Linux Essentials Final Comprehensive Exam (Modules 1 - 16) Answer

. Question ID 2 One of the jobs of the kernel is to:  Manage the system’s resources  Turn source code into machine code  Load the operating system after the computer is turned on  Transfer mail from one machine to another 2. Question ID 3 Unix is: (choose two)  An operating system  A type of hardware  A trademark  A distribution of Linux  A text editor 3. Question ID 5 Linux is written in:  C  .NET  C++  Java  Perl 4. Question ID 6 Source code refers to:  The version of a program that the computer runs on the CPU  The license that dictates how you may use and share the software  The interface that software uses to talk to the kernel  A human readable version of computer software 5. Question ID 22 What is the standard option to provide a command line program to view its documentation?  –info  –doc  –help  -h 6. Question ID 23 The command man -k is the same as the command apropos. True or False?  True  False 7. Question ID 24 The whatis command is the same as man -w.  True  False 8. Question ID 26 The directory where additional documentation for software packages most likely can be found is:  /var/lib/doc  /usr/software/doc  /usr/share/doc  /var/share/doc 9. Question ID 47 Hidden files are files that begin with what character?  A plus (+)  A dash (-)  A period (.)  An asterisk (*) 10. Question ID 48 What option for the ls command will display all files, including hidden files?  -w  -H  -L  -a 11. Question ID 49 The top-level directory on a Linux system is represented as:  /  /root  /home  C: 12. Question ID 50 Is the following path absolute or relative? /etc/ppp  Relative  Absolute 13. Question ID 51 Is the following path absolute or relative? sysadmin/Documents  Relative  Absolute 14. Question ID 73 Compression on a file works by:  Removing the high order bit from each byte  Consolidating multiple files into one  Removing redundant information  Storing most of the data on removable media and just leaving a pointer  Eliminating gaps within the file 15. Question ID 75 In general, for which of the following would you want to use lossless compression?  An mp3 audio file  A movie  A log file  A JPEG image  An encrypted email