LPI LINUX ESSENTIALS FINAL PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ e. Answer: When a new user is added, where does the user ID get
stored?
a) /etc/shpasswd
b) /etc/users
c) /etc/realm
d) /etc/pass
e) /etc/passwd
◉ c. Answer: Which function does a shell program serve?
a) It is responsible for logging a user into the system
b) It provides a graphical environment
,c) It receives user commands and executes them
d) It is responsible for establishing a connection to another
computer
◉ b, c. Answer: Which commands provide help for a specific Linux
command? (Choose two answers).
a) Whatdoes
b) Info
c) Man
d) Ask
e) Helpme
◉ b. Answer: Which of the following hardware devices links a
number of computers together to form an Ethernet LAN?
,a) Terminal
b) Switch
c) Connector
d) Server
e) Access point
◉ e. Answer: Which of the following commands moves the directory
~/summer-vacation and it content to ~/vacation/2011?
a) Mv ~/vacation/2011 ~/summer-vacation
b) Mv /home/summer-vacation /home/vacation/2011
c) Mv -R ~/summer-vacation ~/vacation/2011
d) Move -R ~/summer-vacation ~/vacation/2011
e) Mv ~/summer-vacation ~/vacation/2011
, ◉ c. Answer: What keyword is missing from the following segment
of the shell script?for i in*;----cat $idone
a) Fi
b)Then
c) Do
d) Run
e) Endo
◉ b. Answer: Which of the following commands will create an
archive file, named backup.tar, containing all the files from the
directory /home?
a) Tar /home backup.tar
b) Tar -cf backup.tar /home
QUESTIONS WITH FULL ANSWERS
◉ e. Answer: When a new user is added, where does the user ID get
stored?
a) /etc/shpasswd
b) /etc/users
c) /etc/realm
d) /etc/pass
e) /etc/passwd
◉ c. Answer: Which function does a shell program serve?
a) It is responsible for logging a user into the system
b) It provides a graphical environment
,c) It receives user commands and executes them
d) It is responsible for establishing a connection to another
computer
◉ b, c. Answer: Which commands provide help for a specific Linux
command? (Choose two answers).
a) Whatdoes
b) Info
c) Man
d) Ask
e) Helpme
◉ b. Answer: Which of the following hardware devices links a
number of computers together to form an Ethernet LAN?
,a) Terminal
b) Switch
c) Connector
d) Server
e) Access point
◉ e. Answer: Which of the following commands moves the directory
~/summer-vacation and it content to ~/vacation/2011?
a) Mv ~/vacation/2011 ~/summer-vacation
b) Mv /home/summer-vacation /home/vacation/2011
c) Mv -R ~/summer-vacation ~/vacation/2011
d) Move -R ~/summer-vacation ~/vacation/2011
e) Mv ~/summer-vacation ~/vacation/2011
, ◉ c. Answer: What keyword is missing from the following segment
of the shell script?for i in*;----cat $idone
a) Fi
b)Then
c) Do
d) Run
e) Endo
◉ b. Answer: Which of the following commands will create an
archive file, named backup.tar, containing all the files from the
directory /home?
a) Tar /home backup.tar
b) Tar -cf backup.tar /home