101-500 Exam Questions
420 real 101-500 exam questions with expert-verified answers and explanations. Page 2 of 9.
- Question #55GNU and Unix Commands
Which of the following commands will change the quota for a specific user?
disk quotasuser quotasedquotaquota management - Question #56Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Which utility would be used to change how often a filesystem check is performed on an ext2 filesystem without losing any data stored on that filesystem?
tune2fsext2 filesystemfilesystem checksfilesystem tuning - Question #57Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Which of the following Linux filesystems preallocates a fixed number of inodes at the filesystem's make/creation time and does NOT generate them as needed? (Choose TWO correct answ...
inodesext filesystemsinode preallocationfilesystem creation - Question #58Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
What is the purpose of the Filesystem Hierarchy Standard?
Filesystem Hierarchy StandardFHSDirectory structureDistribution-neutral - Question #60Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Instead of supplying an explicit device in /etc/fstab for mounting, what other options may be used to identify the intended partition? (Choose TWO correct answers.)
fstabUUIDfilesystem labelspartition identification - Question #61Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
After running the command umount /mnt, the following error message is displayed: umount: /mnt: device is busy. What is a common reason for this message?
umountdevice busy erroropen filesmount operations - Question #62Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
What does the command mount -a do?
mount commandfstabauto optionfilesystem mounting - Question #63GNU and Unix Commands
Which of the following commands set the sticky bit for the directory /tmp? (Choose TWO correct answers.)
sticky bitchmodspecial permissionsoctal notation - Question #64GNU and Unix Commands
Which of the following commands can be used to display the inode number of a given file?
inodels commandfile metadatafilesystem attributes - Question #65Shells and Shell Scripting
Which of the following commands shows the definition of a given shell command?
type commandshell builtinscommand resolutioncommand types - Question #66Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
What do the permissions -rwSr-xr-x mean for a binary file when it is executed as a command?
File PermissionsSetUIDPermission BitsExecute Permissions - Question #67Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Which of the following pieces of information of an existing file is changed when a hard link pointing to that file is created?
hard linksinodelink countfilesystem metadata - Question #68System Architecture
Which SysV init configuration file should be modified to disable the ctrl-alt-delete key combination?
SysV init/etc/inittabsystem configurationctrl-alt-delete - Question #69System Architecture
During a system boot cycle, what program is executed after the BIOS completes its tasks?
boot sequencebootloaderBIOSsystem startup - Question #70System Architecture
Which run levels should never be declared as the default run level when using SysV init? (Choose TWO correct answers.)
SysV initrun levelssystem initializationboot process - Question #71Devices, Linux Filesystems, FHS
Which of the following statements is correct when talking about /proc/?
/proc filesystemvirtual filesystemkernel interfaceFHS - Question #72Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
What of the following statements are true regarding /dev/ when using udev? (Choose TWO correct answers.)
udevdevice management/dev filesystemtmpfs - Question #73System Architecture
Which of the following information is stored within the BIOS? (Choose TWO correct answers.)
BIOSBoot configurationHardware configurationSystem startup - Question #74GNU and Unix Commands
Which of the following commands reboots the system when using SysV init? (Choose TWO correct answers.)
SysV initshutdown commandtelinitrunlevels - Question #75System Architecture
Which of the following are init systems used within Linux systems? (Choose THREE correct answers.)
init systemssystem bootsystemdservice management - Question #77GNU and Unix Commands
What information can the lspci command display about the system hardware? (Choose THREE correct answers.)
lspci commandPCI deviceshardware informationdevice properties - Question #78System Architecture
What is the first program that is usually started, at boot time, by the Linux kernel when using SysV init?
Boot processSysV initInit processKernel startup - Question #80GNU and Unix Commands
Which of the following commands will write a message to the terminals of all logged in users?
wall commanduser messagingsystem communicationadministration - Question #81System Architecture
Which of the following kernel parameters instructs the kernel to suppress most boot messages?
kernel parametersboot configurationboot messagesquiet parameter - Question #82System Architecture
Which of the following options for the kernel's command line changes the systemd boot target to rescue.target instead of the default target?
systemd boot targetkernel command-line parametersrescue.targetsystem initialization - Question #83Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
In order to display all currently mounted filesystems, which of the following commands could be used? (Choose TWO correct answers.)
mount command/proc/self/mountsmounted filesystemsfilesystem administration - Question #84GNU and Unix Commands
Which of the following commands can be used to locate programs and their corresponding man pages and configuration files?
command locationwhereiswhichsystem utilities - Question #85Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Which of the following commands changes the number of days before the ext3 filesystem on /dev/sda1 has to run through a full filesystem check while booting?
tune2fsext3 filesystemfsck intervalsfilesystem checks - Question #86Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Which type of filesystem is created by mkfs when it is executed with the block device name only and without any additional parameters?
mkfsext2default filesystemblock devices - Question #87Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
How many fields are in a syntactically correct line of /etc/fstab?
/etc/fstabfilesystem mountingmount optionsstorage configuration - Question #89Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Which of the following file permissions belong to a symbolic link?
symbolic linksfile permissionsls outputfile types - Question #90Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Creating a hard link to an ordinary file returns an error. What could be the reason for this?
hard linksfilesystem boundariesinodesln command - Question #91GNU and Unix Commands
What is the default nice level when a process is started using the nice command?
nice commandprocess priorityprocess schedulingCPU affinity - Question #92GNU and Unix Commands
What is the default action of the split command on an input file?
split commandfile splittingline-based chunkingdefault behavior - Question #93GNU and Unix Commands
What is the difference between the i and a commands of the vi editor?
vi editorinsert modeappend modecursor positioning - Question #95GNU and Unix Commands
Which of the following commands moves and resumes in the background the last stopped shell job?
job controlbackground processesshell built-insprocess management - Question #96GNU and Unix Commands
What is the effect of the egrep command when the -v option is used?
egreppattern matchinginvert matchcommand options - Question #97Linux Installation and Package Management
Which of the following commands lists the dependencies of a given dpkg package?
apt-cachepackage dependenciespackage managementdpkg - Question #98System Architecture
Which of the following options is used in a GRUB Legacy configuration file to define the amount of time that the GRUB menu will be shown to the user?
GRUB LegacyBoot loadertimeout parameterSystem initialization - Question #99Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
What can the Logical Volume Manager (LVM) be used for? (Choose THREE correct answers.)
LVM capabilitiesDynamic volume managementStorage snapshotsLogical volumes - Question #100GNU and Unix Commands
Which of the following commands updates the linker cache of shared libraries?
ldconfigshared librarieslinker cachesystem configuration - Question #101Linux Installation and Package Management
When using rpm --verify to check files created during the installation of RPM packages, which of the following information is taken into consideration? (Choose THREE correct answer...
rpm --verifypackage metadatafile integritychecksums - Question #102Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
Which of the following is correct when talking about mount points?
mount pointsfilesystemsdirectory structurefilesystem operations - Question #103System Architecture
Which function key is used to start Safe Mode in Windows NT?
Windows NTBoot modesSafe ModeOperating systems - Question #104System Architecture
Which of the following environment variables overrides or extends the list of directories holding shared libraries?
environment variablesshared librarieslibrary loadingLD_LIBRARY_PATH - Question #106Linux Installation and Package Management
Which RPM command will output the name of the package which supplied the file /etc/exports?
rpm queryfile package ownershippackage managementcommand syntax - Question #108GNU and Unix Commands
What does the ? symbol within regular expressions represent?
regex quantifierspattern matchingregular expressionstext processing - Question #109GNU and Unix Commands
In the vi editor, how can commands such as moving the cursor or copying lines into the buffer be issued multiple times or applied to multiple rows?
vi editorcommand repetitioncursor movementtext manipulation - Question #110Shells and Shell Scripting
Which of the following files, located in the user home directory, is used to store the Bash history?
Bash historyShell configurationHome directory filesBash - Question #111System Architecture
After modifying GNU GRUB's configuration file, which command must be run for the changes to take effect?
GRUB bootloaderboot configurationconfiguration persistenceboot process