ICT315- 20SSL6142

1. 1. what is the purpose of linux commands

• To list file and directories

• To remove files

• To copy files

• To display system details

2. 2. Which option with ls shows hidden files in a directory?

• -R

• -a

• -i

• -t

3. 3. How to list all files in a directory with detailed information ( like permissions, owner, size, and modification date)?

• ls -r

• ls -l

• ls -a

• ls -d

4. 4. 4. Which of the following commands will delete a file named example.txt?

• erase example.txt

• remove example.txt

• rm example.txt

• del example.txt

5. What is the effect of using the rm -r command?

• Removes all files in the current directory

• Removes a directory and its contents recursively

• Removes files with read-only permission

• Moves files to the trash

6. Which option with rm prompts before deleting each file?

• -f

• -d

• -p

• -i

7. What is the primary purpose of the cp command?

• To change permissions of a file

• To copy files and directories

• To rename files

• To delete files

8. Which of the following commands will copy file1.txt to file2.txt?

• mv file1.txt file2.txt

• cp file1.txt file2.txt

• cp -r file1.txt file2.txt

• cp -d file1.txt file2.txt

9. 9. What is the primary purpose of the ln command in Linux?

• To copy files and directories

• To create symbolic and hard links

• To move files and directories

• To delete files and directories

10. 10. What does the command ln file1 file2 do?

• Copies the contents of file1 to file2

• Creates a symbolic link named file2 pointing to file1

• Creates a hard link named file2 pointing to file1

• Deletes file1 and renames it as file2