IFT 250 QUESTIONS WITH VERIFIED ANSWERS
________________________________ is software that manages the computer's
hardware and provides a convenient and safe environment for running programs. It acts
as an interface between programs and the hardware (CPU, RAM, hard disk drive,
printer, CD-ROM, etc). - Answers - Operating system
On the Unix / Linux operating system, the system admin user account is
___________________. - Answers - root
A _____________ is a component in Unix that runs on top of the kernel and provides a
command line user environment. - Answers - shell
Unix is written in the ________ programming language. This allows for portability across
hardware platforms. - Answers - C
Features of the Unix operating system include: - Answers - -large repository of apps
-constant updates releases
-rich programming tools
-high level of performance
-available on all modern hardware platforms
-easily scable
-(CORRECT) All of the above!
Which of the following commands would you use to get help while using the UNIX
command line? - Answers - -help
-info
-man
-(CORRECT)All of the above!
Which of the following commands would you use to change your password for your user
account? - Answers - passwd
Which of the following commands would you use to determine what directory you are
current in? - Answers - pwd
Which of the following commands would you use to review the last 50 commands
executed at the command line for the user that you are currently logged on as? -
Answers - history
Which of the following commands would you use to print a string of text to the monitor?
- Answers - echo
, Which of the following commands would you use to see when a file was last modified? -
Answers - ls -l
Which of the following commands would you use to review your terminal settings? -
Answers - stty
Which of the following commands would you use to send mail to another user on the
UNIX system? - Answers - mail or mailx
Which of the following commands would you use to pull selected lines of text from a file
that matches a certain pattern? - Answers - grep
Which of the following commands would you use after a command with a pipe | to
control paging on the monitor? - Answers - -less
-more
-(CORRECT) both of the above answers are correct!
Which of the following applied to file names? - Answers - -Unique to a directory location
-Up to 255 characters but 20 much more reasonable
-Can contains upper and lower case letters, numbers, and some special characters
-(CORRECT) All of the above!
X-Windows is a graphical user interface developed by MIT in the 1980s. - Answers -
True
Files are containers of data where directories are containers for collections of files. -
Answers - True
What is the unique number that identifies a file in the filesystem? - Answers - inode
number
Which of the following are file types? - Answers - Correct! Link (l)
Correct! Files (-)
Correct! Directories (d)
Correct! Character Devices (c)
Correct! Block Devices (b)
Correct! Also, others not listed
UNIX/Linux uses a hierarchical directory structure. - Answers - True
Linux uses a default directory organization with upper-level directory names and
organized files that makes it easier for system administrators to locate files. - Answers -
True
Linux uses the BSD printing system by default which includes the following commands:
- Answers - lpr, lpq, and lprm
________________________________ is software that manages the computer's
hardware and provides a convenient and safe environment for running programs. It acts
as an interface between programs and the hardware (CPU, RAM, hard disk drive,
printer, CD-ROM, etc). - Answers - Operating system
On the Unix / Linux operating system, the system admin user account is
___________________. - Answers - root
A _____________ is a component in Unix that runs on top of the kernel and provides a
command line user environment. - Answers - shell
Unix is written in the ________ programming language. This allows for portability across
hardware platforms. - Answers - C
Features of the Unix operating system include: - Answers - -large repository of apps
-constant updates releases
-rich programming tools
-high level of performance
-available on all modern hardware platforms
-easily scable
-(CORRECT) All of the above!
Which of the following commands would you use to get help while using the UNIX
command line? - Answers - -help
-info
-man
-(CORRECT)All of the above!
Which of the following commands would you use to change your password for your user
account? - Answers - passwd
Which of the following commands would you use to determine what directory you are
current in? - Answers - pwd
Which of the following commands would you use to review the last 50 commands
executed at the command line for the user that you are currently logged on as? -
Answers - history
Which of the following commands would you use to print a string of text to the monitor?
- Answers - echo
, Which of the following commands would you use to see when a file was last modified? -
Answers - ls -l
Which of the following commands would you use to review your terminal settings? -
Answers - stty
Which of the following commands would you use to send mail to another user on the
UNIX system? - Answers - mail or mailx
Which of the following commands would you use to pull selected lines of text from a file
that matches a certain pattern? - Answers - grep
Which of the following commands would you use after a command with a pipe | to
control paging on the monitor? - Answers - -less
-more
-(CORRECT) both of the above answers are correct!
Which of the following applied to file names? - Answers - -Unique to a directory location
-Up to 255 characters but 20 much more reasonable
-Can contains upper and lower case letters, numbers, and some special characters
-(CORRECT) All of the above!
X-Windows is a graphical user interface developed by MIT in the 1980s. - Answers -
True
Files are containers of data where directories are containers for collections of files. -
Answers - True
What is the unique number that identifies a file in the filesystem? - Answers - inode
number
Which of the following are file types? - Answers - Correct! Link (l)
Correct! Files (-)
Correct! Directories (d)
Correct! Character Devices (c)
Correct! Block Devices (b)
Correct! Also, others not listed
UNIX/Linux uses a hierarchical directory structure. - Answers - True
Linux uses a default directory organization with upper-level directory names and
organized files that makes it easier for system administrators to locate files. - Answers -
True
Linux uses the BSD printing system by default which includes the following commands:
- Answers - lpr, lpq, and lprm
