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WGU D281 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT AND PRACTICE
EXAM NEWEST 2026/ 2027 TEST BANK| D281 LINUX
FOUNDATIONS OA EXAM WITH COMPLETE 300
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
Which command adds the new user tux and creates the user's home
directory with default configuration files?
A. defaultuser tux
B. useradd --m tux
C. usercreate tux
D. useradd --o default tux
E. passwd --a tux – Correct Answer - B
Which of the following commands sorts the output of the command
export-logs?
A. export-logs < sort
B. export-logs > sort
C. export-logs & sort
D. export-logs | sort
E. export-logs <> sort – Correct Answer - D
Which of the following commands will search for the file foo.txt under
the directory /home?
A. search /home ""file foo.txt
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B. search /home foo. txt
C. find /home "" file foo.txt
D. find /home name foo.txt
E. find /home foo.txt – Correct Answer - D
Which package management tool is used in Red Hat-based Linux
Systems?
A. portage
B. rpm
C. apt-get
D. dpkg
E. packagectl – Correct Answer - B
Which of the following programs is a graphical editor for vector
graphics?
A. Python
B. NGINX
C. Samba
D. Inkscape
E. MySQL – Correct Answer - D
Which of the following are typical services offered by public cloud
providers? (Choose three.)
A. Platform as a Service(PaaS)
B. Infrastructure as a Service(IaaS)
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C. Internet as a Service(IaaS)
D. Graphics as a Service (GaaS)
E. Software as a Service (SaaS) – Correct Answer - ABE
Which of the following commands are used to get information on the
proper use of ls? (Choose two.)
A. option ls
B. usage ls
C. manual ls
D. man ls
E. info ls – Correct Answer - DE
Which of the following directories contains information, documentation
and example configuration files for installed software packages?
A. /usr/share/doc/
B. /etc/defaults/
C. /var/info/
D. /doc/
E. /usr/examples/ – Correct Answer - A
Which of the following commands adds the directory /new/dir/ to the
PATH environment variable?
A. $PATH=/new/dir: $PATH
B. PATH=/new/dir: PATH
C. export PATH=/new/dir: PATH
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D. export $PATH=/new/dir: $PATH
E. export PATH=/new/dir: $PATH – Correct Answer - E
Which of the following is a protocol used for automatic IP address
configuration?
A. NFS
B. LDAP
C. SMTP
D. DNS
E. DHCP – Correct Answer - E
Which of the following devices represents a hard disk partition?
A. /dev/ttyS0
B. /dev/sata0
C. /dev/part0
D. /dev/sda2
E. /dev/sda/p2 – Correct Answer - D
A new server needs to be installed to host services for a period of several
years. Throughout this time, the server should receive important security
updates from its Linux distribution. Which of the following Linux
distributions meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
A. Ubuntu Linux LTS
B. Fedora Linux
C. Debian GNU/Linux Unstable
D. Ubuntu Linux non-LTS
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WGU D281 OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT AND PRACTICE
EXAM NEWEST 2026/ 2027 TEST BANK| D281 LINUX
FOUNDATIONS OA EXAM WITH COMPLETE 300
REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT VERIFIED
ANSWERS/ ALREADY GRADED A+
Which command adds the new user tux and creates the user's home
directory with default configuration files?
A. defaultuser tux
B. useradd --m tux
C. usercreate tux
D. useradd --o default tux
E. passwd --a tux – Correct Answer - B
Which of the following commands sorts the output of the command
export-logs?
A. export-logs < sort
B. export-logs > sort
C. export-logs & sort
D. export-logs | sort
E. export-logs <> sort – Correct Answer - D
Which of the following commands will search for the file foo.txt under
the directory /home?
A. search /home ""file foo.txt
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B. search /home foo. txt
C. find /home "" file foo.txt
D. find /home name foo.txt
E. find /home foo.txt – Correct Answer - D
Which package management tool is used in Red Hat-based Linux
Systems?
A. portage
B. rpm
C. apt-get
D. dpkg
E. packagectl – Correct Answer - B
Which of the following programs is a graphical editor for vector
graphics?
A. Python
B. NGINX
C. Samba
D. Inkscape
E. MySQL – Correct Answer - D
Which of the following are typical services offered by public cloud
providers? (Choose three.)
A. Platform as a Service(PaaS)
B. Infrastructure as a Service(IaaS)
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C. Internet as a Service(IaaS)
D. Graphics as a Service (GaaS)
E. Software as a Service (SaaS) – Correct Answer - ABE
Which of the following commands are used to get information on the
proper use of ls? (Choose two.)
A. option ls
B. usage ls
C. manual ls
D. man ls
E. info ls – Correct Answer - DE
Which of the following directories contains information, documentation
and example configuration files for installed software packages?
A. /usr/share/doc/
B. /etc/defaults/
C. /var/info/
D. /doc/
E. /usr/examples/ – Correct Answer - A
Which of the following commands adds the directory /new/dir/ to the
PATH environment variable?
A. $PATH=/new/dir: $PATH
B. PATH=/new/dir: PATH
C. export PATH=/new/dir: PATH
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D. export $PATH=/new/dir: $PATH
E. export PATH=/new/dir: $PATH – Correct Answer - E
Which of the following is a protocol used for automatic IP address
configuration?
A. NFS
B. LDAP
C. SMTP
D. DNS
E. DHCP – Correct Answer - E
Which of the following devices represents a hard disk partition?
A. /dev/ttyS0
B. /dev/sata0
C. /dev/part0
D. /dev/sda2
E. /dev/sda/p2 – Correct Answer - D
A new server needs to be installed to host services for a period of several
years. Throughout this time, the server should receive important security
updates from its Linux distribution. Which of the following Linux
distributions meet these requirements? (Choose two.)
A. Ubuntu Linux LTS
B. Fedora Linux
C. Debian GNU/Linux Unstable
D. Ubuntu Linux non-LTS
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