010-160 Practice Test 13 — 15 Questions

Question 1

Which TWO of the following are examples of Linux distributions?

Accepted Answer

Debian. Ubuntu and Debian are both popular Linux distributions.

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Chrome

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Windows

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Office

Question 2

Which THREE of the following items are typically found in the /etc directory?

Accepted Answer

/etc/fstab. The /etc directory contains system-wide configuration files, such as passwd, hosts, and fstab.

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/etc/tmp

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/etc/bin

Question 3

You have a compressed file 'data.tar.bz2'. Which flag is needed to extract it?

Accepted Answer

tar -xjf data.tar.bz2. The -j flag is used for bzip2 compression.

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tar -xzf data.tar.bz2

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tar -xAf data.tar.bz2

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tar -xvf data.tar.bz2

Question 4

Which TWO of the following are commands to delete files or directories?

Accepted Answer

rmdir. rm and rmdir are used for deletion.

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ls

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cp

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mv

Question 5

An administrator needs to monitor network traffic in real-time on a specific interface. Which tool is commonly used to capture and display packets?

Accepted Answer

tcpdump. tcpdump is the standard command-line utility for packet capture and analysis.

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netstat

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iptables

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nmap

Question 6

Which THREE of the following files/commands are involved in system startup or services?

Accepted Answer

/etc/init.d. systemd, init, and the /etc/init.d directory are all standard components of the service management architecture in Linux.

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/etc/hosts

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/proc/cpuinfo

Question 7

What does the command 'history' do?

Accepted Answer

It prints the command history list.. It lists the commands previously executed in the current session.

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It shows the date and time of file creation.

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It displays the system log history.

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It deletes all previous command history.

Question 8

Which command is used to display lines of a file that match a pattern, while ignoring case?

Accepted Answer

grep -i. -i enables case-insensitive matching in grep.

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grep -v

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grep -w

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grep -r

Question 9

When using the 'man' command, how do you navigate to the next page of the manual entry?

Accepted Answer

Spacebar. The spacebar is the standard key to scroll forward one full screen in most pager applications, including the man viewer.

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Enter

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Page Up

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Right Arrow

Question 10

Which command is used to display the current working directory in the terminal?

Accepted Answer

pwd. pwd stands for 'print working directory'.

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dir

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cd

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ls

Question 11

To navigate from your current directory to your home directory regardless of your current location, which command is most efficient?

Accepted Answer

cd ~. The cd command without arguments or with the tilde character defaults to the user's home directory.

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cd ..

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cd /

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cd /home

Question 12

Which THREE of the following are types of manual page sections?

Accepted Answer

User commands (1). User commands, system calls, and file formats are core man page sections.

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Network protocols (10)

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Kernel hardware (20)

Question 13

What is the primary difference between 'man' pages and 'info' pages?

Accepted Answer

info contains more detailed, hyperlinked documentation. Info pages are generally more detailed, hierarchical, and often contain hyperlinks, whereas man pages are typically concise, technical summaries.

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man is graphical, info is text-based

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man pages are obsolete

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man is for system files, info is for users

Question 14

You need to move a file named 'data.txt' from the current directory to '/var/logs' but want to be prompted if a file with the same name already exists in the destination. Which option should you add to 'mv'?

Accepted Answer

mv -i. The -i (interactive) flag prompts the user before overwriting existing files.

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mv -n

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mv -f

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mv -v

Question 15

A file is owned by root and has permissions 600. What happens if a regular user tries to read this file?

Accepted Answer

Access is denied.. Permission 600 (rw-------) allows only the owner (root) to read or write. A regular user (not root) will be denied access (Permission denied).

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The user is prompted for a password.

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The user can only read but not write.

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Access is granted.