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  1. You enter the command cat horse | tr 'x' 'X'. What is the purpose of the | character? Choose one:a. The | character is used to send the output from one command to another command as input.b. The | character is used to send the input from on

  2. There are seven fields in the /etc/passwd file. Which of the following lists all the fields in the correct order? Choose one:a. username, UID, GID, home directory, command, commentb. username, UID, GID, comment, home directory, commandc. UID, username, GID

  3. How do you register a portal?

  4. WorkItem is available in

  5. Which one of the following is NOT a valid PeopleSoft query type?

  6. Where is Unicode used

  7. Activate Event is Valid for following

  8. You issue the following command useradd -m bobm But the user cannot logon. What is the problem? Choose one:a. You need to assign a password to bobm's account using the passwd command.b. You need to create bobm's home directory and set the appropria

  9. Where do u set the web server cache

  10. How to create prompt table dynamically for the specified field

  11. Using can be done on which servers?

  12. You have installed an additional set of man pages but in Spanish. You have one user who wishes to use the Spanish pages rather than English ones. What should you do to accomplish this? Choose one:a. Edit the man.config file located in that user's home

  14. Peoplecode attached with Push Button can be associated with which of the following events?

  15. An employee is transferred where should he refer in this aspect

  16. Which Table contains Login User Id & Password in Peoplesoft Database ?

  17. In a Distributed Database System Can we execute two queries simultaneously ? Justify ?

  18. What is use of ntbootdd.sys file?

  19. Suppose the CEO wants a list of the departments whose MINIMUM salary is greater than $100,000. Your manager asks you to determine the quickest method to deliver this data to the CEO. Since writing an SQR will take too much time, you decide to use PeopleSo

  20. When do configuration changes made using the configuration Manager take effect?

  21. How to create the Department sequritywith navigations plz help it

  22. You are entering a long, complex command line and you reach the right side of your screen before you have finished typing. You want to finish typing the necessary commands but have the display wrap around to the left. Which of the following key combinatio

  23. How about a team with low morale?

  24. Which of the following are part of an AE program ?

  25. If you want to log into DataMover in Bootstrap mode, you would login as..

  27. How a sql server is been used in our programs?

  28. 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 fora solution? Choose one:a. http://www.deja.comb. ht

  29. Query is split into what?

  30. Which of the following Web sites would you go to in order to keep up with the latest Linux security information? [Choose all correct answers]A) http://www.ilda.org/B) http://www.cert.org/C) http://www.ciac.org/D) http://www.sans.org/E) http://www.lsfa.org

  31. Normalization in oracle?

  32. 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 n

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