Linux Chapter 1-6

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Who created the Linux kernel in 1991?

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Linus Torvalds

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A version of Unix developed from Unix source code by the University of California at Berkeley

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BSD - Berkeley Software Distribution

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What does GNU stand for?

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GNU's not Unix

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Software license ensuring the source code will remain freely available for viewing, editing and building upon

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GNU General Public License (GPL)

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GNOME

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'GNU Network Object Model Environment'

One of the two main competing graphical user interfaces for Linux.

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The central core program of the operating system

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kernel

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A type of OS that has the capability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously

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multitasking

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A type of OS that has the capability to provide access to multiple users simultaneously

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multiuser

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The first true multitasking, multiuser OS developed by Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie, from which Linux was originated

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UNIX

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The core component of the GUI in Linux

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X Windows

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He founded the GNU project

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Richard Stallman

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Common open source Web server available for Linux

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Apache

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Command to change working directory

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cd

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Command to delete one or more files or directories

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rm

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Command to delete and empty directory

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rmdir

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Command to display the current working directory

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pwd

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Command to display the contents of a file to the screen, one page at a time

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more

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Command to copy files or directories from one location to another

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cp

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Comand to rename or move one or more files or directories

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mv

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Command to create a new directory

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mkdir

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Command to list the contents of a directory

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ls

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Command to update file timestamp or create an empty file

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touch

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Command to display the first 10 lines of a file

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head

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Command to display the last 10 lines of a file

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tail

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Command to clear the screen

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clear

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Which comman can be used to change your default shell

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CHSH

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WHICH LINUX COMMAND WILLS HOU YOUR THE CURRENT AND PRCIOUS RUN LEVER

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RUNLEVEL

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The concept of ____enables software developes to read other developers source code, modify that source code to make the software betterm and redistribute that source code to other developers who might improve it further

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open Source Software

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Which init run level isused to reboot the system?

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6

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What command allows you to create an encrypted password to place into the grub configuration file?

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grub-md5-crypt

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_____Linux is the most common Linux distribution uded today.

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Red Hat

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If you are tunning anow graphical run level and need to start x windows, which commond would you execute?

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startx

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Which Linux commond will display previously commonds within the bash shell?

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history

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What command is used to change the run level for a service daemon within linux

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ckconfig

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Which bass shell options can be used to create a short-cut command within your environment

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alias

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Which commond displays the contents of a file to the screen one page at a time?

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more

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Which commond is used to list the contents of a directory

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ls

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The _____directory contains system commonds and utilities

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/bin

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In Linux, a ________is used to accept input from the user and pass the input to the kernel for processing

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Shell

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The shell that is used by default in linux is the _____Shell

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BASH

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Which linux commond displays your login name

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whomi

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Which linux commond gets you our of your curretnt shell

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exit

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The file system that supports journaling is

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ext4

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Which designated area on the hard disk is used as virtual memory by the Linux kernal

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swap

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Which keystoke comnination should be used to access the tty3 terminal

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ctrl+alt+F3

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To view a list of hidden files in a directory, use the ____seith to the ls commond

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-a

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To diplay the contents of a file called data, use the commond

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cat data

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tHE _COMMOND DISPLAYS THE FIREST TEN LINES OF THE FILE, MYFILE.

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HEAD MYFILE

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In which directory is the linux kernel typically located

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/boot

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Which key sequence in vim will delete on line at a time/

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dd

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In vim, the _key sequence is uded to save and exit the file

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:wq

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In VIM, the _key takes you into the insert mode

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I

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In Linux, the ____directory ois the root users home directory

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/root

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Which linux commonand prints basic system information including the kernel version number

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uname

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What is the main system configuration forle for x windows

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//etc/x11/org/conf

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Which configuration file in the /etc/directory is used by the init process?

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/etc/inittab

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Which clinux commond is used to change the login password for a user

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passwd

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What is the name and location of the grub configuration file

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/etc/grub.conf

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Which linux particition can be used as virtual memory by the operation system

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swap

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which commond will display the contents of a file to the screen in reverse order

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?

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which commond in linux is used to change from a normal account into the root user

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su

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which common in linux is used to find more informaiton baout hoe to use the command as well as a description for each floag option

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man

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Commond to find file onthe system based on file size or permission

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find

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what is the name and location of the configuration for the bashshell for allusers on the system

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/etc/bashrc

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Which linux commond is uded to turn off the computer

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shutdown

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Which common GUI environment is available in mose linux distribution

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GNOME

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what is the default shell in Linux called

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bash

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which boot loder is abailble to choose from during the installation of Fedora Linux

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grub

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Which linux commond so you ise to rename files or directoris

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rename

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which promt does the root user recieved when logged in to the system

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#

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This file holds uses account number

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/etc/password

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This files file hold password andpassword expration information for user accounts

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/etc/showdow

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This holds holds group information including na,e, gid and grop membership informaiton

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/etc/group

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This file contains default valused used by the useradd utility when creating a user acoount

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/etc/default/useradd

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This diretory contains a ser of configuration files templates that are copied into a new use4rs home directory when it is crated

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/etc/skel

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COMMAND TO CREATE A NEW USER

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USERADD

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cOMMAND TO MODIFY A USER ACCOUNT

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USERMOD

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COMMAND TO REMOVE A USER FROM THE SYSTEM

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USERDEL

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COMMAND TO ADD A NEW GROUP TO THE SYSTEM

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GROUPADD

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COMMAND TO MODIFY A SYSTEM GROUP

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GROUPMOD

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COMMANG TO REMOVE A GROUP FROM THE SYSTEM

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GROUPDEL

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WILL DISPLAY A LIST OF GROUPS THE USER BELONGS TO ON THE SYSTEM

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GROUPS

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COMMAND TO USED TO LOGIN TO A DIFFERENT GROUIP

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NEWGRP

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COMMAND TO CHANGE A GROUP PASSWORD

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GPASSWD

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THE /ETC CONFIRATION FILE THAT CONFI FILE CONTANT INFORMATION ABOUT GROUPS ON TH SYSTEM

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/ETC/GROUP

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THE /ETC CONFIGUATIOIN FILE THAT CONTAINS THE EXCYSPTED PASSWORD FOR THE USER

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/ETC/SHADOW