NDG Linux Essentials 2.

0 Chapter 13 Exam Answers

1. When you execute the dmesg command, the system displays
messages that are generated by the kernel.
True or False?
 True
 False
2. The Linux kernel mounts the following pseudo-filesystems to
provide access to information about hardware devices
connected to the system:
(choose two)

 /devices
 /proc
 /info
 /sys
3. The /proc directorycontains a subdirectory for each process
present on the system.
True or False?
 True
 False
4. The Process ID (PID) of the init process is:
 0
 1
 100
 varies
5. The process (ps) command shows only processes running in the
current shell by default.
True or False?
 True
 False
6. The following system load averages are displayed by
the top command:
(choose three)
 15 minute
 1 minute
 10 minute
 5 minute
7. The free command outputs statistics about:
  CPU usage
 Software usage
 Memory usage
 Disk usage
8. What directory typically contains log files?
 /proc/loc
 /log
 /usr/log
 /var/log
9. Which log file contains messages regarding authentication and
authorization?
 secure
 dmesg
 syslog
 messages
10. All log files contain only text data.
True or False?
 True
 False
11. A load average of 1.0 always means the system is fully
loaded.
True or False?
 True
 False
12. A command that will continuously update statistics about
running processes:
 tail
 head
 top
 Bottom
13. Which of the following is a valid Linux option style for
Traditional Unix:
 two dashes (–)
 slash (/)
 no dash
 a single dash (-)
14. Which file contains the information passed to the kernel at
boot time?
  /proc/kargs
 /proc/kopts
 /proc/cmdline
 /proc/kernel
15. To make changes permanent for kernel parameter files
found under /proc/sys, the following file can have entries added
to it:
 /etc/sysinfo.conf
 /etc/procctl.conf
 /etc/sysctl.conf
 /etc/procsys.conf
16. The /var directory has files that change over time.
True or False?
 True
 False
17. Information about the init process can be found in
the /proc/1 directory.
True or False?
 True
 False
18. Which of the following commands will allow you to view all
processes on the system?
(choose two)
 ps -ef
 ps
 ps -A
 ps aux
 ps -eLf
19. The logging daemon on recent Linux distributions based
on systemd is called:
 klogd
 journald
 rsyslogd
 syslogd
20. What does the acronym FHS stand for among the the
standards supported by the Linux Foundation?
 Filesystem Hierarchy Standard
 File Hierarchy Standard
 Filesystem Hierarchy Structure
21. Which directory is the root of the filesystem?
  /sys
 /root
 /
 /home
 /var
22. The sbin directories are primarily intended to be used by
the root user.
True or False?
 True
 False