Linux 1 -- Chap 5 and 13 (slides 65-80)

Match the Globbing special character with the correct description.

• *

• matches a single character

• [ ]

• matches any sequence of characters

• ?

• will find specific png files

• image[4-6].png

• matches any single character within the brackets

• *.png

• will find all png files

Which are true about logging in as the root user with default configurations?

• allows you to execute commands as the administrator

• is recommended over logging in as a regular user

• you have to know the root password to login as root for the first time

• su - is the only command available for logging into root

• the su --login command can be used to login as root

Which of the following commands will log you in as root while retaining the environment of the current user?

• su

• su -

• su -l

• sudo -i

Which commands will log you in as the root user and give you access to all the root user's resources? (choose all that apply)

• su

• su -l

• su -

• sudo -i

• sudo

Which command will identify the type of file (text, binary, image, etc.)?

• file

• type

• whoami

• cat

• stat

Which command will tell you whether a command is a shell built-in, an alias, a function, or an external command?

• file

• type

• whoami

• cat

• stat

Which command will tell you the following about a file -- birth, change, modify, access?

• file

• type

• whoami

• cat

• stat

What are the rights of the user for this file? (choose all that apply)

-rw-r--r-- 1 bob staff 15322 Feb 22 16:32 alternatives.log

• read

• write

• execute

• none

What are the rights of the group for this file? (choose all that apply)

-rw-r--r-- 1 bob staff 15322 Feb 22 16:32 alternatives.log

• read

• write

• execute

• none

What are the rights of others for this file? (choose all that apply)

-rw-r--r-- 1 bob staff 15322 Feb 22 16:32 alternatives.log

• read

• write

• execute

• none