LPI Linux Essentials PASSED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Red Hat-based systems use what package file format and what management tools? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The package file format is rpm.
The package management tool is yum (or dnf, in the case of Fedora).
What command could you use to create a new empty directory named "Test" in your current
working directory? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- mkdir Test
The CentOS Linux distribution is based on what other distribution? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Red Hat
NGINX and Apache are two common open-source ___ _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Web servers
What is the difference between permissive and copyleft? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Copyleft is more restrictive in terms of licensing derivative works.
Would you use a standard release or a rolling release distribution for an enterprise Linux
server installation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Standard
What would the following line do if placed in a shell script?
# rm -rf * - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Nothing — it's a comment ;-)
What does FLOSS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Free Libre Open-Source Software
What does 'cloud_user@ip-10-0-1-10 $' in the console mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
The user cloud_user is logged into the host ip-10-0-1-10, and the shell is running with normal
user privileges ($) and ready for commands.
What command could you use to reference the documentation of a CLI utility? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- man or info, followed by the utility name
, To what variable would you add the path to a shell script so you could execute it without
referencing the path? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- $PATH
What source does a Linux distribution typically use for installations? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The distribution's software repository.
Does the useradd command create the home directory by default? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- useradd merely sets the home directory in /etc/passwd; it doesn't create it by
default.
What command could you use to display command history? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
history
What provides the basic utilities expected to exist on an operating system? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The GNU Core utilities
What can dpkg-based systems use for package management? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
apt
What is the basic format of a for loop? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- for VARIABLE in
SOMETHING
do COMMANDS
done
Which utility can be used to search for a pattern or string? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- grep
Which utility can be used to count the number of words in a file? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- wc
What is the basic format of an if statement? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- if [ SOME_TEST ]
then
SOME_COMMANDS
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Red Hat-based systems use what package file format and what management tools? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- The package file format is rpm.
The package management tool is yum (or dnf, in the case of Fedora).
What command could you use to create a new empty directory named "Test" in your current
working directory? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- mkdir Test
The CentOS Linux distribution is based on what other distribution? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Red Hat
NGINX and Apache are two common open-source ___ _______. - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Web servers
What is the difference between permissive and copyleft? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Copyleft is more restrictive in terms of licensing derivative works.
Would you use a standard release or a rolling release distribution for an enterprise Linux
server installation? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Standard
What would the following line do if placed in a shell script?
# rm -rf * - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Nothing — it's a comment ;-)
What does FLOSS stand for? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Free Libre Open-Source Software
What does 'cloud_user@ip-10-0-1-10 $' in the console mean? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
The user cloud_user is logged into the host ip-10-0-1-10, and the shell is running with normal
user privileges ($) and ready for commands.
What command could you use to reference the documentation of a CLI utility? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- man or info, followed by the utility name
, To what variable would you add the path to a shell script so you could execute it without
referencing the path? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- $PATH
What source does a Linux distribution typically use for installations? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The distribution's software repository.
Does the useradd command create the home directory by default? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- useradd merely sets the home directory in /etc/passwd; it doesn't create it by
default.
What command could you use to display command history? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
history
What provides the basic utilities expected to exist on an operating system? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- The GNU Core utilities
What can dpkg-based systems use for package management? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
apt
What is the basic format of a for loop? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- for VARIABLE in
SOMETHING
do COMMANDS
done
Which utility can be used to search for a pattern or string? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- grep
Which utility can be used to count the number of words in a file? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- wc
What is the basic format of an if statement? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- if [ SOME_TEST ]
then
SOME_COMMANDS
