What command would you use to see all of the contents (but not ownership,
permissions, ., or ..) of /tmp? - ✔️✔️ls -A /tmp
Would you use a standard release or a rolling release distribution for an enterprise
Linux server installation? - ✔️✔️Standard
What command could you use to reference the documentation of a CLI utility? -
✔️✔️man or info, followed by the utility name
Does the useradd command create the home directory by default? - ✔️✔️useradd
merely sets the home directory in /etc/passwd; it doesn't create it by default.
What is the basic format of a for loop? - ✔️✔️for VARIABLE in SOMETHING
do COMMANDS
done
What does 'cloud_user@ip-10-0-1-10 $' in the console mean? - ✔️✔️The user
cloud_user is logged into the host ip-10-0-1-10, and the shell is running with normal
user privileges ($) and ready for commands.
Red Hat-based systems use what package file format and what management tools? -
✔️✔️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? - ✔️✔️mkdir Test
The CentOS Linux distribution is based on what other distribution? - ✔️✔️Red Hat
NGINX and Apache are two common open-source ___ _______. - ✔️✔️Web servers
What would the following line do if placed in a shell script?
# rm -rf * - ✔️✔️Nothing — it's a comment ;-)
What does FLOSS stand for? - ✔️✔️Free Libre Open-Source Software
, To what variable would you add the path to a shell script so you could execute it without
referencing the path? - ✔️✔️$PATH
What source does a Linux distribution typically use for installations? - ✔️✔️The
distribution's software repository.
What command could you use to display command history? - ✔️✔️history
What can dpkg-based systems use for package management? - ✔️✔️apt
Which utility can be used to search for a pattern or string? - ✔️✔️grep
Which utility can be used to count the number of words in a file? - ✔️✔️wc
What is the basic format of an if statement? - ✔️✔️if [ SOME_TEST ]
then
SOME_COMMANDS
fi
How is Linux provisioned in the cloud? - ✔️✔️Through the Linux images supplied by
the cloud provider.
What command would you use to open the info page for ls? - ✔️✔️info ls
How can a regular user elevate permissions for a particular command (if granted the
ability in the /etc/sudoers file)? - ✔️✔️sudo
What do we call the collection of data centers that provide compute, application, and
storage services over the internet? - ✔️✔️The cloud!
GPL is an example of what type of license? - ✔️✔️Copyleft
How could you hide the file "file" from being shown in a directory listing? - ✔️✔️Change
it to .file
Which utilities can be used to print the contents of a file to the screen? - ✔️✔️cat
less
more
What method/protocol do we use to securely connect to a remote Linux server? -
✔️✔️SSH (Secure Shell)