Free 010-160: Linux Essentials Certificate Exam - version 1.6 Exam Questions and Answers

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1. Question #1

   Which of the following characters in a shell prompt indicates the shell is running with root privileges?

   • A. !
   • B. #
   • C. *
   • D. &
   • E. $
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2. Question #2

   Which of the following directories must be mounted with read and write access if it resides on its own dedicated file system?

   • A. /opt
   • B. /lib
   • C. /etc
   • D. /var
   • E. /usr
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3. Question #3

   What is the preferred source for the installation of new applications in a Linux based operating system?

   • A. The vendor's version management system
   • B. A CD-ROM disk
   • C. The distribution's package repository
   • D. The vendor's website
   • E. A retail store
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4. Question #4

   Which of the following commands are used to get information on the proper use of ls? (Choose two correct answers.)

   Select 2 answers.

   • A. option ls
   • B. usage ls
   • C. manual ls
   • D. man ls
   • E. info ls
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5. Question #5

   Which of the following devices represents a hard disk partition?

   • A. /dev/ttyS0
   • B. /dev/sata0
   • C. /dev/part0
   • D. /dev/sda2
   • E. /dev/sda/p2
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6. Question #6

   Which of the following permissions are set on the /tmp/ directory?

   • A. rwxrwxrwt
   • B. ------rwX
   • C. rwSrw-rw
   • D. rwxrwS--
   • E. r-xr-X--t
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7. Question #7

   What is a Linux distribution?

   • A. The Linux file system as seen from the root account after mounting all file systems.
   • B. A bundling of the Linux kernel, system utilities and other software.
   • C. The set of rules which governs the distribution of Linux kernel source code.
   • D. An operating system based on Linux but incompatible to the regular Linux kernel.
   • E. A set of changes to Linux which enable Linux to run on another processor architecture.
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8. Question #8

   Which of the following DNS record types hold an IP address? (Choose two.)

   Select 2 answers.

   • A. NS
   • B. AAAA
   • C. MX
   • D. A
   • E. CNAME
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9. Question #9

   Why are web browser cookies considered dangerous?

   • A. Cookies support identification and tracking of users.
   • B. Cookies are always public and accessible to anyone on the internet.
   • C. Cookies consume significant amounts of storage and can exhaust disk space.
   • D. Cookies store critical data which is lost when a cookie is deleted.
   • E. Cookies can contain and execute viruses and malware.
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10. Question #10

    Which package management tool is used in Red Hat-based Linux Systems?

    • A. portage
    • B. rpm
    • C. apt-get
    • D. dpkg
    • E. packagectl
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