An engineer wants to automate several tasks by running commands daily on a UNIX server. The engineer only has built-in default tools available. Which of the following should the engineer use to best…

The correct answer is B. Cron E. Bash. Cron is a built-in UNIX tool for scheduling tasks to run automatically at specified times. Bash is the default command-line shell in UNIX systems, allowing engineers to write and execute scripts to automate tasks.

Submitted by femi9· Mar 6, 2026Security Engineering

Question

An engineer wants to automate several tasks by running commands daily on a UNIX server. The engineer only has built-in default tools available. Which of the following should the engineer use to best assist with this endeavor? (Choose two.)

Options

APython
BCron
CAnsible
DPowerShell
EBash
FTask Scheduler

How the community answered

(63 responses)

A
5% (3)
B
90% (57)
C
2% (1)
D
2% (1)
F
2% (1)

Explanation

Cron is a built-in UNIX tool for scheduling tasks to run automatically at specified times. Bash is the default command-line shell in UNIX systems, allowing engineers to write and execute scripts to automate tasks.

Community Discussion

No community discussion yet for this question.

Full CAS-005 Practice