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Linux Review 3

Total questions: 28

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does this symbol reference?

/

a)

directory

b)

root directory

c)

option

d)

home

2.

What will this symbol bring you back to?


~

a)

file

b)

home

c)

new line

3.

What does dmesg command display?

a)

current messages between kernel and interface

b)

messages from user

c)

directory line message

4.

What does the command echo provide?

a)

output

b)

repeating terms

c)

sound

5.

What two terms identify a loop?

a)

for

b)

while

c)

if

d)

then

6.

What two terms identify a branch?

a)

for

b)

while

c)

if

d)

then

7.

How many characters does this symbol replace?

?

a)

1

b)

2

c)

none

8.

Your files are these: cat.txt, bat.txt, rat.txt.

What could I used to list these files?

a)

ls *at.txt

b)

ls *.txt

c)

ls ?txt

d)

ls *.t

9.

Files above: cap.txt, cat.txt

What files would be listed with this command?

ls ca? .txt

a)

cap.txt, cat.txt

b)

cat.txt

c)

cap.txt

d)

none

10.

What does this symbol mean?

$

a)

money

b)

variable

c)

unknown character

d)

this is not allowed in Linux

11.

What is the octal value for Read?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

12.

What is the octal value for Write?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

13.

What is the octal value for Execute?

a)

4

b)

2

c)

1

14.

permissions with the octal value of 654 will list the following

a)

-rw-r-xr--

b)

rw-r-xr-x

c)

-rwx-rwx-r--

d)

-rw--w-r--

15.

What command could I used to change the permissions of a file?

a)

chmod

b)

change

c)

permiss

d)

own

16.

The proper command syntax for Linux is:

a)

option command argument

b)

command option argument

17.

Where will this take you?

cd~

a)

home

b)

file

c)

list

d)

forward one

18.

What command can I use to wipe the terminal screen?

a)

clear

b)

mv

c)

undo

d)

delete

19.

What option would I use to list hidden files?

a)

ls -h

b)

ls -a

c)

ls -hi

d)

ls -hid

20.

cp

this command will do what?

a)

copy

b)

print

c)

control permissions

d)

create permissions

21.

What command will list the content of a file?

a)

cat

b)

ls

c)

touch

d)

cp

22.

What is the color of a changed file?

a)

green

b)

blue

23.

Permissions will list as the following:

a)

group, user, other

b)

user, group, other

c)

user, group

d)

other, user, group

24.

Information about the commands can be found by using what command?


Once the user completes this command, how do you exit and return to the previous terminal screen?

a)

man ; q

b)

man ; back

c)

man ; return

d)

man ; term

25.

What command archives a file?

a)

tar

b)

cat

c)

rar

d)

var

26.

log files?

a)

cat

b)

cp

c)

var

d)

tac

27.

What command shows list of current applications and processes? Similar to a task manager..

a)

top

b)

task

c)

list

d)

current

28.

What command will create an empty file?

a)

create

b)

touch

c)

cat

d)

new