IST 190 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
_______________ is the default shell in Red Hat Enterprise 7. - Answers - bash
or
Bourne Again Shell
The ___________________ is the graphical user interface on a Linux system. (Select
two answers) - Answers - GNOME
desktop environment
Scroll backward (up) one screen - Answers - PageUp
Go to start of the man page - Answers - g
Scroll forward (down) one screen - Answers - Spacebar
Exit man and return to the command shell prompt - Answers - q
A(n) ____________ path is a fully qualified name, beginning at the root (/) directory and
specifying each subdirectory traversed to reach and uniquely represent a single file.
Every file in a file system has a unique __________ path name, recognized with a
simple rule: A path name with a forward slash (/) as the first character is an __________
path name. (The same answer goes in all three blanks.) - Answers - absolute
Installed software, shared libraries, include files, and static read-only program data. -
Answers - /usr
Configuration files specific to this system. - Answers - /etc
Variable data specific to this system that should persist between boots. Files that
dynamically change (e.g. databases, cache directories, log files, printer-spooled
documents, and website content) may be found here. - Answers - /var
Home directory for the administrative superuser, root. - Answers - /root
Files needed in order to start the boot process. - Answers - /boot
A(n) ______________ path identifies a unique file, specifying only the path necessary
to reach the file from the working directory. Recognizing relative path names follows a
simple rule: A path name with anything other than a forward slash (/) as a first character
is a __________ path name. (The same answer goes in both blanks.) - Answers -
relative
All files on a Linux system are stored on file systems which are organized into a single
inverted tree of directories, known as a ________________. - Answers - hierarchy
_______________ is the default shell in Red Hat Enterprise 7. - Answers - bash
or
Bourne Again Shell
The ___________________ is the graphical user interface on a Linux system. (Select
two answers) - Answers - GNOME
desktop environment
Scroll backward (up) one screen - Answers - PageUp
Go to start of the man page - Answers - g
Scroll forward (down) one screen - Answers - Spacebar
Exit man and return to the command shell prompt - Answers - q
A(n) ____________ path is a fully qualified name, beginning at the root (/) directory and
specifying each subdirectory traversed to reach and uniquely represent a single file.
Every file in a file system has a unique __________ path name, recognized with a
simple rule: A path name with a forward slash (/) as the first character is an __________
path name. (The same answer goes in all three blanks.) - Answers - absolute
Installed software, shared libraries, include files, and static read-only program data. -
Answers - /usr
Configuration files specific to this system. - Answers - /etc
Variable data specific to this system that should persist between boots. Files that
dynamically change (e.g. databases, cache directories, log files, printer-spooled
documents, and website content) may be found here. - Answers - /var
Home directory for the administrative superuser, root. - Answers - /root
Files needed in order to start the boot process. - Answers - /boot
A(n) ______________ path identifies a unique file, specifying only the path necessary
to reach the file from the working directory. Recognizing relative path names follows a
simple rule: A path name with anything other than a forward slash (/) as a first character
is a __________ path name. (The same answer goes in both blanks.) - Answers -
relative
All files on a Linux system are stored on file systems which are organized into a single
inverted tree of directories, known as a ________________. - Answers - hierarchy
