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Read the full scenario before looking at the answer options. Identify the constraint or requirement in the scenario, then eliminate options that are generally true but wrong for this specific case. Scenario questions reward careful reading over pattern matching.

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How to approach select two (multi-select) questions

Multi-select questions tell you to 'Choose TWO' or 'Choose THREE'. Getting partial credit is not a thing — you must select all correct answers with no incorrect ones. The stem always states how many to choose, so trust it. These questions require precision, not best-guess elimination.

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Select Two (Multi-Select) Questions questions test whether you can apply the concept in context, not just recognise a definition.

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Which detail in the question changes the correct answer.

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A systems administrator wants to monitor system performance in real time. Which TWO commands can be used to display live updating information about processes, CPU, and memory usage? (Select TWO.)

A
top
Real-time interactive process viewer.
B
htop
Enhanced real-time interactive process viewer.
C
ps aux
Why wrong: Static snapshot of processes.
D
sar -u 1 5
Why wrong: Historical data collection, not real-time interactive.
E
vmstat 1
Why wrong: Periodic output but not interactive like top.

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A systems administrator wants to monitor system performance in real time. Which TWO commands can be used to display live updating information about processes, CPU, and memory usage? (Select TWO.)

Which TWO of the following are valid methods to enforce disk quota limits on a Linux filesystem? (Select TWO.)

A database server running on Linux is experiencing high load. The administrator runs 'strace -p <pid>' and sees many 'epoll_wait' and 'futex' calls. Which THREE of the following are possible causes of the high load? (Choose THREE.)

A Linux engineer is troubleshooting a server that fails to boot. The server displays a message indicating 'Kernel panic - not syncing: VFS: Unable to mount root fs on unknown-block(0,0)'. Which TWO actions should the engineer take to resolve this issue? (Choose TWO.)

A Linux system is experiencing kernel panics after a recent update. The administrator wants to boot into a previous kernel version to restore functionality. Which three steps are required to achieve this? (Select THREE).

A technician is configuring a system to automatically mount an NFS share at boot. Which two files must be edited or created? (Choose two.)

A Linux administrator is hardening a server. Which TWO actions are effective in preventing unauthorized access via SSH? (Select TWO.)

A security audit identified that the /tmp directory is world-writable. Which THREE steps should be taken to secure /tmp on a Linux system? (Select THREE.)

Which THREE of the following are valid methods to troubleshoot a service that fails to start?

Which TWO statements are true regarding the use of Ansible for automation? (Choose TWO.)

A Linux administrator is troubleshooting a server that has become unresponsive. The administrator connects via IPMI and runs 'top' but the process list does not show any obvious CPU or memory hog. Which TWO commands could be used to identify I/O wait issues or disk bottlenecks? (Choose TWO.)

A Linux administrator suspects a memory leak in a process. Which TWO commands can be used to monitor memory usage over time for a specific process? (Choose two.)

A Linux server is experiencing intermittent connectivity issues. The administrator reviews the system logs and finds the following messages: 'NETDEV WATCHDOG: eth0: transmit queue 0 timed out'. Which THREE actions are likely to resolve this issue? (Choose three.)

Which TWO of the following are valid methods to pass environment variables to a Docker container at runtime?

A developer is writing a shell script that needs to handle errors. Which THREE of the following are best practices for robust script error handling?

A Linux administrator needs to implement a cron job that runs a script every day at 2:30 PM. Which TWO cron schedule expressions are equivalent?

Which THREE of the following are valid systemd unit types?

An administrator runs auditctl -l and ausearch -k auth_log -ts today as shown in the exhibit. The administrator expects to see audit events for /var/log/auth.log but gets no matches. Which TWO actions should the administrator take to resolve this issue?

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A Linux administrator is troubleshooting a service that fails to start. Which THREE files or commands should be checked to diagnose the issue? (Select THREE.)