D281 Linux Foundations - Set 1 - Part 2

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Question 21: What does the rm command do?

Removes a file or directory

Renames a file

Copies a file

Lists directory contents

Question 22: Which command is used to copy files in Linux?

touch

Question 23: What is the purpose of the ls command in Linux?

To list files and directories

To move files

To delete files

To create new directories

Question 24: Which command allows you to view the contents of a file one page at a time?

cat

tail

less

Question 25: Which of the following is a text editor in Linux?

Question 26: What does the pwd command show?

The current working directory

The previous directory

The contents of a file

The system uptime

Question 27: Which command is used to change the current directory?

pwd

Question 28: What is the purpose of the chmod command in Linux?

To change file permissions

To change the file owner

To create new directories

To delete files

Question 29: Which command is used to count the lines, words, and characters in a file?

count

lines

grep

Question 30: Which of the following is a wildcard character in Linux used to match multiple characters in filenames?

Question 31: How can you append data to an existing file in Linux?

Question 32: Which command can be used to search for a file by name in the current directory and its subdirectories?

find

locate

grep

Question 33: What does the uname command display?

System name and kernel version

Current user name

Disk usage

Directory contents

Question 34: Which of the following is the default shell in most Linux distributions?

zsh

fish

bash

csh

Question 35: Which of the following is NOT a package manager in Linux?

APT

YUM

Pacman

DOS

Question 36: What does the echo command do?

Displays a line of text or variable value

Moves a file

Lists directory contents

Deletes a file

Question 37: What is the purpose of the ps command?

To display a list of running processes

To shut down the system

To search for files

To display file permissions

Question 38: What does the tail command do?

Displays the first 10 lines of a file

Displays the last 10 lines of a file

Displays the contents of a file in reverse order

Displays the file's permissions

Question 39: Which command can you use to view system memory usage?

free

top

Question 40: What is the role of the sudo command?

To allow users to execute commands with superuser privileges

To shut down the system

To delete files

To install software packages

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