ITN 170 Linux Final Exam Rated A+
After modifying the /etc/aliases file, what command must be run in order to rebuild the
aliases database?
mail
newaliases
sendmail
alias - ANSWER-newaliases
If no level of compression is specified, the gzip command assumes what compression
level?
4
7
5
6 - ANSWER-6
On a system running NetworkManager, which of the following commands can be used
to view or modify connection information?
netctonf
nm
nmcli
netman - ANSWER-nmcli
On a system running SysV init, which of the following files can you edit to disable the
ability to reboot by using the Ctrl+Alt+Delete key combination?
/etc/init.conf
/etc/cmd.conf
/etc/inittab
/etc/keys.conf - ANSWER-/etc/inittab
The output of the ifconfig shows a HWaddr expressed in hexadecimal. How many bits is
the hardware address shown made up of?
32
48
128
8 - ANSWER-48
The SUSE and openSUSE Linux distributions use an alternative to yum but that
provides the same functionality. What is the name of the command they use?
, rpm
zypper
dnf
apt - ANSWER-zypper
The system administrator has shut ethernet interface eth0 down while making some
changes to the system. Which of the following commands can they use to bring the
network connection back up?
int eth0 up
ifup eth0
interface eth0 --status up
netctl eth0 up - ANSWER-ifup eth0
What command can be used to view and modify the date and time within the BIOS?
clkmod
date
hwclock
clock - ANSWER-hwclock
What command looks for a Makefile and uses the information within it to compile the
source code into binary programs using the appropriate compiler program for the local
hardware architecture?
make
configure
make install
install - ANSWER-make
What DNS resource record type is used to provide the IP address for the e-mail server
for a zone?
CNAME
MX
SOA
NS - ANSWER-MX
What is the complete path and filename of the file where ports and their associated
protocols are defined? ___________ - ANSWER-/etc/services
What is the most commonly used LAN protocol?
IPX/SPX
UDP/IP
DLC
After modifying the /etc/aliases file, what command must be run in order to rebuild the
aliases database?
newaliases
sendmail
alias - ANSWER-newaliases
If no level of compression is specified, the gzip command assumes what compression
level?
4
7
5
6 - ANSWER-6
On a system running NetworkManager, which of the following commands can be used
to view or modify connection information?
netctonf
nm
nmcli
netman - ANSWER-nmcli
On a system running SysV init, which of the following files can you edit to disable the
ability to reboot by using the Ctrl+Alt+Delete key combination?
/etc/init.conf
/etc/cmd.conf
/etc/inittab
/etc/keys.conf - ANSWER-/etc/inittab
The output of the ifconfig shows a HWaddr expressed in hexadecimal. How many bits is
the hardware address shown made up of?
32
48
128
8 - ANSWER-48
The SUSE and openSUSE Linux distributions use an alternative to yum but that
provides the same functionality. What is the name of the command they use?
, rpm
zypper
dnf
apt - ANSWER-zypper
The system administrator has shut ethernet interface eth0 down while making some
changes to the system. Which of the following commands can they use to bring the
network connection back up?
int eth0 up
ifup eth0
interface eth0 --status up
netctl eth0 up - ANSWER-ifup eth0
What command can be used to view and modify the date and time within the BIOS?
clkmod
date
hwclock
clock - ANSWER-hwclock
What command looks for a Makefile and uses the information within it to compile the
source code into binary programs using the appropriate compiler program for the local
hardware architecture?
make
configure
make install
install - ANSWER-make
What DNS resource record type is used to provide the IP address for the e-mail server
for a zone?
CNAME
MX
SOA
NS - ANSWER-MX
What is the complete path and filename of the file where ports and their associated
protocols are defined? ___________ - ANSWER-/etc/services
What is the most commonly used LAN protocol?
IPX/SPX
UDP/IP
DLC
