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QUIZ-LINUX WORKSHOP

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is meant by Open Source software?

a)

Software owned by organisations, need to buy a licence for.

b)

Software owned by organizations, No need to buy a license for.

c)

Freely available, constantly upgraded by users.

d)

Freely available, but can’t be upgraded by users.

2.

Which of the following is NOT Open Source?

a)

Windows 10

b)

Linux

c)

Ubuntu

d)

Open Office

3.

What is the advantage of Open Source software?

a)

You need to be an expert in editing code.

b)

You can edit source code to customize it.

c)

Can sometimes be too generic for specialist purposes.

d)

You need a licence.

4.

Full form of OSS?

a)

Open Source System

b)

Open Source Software

c)

Open Source Synchronization

d)

Operations support systems.

5.

Which of these is not a Linux distribution?

a)

Ubuntu

b)

Kali

c)

Fedora

d)

Microsoft Windows

6.

A text based user interface, in which users type in instructions at a prompt, is known as ________ interface.

a)

Windows-based

b)

Mouse-enabled

c)

Graphical user

d)

Command - line

7.

The command-line interface tells a user that it's ready to receive commands by displaying a specific set of characters called _______

a)

Signal

b)

Key

c)

Prompt

d)

command

8.

What is another name for a folder?

a)

Directory

b)

Tree

c)

Program

d)

System

9.

What Linux command displays the current working directory?

a)

ls

b)

pwd

c)

mkdir

d)

dir

10.

The exact location of the file is called?

a)

Folder

b)

Path

c)

File

d)

root

11.

Which character represents the root of the current linux file?

a)

>

b)

&

c)

/

d)

\

12.

Which command lists the content of the directory?

a)

ls

b)

dir

c)

mv

d)

list

13.

Which Linux command is used to create a new directory?

a)

dir

b)

md

c)

mkdir

d)

makedirectory

14.

To change the password of a user we can use the command

a)

password

b)

passwd

c)

chpass

d)

su

15.

What does the command vi/vim do

a)

shutdown linux

b)

change the password

c)

start the visual file editor

d)

copy files

16.

What does the command cp do

a)

copy files

b)

file copy

c)

paste files

d)

delete

17.

Which term describes the interpreter that executes commands typed as strings?

a)

Shell

b)

Command

c)

Console

d)

Terminal

18.

Which Bash shortcut or command is used to complete commands, file names, and options?

a)

;

b)

history

c)

Pressing Tab

d)

Pressing Esc+

19.

Which directory contains user home directories?

a)

/

b)

/home

c)

/root

d)

/user

20.

Which command will always change the working directory to /bin?

a)

cd bin

b)

cd /bin

c)

cd ~bin

d)

cd -bin

21.

 How does a comment begin in a shell script file?

a)

Beginning with #

b)

Beginning with $

c)

Beginning with !

d)

None of these

22.

A linux command for transferring files/directories to a different directory is called?

a)

replace

b)

export

c)

move

d)

mv

23.

Which of the following commands allows for moving one level up in the Linux directory?

a)

cd -

b)

cd ..

c)

cd /

d)

cd ~

24.

A Linux command that allows for modifying security privileges in order to be able to execute a single command that requires root access permissions is called:

a)

id

b)

sudo

c)

usermod

d)

su

25.

Which of the following key combinations allow to terminate the current process in Linux shell?

a)

Ctrl + c

b)

Ctrl + a

c)

Ctrl + e

d)

Ctrl + l

26.

Whose symbol is this?

a)

Apple

b)

Linux

c)

Ubuntu

d)

MacOS

27.

Identify the Person.

a)

Paul Allen

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Mark Shuttleworth

d)

Linus Torvald