CCTC EXAM 4 ASSESMENT TEST 2025/2026 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What do you not have in a borne derivative shell? - Tab complete, history,
What is a daemon? - Orphan process. Orphaned children are immediately adopted by init.
What is a non-interactive Shell? - Commands are run without user interaction.
Example: An automated process that does not require input or output that someone will see as it
runs.
Example: a Script that scans storage media looking for potential PII that is executed by cron in the
middle of the night and creates a log file.
What is an interactive shell? - Commands are run with user-interaction from keyboard.
Example: The Shell can prompt the user to enter input, and the user can see the output.
What file are user accounts declared in? -
What is a login shell? - Means that the shell is run as part of the login of the user to the system.
Typically used to do configuration that a user needs to establish the environment.
What is a non-login shell? - Any other shell run by the user after logging on, or which is run by any
automated process which is not coupled to a logged in user.
What is a shell in Linux? - Interface (buffer) between user and kernel (OS)
Interprets user commands
Not part of the kernel (OS), but interacts with the kernel to execute programs, create files, etc.
, What are common Linux Shells? - /bin/sh - Bourne Shell
/bin/bash - Bourne Again Shell
/bin/ksh - Korn Shell
/bin/dash - DASH (Debian Almquist Shell)
/bin/csh - C shell
/bin/tcsh - Tee See Shell
/bin/zsh - Z shell
What are the two BASH modes? - Normal user ($); root (#)
What are Bash Aliases? - Aliases allow a string to be substituted for a word when it is used as the first
word of a simple command. The shell maintains a list of aliases that may be set and unset with the
alias and unalias builtin commands.
What is a function in Bash? - Think of a function as a small script within a script within a script. It's a
small chunk of code which you may call multiple times within your script.
What is Command substitution in BASH? - reassigns the output of a command or even multiple
commands; it literally plugs the command output into another context.
What file is concerned wether or not your in an interactive shell? - /bash.bashrc
- .profile
path variable - etc/profile
Can put aliases in? - all of them
Whats the first files that run in - etc/skel
What files are in etc/skel - Directory containing default files
WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS
What do you not have in a borne derivative shell? - Tab complete, history,
What is a daemon? - Orphan process. Orphaned children are immediately adopted by init.
What is a non-interactive Shell? - Commands are run without user interaction.
Example: An automated process that does not require input or output that someone will see as it
runs.
Example: a Script that scans storage media looking for potential PII that is executed by cron in the
middle of the night and creates a log file.
What is an interactive shell? - Commands are run with user-interaction from keyboard.
Example: The Shell can prompt the user to enter input, and the user can see the output.
What file are user accounts declared in? -
What is a login shell? - Means that the shell is run as part of the login of the user to the system.
Typically used to do configuration that a user needs to establish the environment.
What is a non-login shell? - Any other shell run by the user after logging on, or which is run by any
automated process which is not coupled to a logged in user.
What is a shell in Linux? - Interface (buffer) between user and kernel (OS)
Interprets user commands
Not part of the kernel (OS), but interacts with the kernel to execute programs, create files, etc.
, What are common Linux Shells? - /bin/sh - Bourne Shell
/bin/bash - Bourne Again Shell
/bin/ksh - Korn Shell
/bin/dash - DASH (Debian Almquist Shell)
/bin/csh - C shell
/bin/tcsh - Tee See Shell
/bin/zsh - Z shell
What are the two BASH modes? - Normal user ($); root (#)
What are Bash Aliases? - Aliases allow a string to be substituted for a word when it is used as the first
word of a simple command. The shell maintains a list of aliases that may be set and unset with the
alias and unalias builtin commands.
What is a function in Bash? - Think of a function as a small script within a script within a script. It's a
small chunk of code which you may call multiple times within your script.
What is Command substitution in BASH? - reassigns the output of a command or even multiple
commands; it literally plugs the command output into another context.
What file is concerned wether or not your in an interactive shell? - /bash.bashrc
- .profile
path variable - etc/profile
Can put aliases in? - all of them
Whats the first files that run in - etc/skel
What files are in etc/skel - Directory containing default files
