TESTOUT LINUX PRO ACTUAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+2025/2026
✔✔8.5.8
You've installed a new hard drive and created a partition on the drive. You now need to
format the partition before you can save data on the new hard drive. Complete this lab
from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Format the /dev/sdb1 partition with the ext3 file system. - ✔✔mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdb1
✔✔10.1.9
You are troubleshooting your Linux system and need to know some information about
some of the currently running processes. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Use the ps command, with the applicable options, to find information about the
currently running processes.
- Answer the questions. - ✔✔ps aux | less
✔✔10.2.10
As a part of your daily maintenance, you scan for and kill any zombie processes on the
system. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Use the ps command to find zombie processes.
- Use the kill command to terminate all zombie processes. - ✔✔ps aux | less
q
kill -9 1301
kill -9 1570
kill -9 1980
✔✔12.2.9
You share a number of files from your computer, and you have received a number of
calls from users who say they cannot connect to the files. You check your computer and
find that the Ethernet cable is unplugged. You have plugged the Ethernet cable in, so
you need to start the network interface card. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Determine which network interface went down when it was unplugged.
- Start the network interface from the command line. - ✔✔ip addr
ip link set enp2s1 up
ip addr show enp2s1
✔✔8.8.4
,You are concerned that you may be getting low on disk space. You want to check and
see if that assumption is correct. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Use the applicable command to view the current disk space in human readable form.
- To find the correct option, use man command.
- Answer the questions. - ✔✔df -h
✔✔11.1.10
You are an IT manager. One of your job duties is monitoring system logs for the Linux
systems on your network. The Journald service is collecting and storing system log
data. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Display the kernel message log from the current boot.
- Display the system log in reverse order with the newest entries first. - ✔✔journalctl -k
q
journalctl -r
q
✔✔8.2.5
You are thinking about adding another disk to your system. To help you make your
decision, you want to view the current setup. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- View the disk information for your system.
- Answer the questions. - ✔✔fdisk -l
✔✔9.2.5
Your manager has asked you to remove the gameport module from the Linux print
server. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Verify that the gameport module has been inserted into the kernel.
- Remove the gameport driver module from the kernel. - ✔✔lsmod
rmmod gameport
lsmod
✔✔11.2.5
You have been tasked with checking the status of a recently repaired system that had
chronic high utilization. You must determine whether the machine is under a heavy load.
Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Run the applicable command to view which processes are consuming the most CPU
time.
- Answer the questions. - ✔✔top
, kthreadd
0
✔✔8.12.4
You have a Linux workstation, which you use at home for browsing the internet, playing
music, and writing letters. When you run your MP3 player, it sometimes pauses in
playback. You have heard that you might be able to alleviate the problem by raising the
priority of the program. You decide to set the SUID bit to automatically run the program
as root and, thereby, raise its priority. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Set the SUID bit for the /usr/bin/xmms program.
- Do not change any other permissions on the file. - ✔✔chmod 4755 /usr/bin/xmms
✔✔2.8.8
Your company recently changed directions and decided to terminate three products. All
the necessary files have been backed up, archived, and deleted. Now you need to clean
up your system by removing the directories that were used to hold the product files.
In this lab, your task is to complete the following:
- From the command line, delete the following directories from the /projects directory:
- heartbt
- heartmon
- heartstrng
- Use the ls command to verify the deletion of the directories. - ✔✔cd /projects
rmdir heartbt heartmon heartstrng
ls -l /projects
✔✔8.12.5
You have a Linux workstation that you use at home. You are the only person that uses
this computer. You want to improve security by removing the SUID and SGID from
some files. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Remove the SUID from the following files:
/usr/bin/gpasswd/ usr/bin/newgrp
- Remove the SGID from the following files:
/usr/bin/wall /usr/bin/write
- Leave permissions on the files as they are. - ✔✔chmod u-s /usr/bin/gpasswd
chmod u-s /usr/bin/newgrp
chmod g-s /usr/bin/wall
chmod g-s /usr/bin/write
✔✔7.2.7
Terry Haslam (thaslam) was dismissed from the organization. His colleagues have
harvested the files they need from his home directory and other directories. Your
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+2025/2026
✔✔8.5.8
You've installed a new hard drive and created a partition on the drive. You now need to
format the partition before you can save data on the new hard drive. Complete this lab
from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Format the /dev/sdb1 partition with the ext3 file system. - ✔✔mkfs -t ext3 /dev/sdb1
✔✔10.1.9
You are troubleshooting your Linux system and need to know some information about
some of the currently running processes. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Use the ps command, with the applicable options, to find information about the
currently running processes.
- Answer the questions. - ✔✔ps aux | less
✔✔10.2.10
As a part of your daily maintenance, you scan for and kill any zombie processes on the
system. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Use the ps command to find zombie processes.
- Use the kill command to terminate all zombie processes. - ✔✔ps aux | less
q
kill -9 1301
kill -9 1570
kill -9 1980
✔✔12.2.9
You share a number of files from your computer, and you have received a number of
calls from users who say they cannot connect to the files. You check your computer and
find that the Ethernet cable is unplugged. You have plugged the Ethernet cable in, so
you need to start the network interface card. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Determine which network interface went down when it was unplugged.
- Start the network interface from the command line. - ✔✔ip addr
ip link set enp2s1 up
ip addr show enp2s1
✔✔8.8.4
,You are concerned that you may be getting low on disk space. You want to check and
see if that assumption is correct. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Use the applicable command to view the current disk space in human readable form.
- To find the correct option, use man command.
- Answer the questions. - ✔✔df -h
✔✔11.1.10
You are an IT manager. One of your job duties is monitoring system logs for the Linux
systems on your network. The Journald service is collecting and storing system log
data. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Display the kernel message log from the current boot.
- Display the system log in reverse order with the newest entries first. - ✔✔journalctl -k
q
journalctl -r
q
✔✔8.2.5
You are thinking about adding another disk to your system. To help you make your
decision, you want to view the current setup. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- View the disk information for your system.
- Answer the questions. - ✔✔fdisk -l
✔✔9.2.5
Your manager has asked you to remove the gameport module from the Linux print
server. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Verify that the gameport module has been inserted into the kernel.
- Remove the gameport driver module from the kernel. - ✔✔lsmod
rmmod gameport
lsmod
✔✔11.2.5
You have been tasked with checking the status of a recently repaired system that had
chronic high utilization. You must determine whether the machine is under a heavy load.
Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Run the applicable command to view which processes are consuming the most CPU
time.
- Answer the questions. - ✔✔top
, kthreadd
0
✔✔8.12.4
You have a Linux workstation, which you use at home for browsing the internet, playing
music, and writing letters. When you run your MP3 player, it sometimes pauses in
playback. You have heard that you might be able to alleviate the problem by raising the
priority of the program. You decide to set the SUID bit to automatically run the program
as root and, thereby, raise its priority. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Set the SUID bit for the /usr/bin/xmms program.
- Do not change any other permissions on the file. - ✔✔chmod 4755 /usr/bin/xmms
✔✔2.8.8
Your company recently changed directions and decided to terminate three products. All
the necessary files have been backed up, archived, and deleted. Now you need to clean
up your system by removing the directories that were used to hold the product files.
In this lab, your task is to complete the following:
- From the command line, delete the following directories from the /projects directory:
- heartbt
- heartmon
- heartstrng
- Use the ls command to verify the deletion of the directories. - ✔✔cd /projects
rmdir heartbt heartmon heartstrng
ls -l /projects
✔✔8.12.5
You have a Linux workstation that you use at home. You are the only person that uses
this computer. You want to improve security by removing the SUID and SGID from
some files. Complete this lab from the Terminal.
In this lab, your task is to:
- Remove the SUID from the following files:
/usr/bin/gpasswd/ usr/bin/newgrp
- Remove the SGID from the following files:
/usr/bin/wall /usr/bin/write
- Leave permissions on the files as they are. - ✔✔chmod u-s /usr/bin/gpasswd
chmod u-s /usr/bin/newgrp
chmod g-s /usr/bin/wall
chmod g-s /usr/bin/write
✔✔7.2.7
Terry Haslam (thaslam) was dismissed from the organization. His colleagues have
harvested the files they need from his home directory and other directories. Your
