LPI - Linux Essentials questions with 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
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
