McqMate
These multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are designed to enhance your knowledge and understanding in the following areas: Bachelor of Computer Applications (BCA) , Master of Science in Information Technology (MSc IT) , Master of Science in Software Engineering (MSc SE) .
| 101. |
How would you switch to virtual terminal 1? |
| A. | Ctrl+Alt+F1 |
| B. | Alt+F1 |
| C. | Ctrl+F1 |
| D. | Shift+Ctrl+F1 |
| Answer» A. Ctrl+Alt+F1 | |
| 102. |
In which directory are the crontab files for users stored on suse linux? |
| A. | /var/spool/cron/tabs |
| B. | /usr/lib/cron |
| C. | /usr/bin/cron/crontabs |
| D. | /var/spool/cron/users/tabs |
| Answer» A. /var/spool/cron/tabs | |
| 103. |
How would you lock the user account named csm099? |
| A. | usermod -l csm099 |
| B. | usermod -L csm099 |
| C. | usermod --l csm099 |
| D. | usermod -lock csm099 |
| Answer» B. usermod -L csm099 | |
| 104. |
How do you copy an entire directory structure? E.g. from Project to Project.backup |
| A. | cp -r Project Project.backup |
| B. | cp -e Project Project.backup |
| C. | cp -d Project Project.backup |
| D. | cp -s Project Project.backup |
| Answer» A. cp -r Project Project.backup | |
| 105. |
.............is the command used to create new directory. |
| A. | mkdir |
| B. | newdir |
| C. | dir |
| D. | mk/dir |
| Answer» A. mkdir | |
| 106. |
Command used to create an empty file. |
| A. | mtfile |
| B. | touch |
| C. | intouch |
| D. | file |
| Answer» B. touch | |
| 107. |
Which is the commmand used to remove or delete file with out confirmation msg ? |
| A. | rm-f |
| B. | rm |
| C. | del |
| D. | remove |
| Answer» B. rm | |
| 108. |
........command is used to show the logger or user |
| A. | ? |
| B. | who |
| C. | no of |
| D. | ??? |
| Answer» B. who | |
| 109. |
"cat" is the command used to |
| A. | change directory |
| B. | move directory |
| C. | come out of shell |
| D. | see the contents of file |
| Answer» D. see the contents of file | |
| 110. |
What command, followed by the directory name is used to access that specific directory? |
| A. | cp |
| B. | cd |
| C. | access |
| D. | acs |
| Answer» B. cd | |
| 111. |
How would you show a list of files and directories that are inside the current directory. |
| A. | list |
| B. | listfiles |
| C. | ls |
| D. | lst |
| Answer» C. ls | |
| 112. |
What command allows you to logout of the system? |
| A. | lgt |
| B. | logout |
| C. | logot |
| D. | out |
| Answer» B. logout | |
| 113. |
You have written a shell script that must be run as root in order to work properly. What is the most secure way to give a normal user the ability to run this program? |
| A. | Set permissions to 777 on the script |
| B. | Make the user a member of the root group |
| C. | Make the user the owner of the script |
| D. | Set the SUID bit on the script |
| Answer» A. Set permissions to 777 on the script | |
| 114. |
Which of the following modes of operation exist in vi? |
| A. | insert |
| B. | type |
| C. | search |
| D. | remove |
| Answer» A. insert | |
| 115. |
Which of the following commands can be used to change the group owner of a file? |
| A. | chown |
| B. | chmod |
| C. | chattr |
| D. | attrch |
| Answer» B. chmod | |
| 116. |
Which command to use for complete details of a command on the shell? |
| A. | help |
| B. | ? |
| C. | man |
| D. | hlp |
| Answer» C. man | |
| 117. |
You need to change some settings on your Apache server. Which is the best tool to use for logging in remotely? |
| A. | rsh |
| B. | ssh |
| C. | rlogin |
| D. | telnet |
| Answer» B. ssh | |
| 118. |
Which of the following runlevels will reboot the system? |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | 2 |
| C. | 4 |
| D. | 6 |
| Answer» D. 6 | |
| 119. |
You want to change the permissions on the file named “fifteen” so that root has all permissions and they are denied all other users. Which command should you use? |
| A. | chmod fifteen 700 |
| B. | chmod 100 fifteen |
| C. | chmod 700 fifteen |
| D. | chmod fifteen 100 |
| Answer» C. chmod 700 fifteen | |
| 120. |
Your PC is unable to boot off the Linux install CD. Which utility should be used to create an installation boot floppy? |
| A. | fdisk |
| B. | cp |
| C. | dd |
| D. | tar |
| Answer» A. fdisk | |
| 121. |
Which of the following below are true functionalities of shell? |
| A. | Authenticates user |
| B. | Interprets commands |
| C. | Allocates time and memory to programs |
| D. | Only a and b |
| Answer» B. Interprets commands | |
| 122. |
Which of the following below are true functionalities of Kernel? |
| A. | Allocates time and memory to programs |
| B. | Authenticates user |
| C. | Interprets commands |
| D. | All choices are correct |
| Answer» A. Allocates time and memory to programs | |
| 123. |
To implement new application on IBM z/10. Which of the following options need to be considered if it to be implemented in Linux? |
| A. | IBMz/OS outperforms Red Hat Linux in commercial workloads |
| B. | IBMz/OS is more expensive, Linux is shareware |
| C. | Red Hat Linux does not support all devices supported by IBMz/OS |
| D. | z/OS is supported by IBM SupportLine, whereas Red Hat Linux can only be supported by Red Hat |
| Answer» C. Red Hat Linux does not support all devices supported by IBMz/OS | |
| 124. |
A process is identified by a unique |
| A. | Pid |
| B. | Id |
| C. | processed |
| D. | proid |
| Answer» A. Pid | |
| 125. |
Which command reduces the size of a file? |
| A. | pzip |
| B. | gcat |
| C. | pgcat |
| D. | gzip |
| Answer» D. gzip | |
| 126. |
Which of the following has greater market share of Linux SW/HW |
| A. | Linux on z10 |
| B. | Linux HP integrity server |
| C. | Linux on AS/400 servers locate |
| D. | Linux on DELL Xeon |
| Answer» A. Linux on z10 | |
| 127. |
Which of the following is the BEST way to set up SSH(Secure Shell) for communicating between System without needing passwords? |
| A. | Use ssh-keygen for generating public-private keys. |
| B. | Disable passwords on specific accounts that will use SSH. |
| C. | Both A and B |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» A. Use ssh-keygen for generating public-private keys. | |
| 128. |
Which command is used to see the online manual? |
| A. | man |
| B. | manual |
| C. | *man |
| D. | %man |
| Answer» A. man | |
| 129. |
The head command writes the first ____________ lines of a file to screen by default. |
| A. | Five |
| B. | Twenty |
| C. | Ten |
| D. | Fifteen |
| Answer» C. Ten | |
| 130. |
Which command is used to find what is in your home directory? |
| A. | % List |
| B. | % Is |
| C. | % home |
| D. | Either a or c |
| Answer» B. % Is | |
| 131. |
What is the shortcut to the home directory? |
| A. | shift+cd |
| B. | cd+enter key |
| C. | alt+ctrl+cd |
| D. | ctrl+cd |
| Answer» B. cd+enter key | |
| 132. |
What is used to search files for specified words or patterns? |
| A. | Less |
| B. | Srch |
| C. | %src |
| D. | grep |
| Answer» D. grep | |
| 133. |
Which character is used to match exactly one character? |
| B. | * |
| C. | ^ |
| D. | ? |
| Answer» D. ? | |
| 134. |
The hierarchy of a series of directories branching in a user system starts from |
| A. | home |
| B. | root |
| C. | /home |
| D. | /root |
| Answer» C. /home | |
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