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operating systems Online Quiz - 63

Description: operating systems Online Quiz - 63
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I know linux can multitask -- how do I switch between programs?

  1. fg,bg, &

  2. switch

  3. fg,bg

  4. None


Correct Option: A

It is possible to redirect the output of a process to more than one source

  1. True

  2. False

  3. True but needs root permission

  4. None


Correct Option: A

Commands tar & dd

  1. dd allows block sizes to be defined, tar does not allow

  2. tar allow block sizes to be defined while dd does not allow

  3. both tar & dd allow block sizes to be modified

  4. both tar & dd do not allow block sizes to be modified


Correct Option: C

fdisk command is

  1. Used to create file systems

  2. Used to create harddisk partitions

  3. Used to create root file system alone

  4. None


Correct Option: B

The option not allowed in test command

  1. -d

  2. -l

  3. -u

  4. -a


Correct Option: B
  1. A free implementation of PostScript

  2. A printing management tool

  3. A program for converting files to PostScript

  4. A free interpreter of PostScript


Correct Option: D

Which one of the following lines is correctly formatted as the last line of a /etc/printcap file?

  1. :mx#2:

  2. :mx#2

  3. :mx#2\

  4. None


Correct Option: A

vi is the only text editor available in linux

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B

To search a string at the end of the line use

  1. / *

  2. /$

  3. /&

  4. None


Correct Option: B

The right sequence shell command substitution & expansion

  1. {}, ~, $,($)

  2. {}, $, ~,($)

  3. {}, ~,$,($)

  4. None


Correct Option: A

The valid conditional operator

  1. -NE

  2. -GT

  3. -LT

  4. -eq


Correct Option: D

How to mount a file system?

  1. fsck

  2. fsmount

  3. mount

  4. mountfs


Correct Option: C

User's passwords are generally stored in

  1. /etc/passwd

  2. /var/passwd

  3. /etc/password

  4. /var/password


Correct Option: A

Linux uses four basic file types

  1. executable, text, documents, directories

  2. directories, scripts, executables, normal files

  3. Normal files, special files, hidden files, device files

  4. ordinary files, directories, symbolic links, block and character device files


Correct Option: D

The ______ loop executes as long as the condition returns an exit status of zero, whereas the _______ loop executes unless the condition returns a zero exit status.

  1. while until

  2. until, while

  3. repeat, while

  4. None


Correct Option: A

Which of these commands redirects the output of cat testfile to redirfile without overwriting the contents of redirfile?

  1. cat testfile >redirfile

  2. cat testfile >>redirfile

  3. cat testfile 1> redirfile

  4. cat testfile 2> redirfile


Correct Option: B

Which of the following are syntax that can be used to declare a function?

  1. function_name() {command-list }

  2. function_name ( ) { }

  3. function name (command list ) {

  4. None


Correct Option: A

Who can manipulate the order of print jobs in a print queue?

  1. The owner of the job

  2. The root user

  3. Anyone

  4. Anyone who can submit jobs to the print queue


Correct Option: B

tar can be used to write on to floppy disks

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
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