NOS 120 MIDTERM EXAM |
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
You work at a law firm with eight other people. All of the eight computers on
the firm's network use wireless connections to communicate with one another
without a server. This is an example of which of the following?
-a mainframe computer
-a desktop PC
-a server
-a workstation
On which of the following types of computers might you find a UNIX or Linux
operating system? (Choose all that apply.)
Press the up key one time.
You're in a hurry and have just executed a command to print the contents of a
file; and you decide you want another copy of the printout. What key sequence
can you use to repeat the last command, which was used to print the file?
Date -u
Your international company is scheduling a meeting among managers in
Canada, the United States, Spain, Sweden, and Hong Kong on the basis of
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). What command enables you to display the
current time in GMT?
The more command enables you to view a file's contents by scrolling down.
How would you describe the purpose of the more command?
Telnet can be used to connect a UNIX, Linux, or Windows PC to a remote
computer.
What is the purpose of Telnet?
,Linux is case sensitive, so to display a calendar you must use the cal command
and not Cal.
You enter Cal on the command line to view a calendar but only see an error
message. Explain why you got the error message.
To run more than one command on a single line use the ; (semicolon) character
to separate each command.
How you can run more than on command on a single line?
Linux supports both the UDF and iso9660 file systems for CD and DVD use.
Your company is discussing plans to migrate desktop and laptop users to Linux.
One concern raised by the users is whether Linux supports the use of CD's and
dvds for both work files and for listening to music. Which of the following is an
appropriate
answer?
The second partition on your main disk.
You receive a message that you've successfully backed up hda2 on your Linux
system. What is hda2?
/etc
You have purchased a special monitor for your computer and the instructions
tell you to make a minor modification to the inittab file. Where would you
locate this file on a typical Linux system.
Cd
You're frantically trying to get ready for a meeting and want to access a file in
your home directory, but you are currently working in a public directory open to
all users. What command can you enter to instantly go to your home directory?
-root
-swap
-/boot
, Your new colleague asks which partitions vendors recommend setting up on a
Linux system. Which of the following partitions do you include in your
response? (Choose all that apply.)
Unmount
You have mounted a remote network drive and now you want to unmount that
drive. Which of the following commands do you use?
Character special file
When you connect a printer via a USB port on your Linux computer, which type
of device special file is used to handle streams of data sent to and from the
printer?
Extents
Some of the users in your company create and delete so many files that they
have problems with fragmented disks. Which of the following new features in
the ext4 file system help to reduce fragmentation problems?
Swap partition
In UNIX and Linux systems, what source of extra memory space is used when
working on tasks and files that exceed the RAM capacity on chips in the
computer?
\t
You are always scheduled for two or three meetings each day and need to keep
an eye on the time. What PS1 variable parameter can you set in order to have
your command prompt display the current time?
Pwd
You have been working in several directories for the past hour and right now
you don't remember which directory you're in currently. What command can
you use to show your current working directory?
Ls/home/bramirez/accounting
A member of your department has given you permissions to view the contents
of the accounting directory under his home directory. The name of his home
ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
You work at a law firm with eight other people. All of the eight computers on
the firm's network use wireless connections to communicate with one another
without a server. This is an example of which of the following?
-a mainframe computer
-a desktop PC
-a server
-a workstation
On which of the following types of computers might you find a UNIX or Linux
operating system? (Choose all that apply.)
Press the up key one time.
You're in a hurry and have just executed a command to print the contents of a
file; and you decide you want another copy of the printout. What key sequence
can you use to repeat the last command, which was used to print the file?
Date -u
Your international company is scheduling a meeting among managers in
Canada, the United States, Spain, Sweden, and Hong Kong on the basis of
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT). What command enables you to display the
current time in GMT?
The more command enables you to view a file's contents by scrolling down.
How would you describe the purpose of the more command?
Telnet can be used to connect a UNIX, Linux, or Windows PC to a remote
computer.
What is the purpose of Telnet?
,Linux is case sensitive, so to display a calendar you must use the cal command
and not Cal.
You enter Cal on the command line to view a calendar but only see an error
message. Explain why you got the error message.
To run more than one command on a single line use the ; (semicolon) character
to separate each command.
How you can run more than on command on a single line?
Linux supports both the UDF and iso9660 file systems for CD and DVD use.
Your company is discussing plans to migrate desktop and laptop users to Linux.
One concern raised by the users is whether Linux supports the use of CD's and
dvds for both work files and for listening to music. Which of the following is an
appropriate
answer?
The second partition on your main disk.
You receive a message that you've successfully backed up hda2 on your Linux
system. What is hda2?
/etc
You have purchased a special monitor for your computer and the instructions
tell you to make a minor modification to the inittab file. Where would you
locate this file on a typical Linux system.
Cd
You're frantically trying to get ready for a meeting and want to access a file in
your home directory, but you are currently working in a public directory open to
all users. What command can you enter to instantly go to your home directory?
-root
-swap
-/boot
, Your new colleague asks which partitions vendors recommend setting up on a
Linux system. Which of the following partitions do you include in your
response? (Choose all that apply.)
Unmount
You have mounted a remote network drive and now you want to unmount that
drive. Which of the following commands do you use?
Character special file
When you connect a printer via a USB port on your Linux computer, which type
of device special file is used to handle streams of data sent to and from the
printer?
Extents
Some of the users in your company create and delete so many files that they
have problems with fragmented disks. Which of the following new features in
the ext4 file system help to reduce fragmentation problems?
Swap partition
In UNIX and Linux systems, what source of extra memory space is used when
working on tasks and files that exceed the RAM capacity on chips in the
computer?
\t
You are always scheduled for two or three meetings each day and need to keep
an eye on the time. What PS1 variable parameter can you set in order to have
your command prompt display the current time?
Pwd
You have been working in several directories for the past hour and right now
you don't remember which directory you're in currently. What command can
you use to show your current working directory?
Ls/home/bramirez/accounting
A member of your department has given you permissions to view the contents
of the accounting directory under his home directory. The name of his home
