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Linux is, in simplest terms, an operating system. It is the software on a computer that enables applications and the computer operator to access the devices on the computer to perform desired functions. The operating system (OS) relays instructions from an application to, for instance, the computer's processor. Linux (often pronounced LIH-nuhks with a short "i") is a Unix-like operating system that was designed to provide personal computer users a free or very low-cost operating system comparable to traditional and usually more expensive Unix systems.

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You are creating new partitions in preparation for installing Linux. You want to have five different partitions. You have successfully created four partitions, but are unable to create the fifth one. What is the problem? Choose one: a. Your hard drive is not large enough for more than four partitions. b. You need to create the swap partition last. c. You created four primary partitions. d. Linux cannot be installed on more than four partitions.		View Answer
The whereis command is helpful in finding the location of a command as well as its related man page. What is the disadvantage of using it? Choose one: a. Since it searches the entire directory tree, the whereis command can take an excessive amount of time. b. The whereis command will not find source files located on your system. c. You have to update the whereis database in order to keep it current. d. The whereis command only searches known directories that are hard coded into the command.		View Answer
Why should you track the amount of free space on your disks? Choose one: a. If there is no free space, you will not be able to write to that filesystem. b. If there is no free space, you will not be able to install new applications. c. If the amount of free space becomes less than 50 percent, then your system will slow down. d. If the amount of free space is too low, your system will not boot.		View Answer
There is considerable documentation covering various tasks provided as HOWTOs. These documents are normally installed in which directory. Choose one: a. /etc/HOWTO b. /usr/doc/HOWTO c. /usr/HOWTO d. /usr/lib/HOWTO		View Answer
What type of local file server can you use to provide the distribution installation materials to the new machine during a network installation? A) Inetd B) FSSTND C) DNS D) NNTP E) NFS		View Answer
You have a directory called /home/ben/memos and want to move it to /home/bob/memos so you issue the command mv /home/ben/memos /home/bob. What is the results of this action? Choose one: a. The files contained in /home/ben/memos are moved to the directory /home/bob/memos/memos. b. The files contained in /home/ben/memos are moved to the directory /home/bob/memos. c. The files contained in /home/ben/memos are moved to the directory /home/bob/. d. The command fails since a directory called memos already exists in the target directory.		View Answer
You need to view the contents of the tarfile called MyBackup.tar. What command would you use? __________		View Answer
When typing at the command line, the default editor is the _____________ library.		View Answer
Which hardware considerations should you keep in mind when putting together this mail server's list of components? [Choose all correct answers] A) Monitor resolution B) RAM size C) VRAM size D) CPU speed E) Large, fast access hard drives		View Answer
You have been told to configure a method of rotating log files on your system. Which of the following factors do you not need to consider? Choose one: a. date and time of messages b. log size c. frequency of rotation d. amount of available disk space		View Answer
You have a problem installing an older CD-ROM drive on one of your Linux servers. You have checked the HOWTOs and FAQs but have not found your answer. Where could you go to search the newsgroups to look for a solution? Choose one: a. http://www.deja.com b. http://www.news.com c. http://www.linux-help.com d. http://www.lug.com		View Answer
You know that the info utility provides easier to understand documentation but you have never used it. How can you access a tutorial on using info? Choose one: a. man info b. info c. info info d. info help		View Answer
You issue the command jobs and receive the following output: [1]- Stopped (tty output) pine [2]+ Stopped (tty output) MyScript How would you bring the MyScript process to the foreground? Choose one: a. fg %2 b. ctrl-c c. fg MyScript d. ctrl-z		View Answer
You have a file called administration with the following attributes -rw-rw-r-- 1 root admin 7202 Sep 17 9:10 administration George is a member of the admin group and Bob is a member of the sales group. Both George and Bob need to make changes to this file. What permissions do George and Bob have to the file? Choose one: a. George has read and write permissions and Bob has read permission. b. Bob has read and write permissions and George has read permission. c. Both George and Bob have read and write permissions. d. Both George and Bob have read permission only.		View Answer
You have set quotas for all your users but half of your users are using more space than they have been allotted. Which of the following could be the problem? Choose one: a. You have too many users on your system. b. Users' home directories are located on two different partitions. c. Your kernel does not support setting disk quotas. d. You did not turn quotas on with the quotaon command.		View Answer
You have been given the job of administering a new server. It houses a database used by the sales people. This information is changed frequently and is not duplicated anywhere else. What should you do to ensure that this information is not lost? Choose one a. Create a backup strategy that includes backing up this information at least daily. b. Prepare a proposal to purchase a backup server c. Recommend that the server be made part of a cluster. d. Install an additional hard drive in the server.		View Answer
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What command allows you to set a processor-intensive job to use less CPU time? A) ps B) nice C) chps D) less E) more		View Answer
You created a tarfile called myfiles.tar containing copies of all the files in your home directory. In order to save space you compress this file using gzip. After completing the operation, you do a listing of the contents of the directory to see how much smaller the compressed file is. How can you use the information from the listing to determine the percentage of compression? Choose one: a. Only the compressed file will be listed and not the tarfile. b. Divide the reported size of the tarfile by the reported size of the compressed file. c. Neither the tarfile nor the compressed file are listed as they are both moved to another directory by default. d. Divide the reported size of the compressed file by the reported size of the tarfile.		View Answer
You use the mount -a command to mount all your filesystems, however, you cannot access your CD-ROM. What could be the problem? Choose one: a. The CD-ROM is not defined in the fstab file. b. The CD-ROM cannot be mounted using the mount -a command. c. The command mount -a is not a valid command. d. The correct syntax to mount all filesystems is mount fstab.		View Answer