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Correctly Answered Practice Questions/ Linux
Essentials Certificate Exam Practice Test|| Latest
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Red Hat-based systems use what package file format and what management tools? -
CORRECTANSWER The package file format is rpm.
The package management tool is yum (or dnf, in the case of Fedora).
What command could you use to create a new empty directory named "Test" in your
current working directory? -CORRECTANSWER mkdir Test
The CentOS Linux distribution is based on what other distribution? -
CORRECTANSWER Red Hat
NGINX and Apache are two common open-source ___ _______. -CORRECTANSWER
Web servers
What is the difference between permissive and copyleft? -CORRECTANSWER Copyleft
is more restrictive in terms of licensing derivative works.
Would you use a standard release or a rolling release distribution for an enterprise
Linux server installation? -CORRECTANSWER Standard
, What would the following line do if placed in a shell script?
# rm -rf * -CORRECTANSWER Nothing — it's a comment ;-)
What does FLOSS stand for? -CORRECTANSWER Free Libre Open-Source Software
What does 'cloud_user@ip-10-0-1-10 $' in the console mean? -CORRECTANSWER
The user cloud_user is logged into the host ip-10-0-1-10, and the shell is running with
normal user privileges ($) and ready for commands.
What command could you use to reference the documentation of a CLI utility? -
CORRECTANSWER man or info, followed by the utility name
To what variable would you add the path to a shell script so you could execute it without
referencing the path? -CORRECTANSWER $PATH
What source does a Linux distribution typically use for installations? -
CORRECTANSWER The distribution's software repository.
Does the useradd command create the home directory by default? -
CORRECTANSWER useradd merely sets the home directory in /etc/passwd; it doesn't
create it by default.
Correctly Answered Practice Questions/ Linux
Essentials Certificate Exam Practice Test|| Latest
Update 2025/26
Red Hat-based systems use what package file format and what management tools? -
CORRECTANSWER The package file format is rpm.
The package management tool is yum (or dnf, in the case of Fedora).
What command could you use to create a new empty directory named "Test" in your
current working directory? -CORRECTANSWER mkdir Test
The CentOS Linux distribution is based on what other distribution? -
CORRECTANSWER Red Hat
NGINX and Apache are two common open-source ___ _______. -CORRECTANSWER
Web servers
What is the difference between permissive and copyleft? -CORRECTANSWER Copyleft
is more restrictive in terms of licensing derivative works.
Would you use a standard release or a rolling release distribution for an enterprise
Linux server installation? -CORRECTANSWER Standard
, What would the following line do if placed in a shell script?
# rm -rf * -CORRECTANSWER Nothing — it's a comment ;-)
What does FLOSS stand for? -CORRECTANSWER Free Libre Open-Source Software
What does 'cloud_user@ip-10-0-1-10 $' in the console mean? -CORRECTANSWER
The user cloud_user is logged into the host ip-10-0-1-10, and the shell is running with
normal user privileges ($) and ready for commands.
What command could you use to reference the documentation of a CLI utility? -
CORRECTANSWER man or info, followed by the utility name
To what variable would you add the path to a shell script so you could execute it without
referencing the path? -CORRECTANSWER $PATH
What source does a Linux distribution typically use for installations? -
CORRECTANSWER The distribution's software repository.
Does the useradd command create the home directory by default? -
CORRECTANSWER useradd merely sets the home directory in /etc/passwd; it doesn't
create it by default.
