WGU D281 (D281) LPI Linux
Essentials Exam Questions and
Answers (Verified Answers) |Latest
Update 2026
QUESTION 1
Which option can be used with useradd to specify the home directory
for a user?
A.) -d
B.) -c
C.) -b
D.) -h
Correct Answer: A.) -d
QUESTION 2
What is NOT one of the ways that DHCP can be used to deliver IP
addresses?
A.) Manual
B.) Automatic
C.) Dynamic
D.) Permanent
Correct Answer: D.) Permanent
QUESTION 3
Which of the following is a characteristic of all open source software?
A.) The software cannot be sold for profit; it must be distributed free of
charge.
,B.) It must be distributed with both the source code and binaries.
C.) Users are permitted to redistribute altered versions of the original
software.
D.) The software was originally written at a college or university.
E.) The software must be written in an interpreted language that requires
no compilation.
Correct Answer: C.) Users are permitted to redistribute altered
versions of the original software.
QUESTION 4
What statement is used to get input from the terminal when a shell script
is being run?
A.) input
B.) scan
C.) read
D.) in
Correct Answer: C.) read
QUESTION 5
Which of the following commands is used to show the information
about a directory or a symbolic link?
A.) ls -d
B.) ls -s
C.) ln -d
D.) ln -s
Correct Answer: A.) ls -d
, QUESTION 6
Which string should you add to put the date into the prompt of the shell?
A.) \D
B.) /d
C.) /D
D.) \d
Correct Answer: D.) \d
QUESTION 7
A type of software that's distributed for free but that requires payment
on the honor system if a person uses it is called?
A.) open source
B.) commercial
C.) freeware
D.) shareware
E.) Virus
Correct Answer: D.) shareware
QUESTION 8
Which of the following is used to redirect the standard output of a
command to a file?
A.) 1>
B.) 2>
C.) &1
D.) &2
Correct Answer: A.) 1>
Essentials Exam Questions and
Answers (Verified Answers) |Latest
Update 2026
QUESTION 1
Which option can be used with useradd to specify the home directory
for a user?
A.) -d
B.) -c
C.) -b
D.) -h
Correct Answer: A.) -d
QUESTION 2
What is NOT one of the ways that DHCP can be used to deliver IP
addresses?
A.) Manual
B.) Automatic
C.) Dynamic
D.) Permanent
Correct Answer: D.) Permanent
QUESTION 3
Which of the following is a characteristic of all open source software?
A.) The software cannot be sold for profit; it must be distributed free of
charge.
,B.) It must be distributed with both the source code and binaries.
C.) Users are permitted to redistribute altered versions of the original
software.
D.) The software was originally written at a college or university.
E.) The software must be written in an interpreted language that requires
no compilation.
Correct Answer: C.) Users are permitted to redistribute altered
versions of the original software.
QUESTION 4
What statement is used to get input from the terminal when a shell script
is being run?
A.) input
B.) scan
C.) read
D.) in
Correct Answer: C.) read
QUESTION 5
Which of the following commands is used to show the information
about a directory or a symbolic link?
A.) ls -d
B.) ls -s
C.) ln -d
D.) ln -s
Correct Answer: A.) ls -d
, QUESTION 6
Which string should you add to put the date into the prompt of the shell?
A.) \D
B.) /d
C.) /D
D.) \d
Correct Answer: D.) \d
QUESTION 7
A type of software that's distributed for free but that requires payment
on the honor system if a person uses it is called?
A.) open source
B.) commercial
C.) freeware
D.) shareware
E.) Virus
Correct Answer: D.) shareware
QUESTION 8
Which of the following is used to redirect the standard output of a
command to a file?
A.) 1>
B.) 2>
C.) &1
D.) &2
Correct Answer: A.) 1>
