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All Linux versions are open source.
True
False
Everything Linux does is considered a process.
True
False
RAM is considered non-volatile storage.
True
False
A Linux CD/DVD-ROM drive is represented as a file.
True
False
The nature of open-source software discourages discovering and reporting security vulnerabilities.
True
False
The main characteristic of ____ is that its source code is published with the software.
shareware
freeware
closed source software
open source software
Windows is an example of ____.
shareware
freeware
closed source software
open source software
Which software type allows users to have access to it for a limited time before it expires?
Shareware
Freeware
Open-source
General Public License
Who developed Linux?
Dennis Ritchie
Linus Torvalds
Andrew Tannenbaum
Ken Thompson
Each hardware device must have its own ____ so that the operating system can detect it.
name
process
driver
daemon
Which operating system is a version of Linux?
UNIX
Ubuntu
Multics
MINIX
You use a(n) ____ environment to access applications.
open
proprietary
shareware
desktop
Which two major resources does the Linux kernel manage?
Processes and memory
Processes and applications
Files and applications
Users and tasks
Which term describes the storage space where a computer reads and writes data?
Non-volatile memory
Static memory
ROM
RAM
Which type of paging makes it possible to load only needed sections of a program into RAM?
Direct
Demand
Distinct
Deamon
The K Desktop Environment is written in the ____ programming language.
C++
C
Java
Python
The highest point in the Linux file structure is the ____.
base
System Directory
Root
Admin
The highest point in the Linux files structure is indicated with the ____ symbol.
dollar sign ($)
asterisk (*)
backward slash (\)
forward slash (/)
Which file type contains data such as text files or executable files?
Data
Regular
Device
Directory
A directory inside another directory is sometimes referred to as a ____.
subdirectory
subfile
child directory
nested directory
For networking connectivity, Linux comes with ____.
HTTP
FTP
UDP
TCP/IP
The number of commands remembered varies from shell to shell, but the default is ____.
10
100
1,000
10,000
Which executable filename is used for the Bourne shell?
bash
ksh
csh
sh
Which directory contains all Linux command shells?
/dir
/lsh
/bin
/dev
Which environment variable contains a list of directories that is searched for commands to execute?
PATH
PS1
PS2
EXEC
Select the command that can report the location of a command:
what
which
where
The _______ command will print a list of the commands that you’ve previously executed.
list
eval
history
exec
To execute the same command as previously executed five commands ago, you would type:
@-5
!5
!-5
&5
The shell program interprets the commands you type into the terminal into instructions that the Linux operating system can execute.
true
false
The acronym CLI stands for:
Computer Line Interface
Command Line Interpreter
Command Line Interface
Computer Link Interpreter
What one character treats the character that follows it as if it was surrounded by single quotes?
/
#
%
\
The echo command:
Copies variables from one to another
Tests a variable for duplication
Is used for variable assignment
Is used to output text to the console
Duplicates the input stream to the output stream
The most common shell used for Linux distributions is the ________ shell.
Fish
Bash
Tsch
Zsh
HOME is an example of _________.
An environment variable
A path variable
A local variable
An internal command
An alias
The double ampersand characters (&& ) are used to separate commands to be executed conditionally, where if the command to the left of the ampersands fails, then the command to the right of the ampersands will be executed.
true
false
The semicolon (;) can be used to separate multiple commands to be executed in order.
true
false
Using a pair of back quotes ( ` ) will cause a shell to execute the back-quoted text as a command and substitute the output back into the original command.
true
false
A pair of double quotes (” ) will prevent the shell from interpreting any metacharacter.
true
false
A pair of single quotes ( ‘ ) will prevent the shell from interpreting any metacharacter.
true
false
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