrict software usage
D. To ensure proprietary control
5. Which license is commonly associated with Linux kernel distribution?
A. MIT License
B. Apache License 2.0
C. GNU General Public License v2 (GPL) ANSWER
D. BSD License
,6. Which command can be used to display the current Linux distribution and
version details?
A. uname -a
B. cat /etc/os-release
C. lsb_release -a
D. All of the above ANSWER
7. What is the role of a package manager in Linux?
A. Manages network packages only
B. Installs, updates, and removes software packages ANSWER
C. Monitors system performance
D. Controls file permissions
8. Which of the following is the package manager used by Debian-based
distributions?
A. yum
B. dnf
C. apt ANSWER
D. rpm
9. What does DevOps primarily focus on?
A. Hardware management
B. Bridging development and operations teams ANSWER
C. Database administration
D. Networking protocols
10. In the context of Linux, what is a 'distribution' (distro)?
A. A version of the Linux kernel only
B. A packaged operating system built on top of the Linux kernel
ANSWER
C. A network protocol
D. A type of file system
11. Which of the following best describes 'free software' as defined by the Free
Software Foundation?
A. Software that costs no money
B. Software that users can run, study, share, and modify ANSWER
C. Software without any license
D. Software bundled with hardware
,12. Which command displays the Linux kernel version?
A. kernel -v
B. uname -r ANSWER
C. version --kernel
D. sysinfo -k
13. What type of software can be used, modified, and distributed freely but may
have restrictions on redistribution?
A. Public domain software
B. Freeware
C. Open-source software under copyleft ANSWER
D. Proprietary software
14. Which major company sponsors the Linux Foundation?
A. Apple
B. Microsoft
C. Intel ANSWER
D. Oracle
15. Which tool is used for version control in most DevOps pipelines?
A. SVN
B. Git ANSWER
C. CVS
D. Mercurial
16. What is the root directory in Linux represented by?
A. /home
B. /root
C. / ANSWER
D. //
17. Which command is used to display the current working directory?
A. dir
B. pwd ANSWER
C. cd
D. ls
18. Which command lists files and directories in the current directory?
A. list
, B. show
C. ls ANSWER
D. dir
19. How do you change to the home directory of the current user from any
location?
A. cd /home
B. cd ~ ANSWER
C. cd home
D. cd root
20. Which command is used to create a new directory?
A. newdir
B. makedir
C. mkdir ANSWER
D. createdir
21. What does the command 'ls -la' display?
A. Only hidden files
B. All files including hidden files in long format ANSWER
C. Files sorted by date
D. Files in reverse order
22. Which directory in Linux typically contains configuration files?
A. /bin
B. /etc ANSWER
C. /var
D. /usr
23. Which directory stores user home directories by default?
A. /users
B. /home ANSWER
C. /usr
D. /root
24. What is an absolute path?
A. A path relative to the current directory
B. A path that starts from the root directory ANSWER
C. A path with no directories