• D281 Linux 09/07/2026
Foundations OA
D281 Linux Foundations OA and Pre-
assessment Practice Test Bank with a
Review of 200 Targeted Questions and
Answers/ WGU D281 LPI Linux Essential
Objective Assessment Practice Test Bank
Which of the following is the act of creating a virtual version of components such as storage devices and
computer network resources called?
A. Virtualization
B. Virtual Reality
C. Actualization
D. Realization
A
What does GUI stand for?
A. General User Interface
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B. Great User Image
C. Generic Unique Interlink
D. Graphical User Interface
D
Which of the following does Raspbian Linux run on?
A. AWS Cloud
B. Smartphone
C. Raspberry Pi
D. Vehicle Entertainment System
C
Which of the following is an example of embedded Linux?
A. Android
B. Red Hat Linux
C. Fedora
D. Linux Mint
A
What directly controls hardware and translates the commands from a piece of software into something the
hardware can understand and act upon?
A. Finder
B. Explorer
C. Kernel
D. Procmon
C
Which of the following programs on a Linux system could you use as a replacement for Microsoft Word?
A. Pages
B. Pico
C. Writer
D. Nano
C
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Which of the following is an American non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works
available for others to build upon legally and to share?
A. Open Commons
B. Open Source Non-profit
C. Creative Commons
D. Free Creative
C
What is the generic name given to the action of protecting shell meta-characters from being treated specially by
the shell?
A. Nulling
B. Quoting
C. Slashing
D. Queuing
B
Which of the following can be used to represent a single number from 3 to 9?
A. [3456789]
B. [3-9]
C. [three-nine]
D. [9-3]
B
Which of the following is a valid option for a typical command to get its built-in usage information?
A. -?
B. help
C. --manual
D. -help
D
Which option will cause the echo command NOT to output a trailing newline?
A. -p
B. -n
C. -s
D. -t
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B
Which of the following commands will output a list of all of the file names under your home directory and all
subdirectories with file names ending with .pdf?
A. search .pdf
B. Is -name -R '*.pdf'
C. find /home/*.pdf
D. find ~ -name '*.pdf'
D
What is a set of pages that explain every command available on the system?
A. Man pages
B. Help pages
C. Master pages
D. Information pages
A
Your current present working directory is /home/jason/documents/.
You just entered cd .. into the command line and then enter pwd. What output do you receive?
A. /home/jason/documents/
B. /home/jason
C. /home
D. /home/jason/documents/..
B
Which of the following options must be used with rmdir to remove a directory and its subdirectories?
A. rmdir -r
B. rm -r
C. rmdir
D. rm -all
B
Which of the following is NOT a valid rule in naming a variable?
A. Variable names must start with a letter
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Foundations OA
D281 Linux Foundations OA and Pre-
assessment Practice Test Bank with a
Review of 200 Targeted Questions and
Answers/ WGU D281 LPI Linux Essential
Objective Assessment Practice Test Bank
Which of the following is the act of creating a virtual version of components such as storage devices and
computer network resources called?
A. Virtualization
B. Virtual Reality
C. Actualization
D. Realization
A
What does GUI stand for?
A. General User Interface
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B. Great User Image
C. Generic Unique Interlink
D. Graphical User Interface
D
Which of the following does Raspbian Linux run on?
A. AWS Cloud
B. Smartphone
C. Raspberry Pi
D. Vehicle Entertainment System
C
Which of the following is an example of embedded Linux?
A. Android
B. Red Hat Linux
C. Fedora
D. Linux Mint
A
What directly controls hardware and translates the commands from a piece of software into something the
hardware can understand and act upon?
A. Finder
B. Explorer
C. Kernel
D. Procmon
C
Which of the following programs on a Linux system could you use as a replacement for Microsoft Word?
A. Pages
B. Pico
C. Writer
D. Nano
C
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Which of the following is an American non-profit organization devoted to expanding the range of creative works
available for others to build upon legally and to share?
A. Open Commons
B. Open Source Non-profit
C. Creative Commons
D. Free Creative
C
What is the generic name given to the action of protecting shell meta-characters from being treated specially by
the shell?
A. Nulling
B. Quoting
C. Slashing
D. Queuing
B
Which of the following can be used to represent a single number from 3 to 9?
A. [3456789]
B. [3-9]
C. [three-nine]
D. [9-3]
B
Which of the following is a valid option for a typical command to get its built-in usage information?
A. -?
B. help
C. --manual
D. -help
D
Which option will cause the echo command NOT to output a trailing newline?
A. -p
B. -n
C. -s
D. -t
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B
Which of the following commands will output a list of all of the file names under your home directory and all
subdirectories with file names ending with .pdf?
A. search .pdf
B. Is -name -R '*.pdf'
C. find /home/*.pdf
D. find ~ -name '*.pdf'
D
What is a set of pages that explain every command available on the system?
A. Man pages
B. Help pages
C. Master pages
D. Information pages
A
Your current present working directory is /home/jason/documents/.
You just entered cd .. into the command line and then enter pwd. What output do you receive?
A. /home/jason/documents/
B. /home/jason
C. /home
D. /home/jason/documents/..
B
Which of the following options must be used with rmdir to remove a directory and its subdirectories?
A. rmdir -r
B. rm -r
C. rmdir
D. rm -all
B
Which of the following is NOT a valid rule in naming a variable?
A. Variable names must start with a letter
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