Free 102-500: LPIC-1 Exam 102 - Part 2 of 2 - version 5.0 Exam Questions and Answers

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1. Question #1

   What is the difference between the commands test -e path and test -f path?

   • A. They are equivalent options with the same behaviour.
   • B. The -f option tests for a regular file. The -e option tests for an empty file.
   • C. Both options check the existence of the path. The -f option also confirms that it is a regular file.
   • D. The -f option tests for a regular file. The -e option tests for an executable file.
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2. Question #2

   Which command allows you to make a shell variable visible to subshells?

   • A. export $VARIABLE
   • B. export VARIABLE
   • C. set $VARIABLE
   • D. set VARIABLE
   • E. env VARIABLE
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3. Question #3

   What output will the command seq 10 produce?

   • A. A continuous stream of numbers increasing in increments of 10 until stopped.
   • B. The numbers 1 through 10 with one number per line.
   • C. The numbers 0 through 9 with one number per line.
   • D. The number 10 to standard output.
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4. Question #4

   Which of the following SQL statements will select the fields name and address from the contacts table?

   • A. SELECT (name, address) FROM contacts;
   • B. SELECT (name address) FROM contacts;
   • C. SELECT name, address FROM contacts;
   • D. SELECT name address FROM contacts;
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5. Question #5

   Which of the following files, when existing, affect the behavior of the Bash shell? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

   Select 2 answers.

   • A. ~/.bashconf
   • B. ~/.bashrc
   • C. ~/.bashdefaults
   • D. ~/.bash_etc
   • E. ~/.bash_profile
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6. Question #6

   Which of the following commands puts the output of the command date into the shell variable mydate?

   • A. mydate="$(date)"
   • B. mydate="exec date"
   • C. mydate="$((date))"
   • D. mydate="date"
   • E. mydate="${date}"
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7. Question #7

   Which command makes the shell variable named VARIABLE visible to subshells?

   • A. export $VARIABLE
   • B. export VARIABLE
   • C. set $VARIABLE
   • D. set VARIABLE
   • E. env VARIABLE
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8. Question #8

   What benefit does an alias in bash provide?

   • A. It provides faster lookups for commands in the system directory.
   • B. It creates a local copy of a file from another directory.
   • C. It hides what command you are running from others.
   • D. It allows a string to be substituted for the first word of a simple command.
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9. Question #9

   Which of the following SQL queries counts the number of occurrences for each value of the field order_type in the table orders?

   • A. SELECT order_type,COUNT(*) FROM orders WHERE order_type=order_type;
   • B. SELECT order_type,COUNT(*) FROM orders GROUP BY order_type;
   • C. COUNT(SELECT order_type FROM orders);
   • D. SELECT COUNT(*) FROM orders ORDER BY order_type;
   • E. SELECT AUTO_COUNT FROM orders COUNT order_type;
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10. Question #10

    Which of the following are requirements in order to run a shell script like a regular command from anywhere in the filesystem? (Choose THREE correct answers.)

    Select 3 answers.

    • A. The user issuing the command must be in the group script.
    • B. The script file must be found in the $PATH.
    • C. The script file must have the executable permission bit set.
    • D. The script must begin with a shebang-line (#!) that points to the correct interpreter.
    • E. The file system on which the script resides must be mounted with the option scripts.
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