Linux+ Practice Quiz: XK0-005 Quiz 1

1. Which of the following commands is designed to delete an empty directory?

• rm
• cd
• rmdir
• mv

2. Which of the following commands would update the modification date and last accessed time for the /home/kcole/personal_info file?

• touch /home/kcole/personal
• mkdir /home/kcole/personal_info
• rm -rf /home/kcole/personal_info
• cd /home/kcole/personal_info

3. Which of the following is the first step in planning and designing an effective Linux installation?

• Pick a distribution
• Perform a needs assessment
• Determine the hardware requirements
• Gather network information

4. You are planning the file system for your Linux installation and want to install a file system that reduces file fragmentation and uses delayed allocation to improve flash memory life.

Which of the following file systems provides these features?

• ext4
• ext2
• ext3
• btrfs

5. You want to mount a number of file systems each time the system is brought up. Which configuration file stores the configuration information for mounting the file systems?

• /etc/inittab
• /etc/mount
• /etc/profile
• /etc/fstab

6. What file shows the currently mounted volumes?

• /etc/mount.conf
• /etc/mount
• /etc/mtab
• /etc/fstab

7. Which of the following commands manages, compresses, renames, and deletes log files based on specific criteria such as size or date?

• lastlog
• logger
• dmesg
• logrotate

8. You want to generate a report that includes a description of each of the hardware components on your Linux server, as well as serial numbers and BIOS revisions. Which of the following utilities or commands can provide this information in a human-readable format?

• ABRT
• vmstat
• dmidecode
• free

9. Which of the following hexadecimal codes represents an extended partition?

• 0x83
• 0x88
• 0x85
• 0x82

10. Which of the following is the maximum number of logical partitions allowed on an extended partition?

• Unlimited
• 1
• 2
• 4