Linux interview questions – page 2

This command formats a floppy _____

1. mkfs
2. mkf
3. mks
4. man

Which key should be pressed to save a file in line editing mode?

1. x
2. s
3. n
4. w

Hard disk partition is prefixed by

1. hd
2. hda
3. hda2
4. dha

Which command is used to evaluate arithmetic expression?

1. cat
2. expre
3. expr
4. lets

<b>Is</b> command with the <b>-a</b> option will display

1. sorted files
2. all files including hidden fields
3. all files
4. sub directories

Which symbol allows you to search the pattern, backward in the text?

1. plus (+)
2. question mark (?)
3. astrisk (*)
4. slash (/)

Which keys are substituted for the cut facility?

1. nyy
2. nkk
3. ndd
4. nhh

Which Directory is assigned to the user when he/she enters into the system for the first time, by the System Administrator (SA)?

1. user
2. home
3. bin
4. usr

Help for all commands is available at

1. Man command
2. Help command
3. Join command
4. Tput command

The option is influenced by the ___ preceding it.

1. File
2. Folder
3. Directory
4. Command

Which of the following is used to append the contents of a file?

1. =
2. >>
3. <
4. >

The ___ process does not allow any unauthorized person to access any of our directories or files.

1. Confirmation
2. Analyzing
3. Verification
4. Substantiation

Which indicate you to find the mode you are working?

1. Indicator on
2. Beep sound
3. Status prompt
4. Prompt

Who are placeholders to store values?

1. Constants
2. Variables
3. OS
4. Shell

What type of editing is possible by Ed editor?

1. One command
2. One file
3. One line
4. One page

____ command clears the screen.

1. Clear
2. Cls
3. Clear all
4. Clean screen

Which of the following is called as the redirection operator for output?

1. =
2. <<
3. <
4. >

The complete path name of a file or directory is

1. Root name
2. Tree name
3. Relative path name
4. Absolute path name

Collection of files is called as a

1. Directory
2. Root
3. Field
4. Home

How much of memory space is occupied by Linux?

1. 4 MB
2. 6 MB
3. 8 MB
4. 12 MB

The file name can be up to ___ character.

1. 253
2. 254
3. 255
4. 256

The prompt of the root user is

1. @
2. #
3. %
4. $

Linux default shell is

1. BAH shell
2. SH shell
3. ASH shell
4. BASH shell

We should be careful about the lower case and upper case letters when the system is

1. Case sensitive
2. Case caful
3. Case destinictive
4. Case respective

In Linux, if all the members of the group share their files, they are called as

1. File owner
2. Other users
3. File users
4. Group users

When you are in the command mode, what takes you to the line editing mode?

1. Cursor
2. : colon
3. Esc
4. Enter

Who can change his/her password with the password command?

1. Shell
2. The worker
3. Guest user
4. A user

Which command copies the contents of the source file after creating the destination file?

1. .mv
2. cp
3. cat
4. .rm

Which command allows you to delete a word?

1. cc
2. dd
3. cw
4. dw

SA is also known as root user or

1. Supervisor
2. Multi user
3. Single user
4. Super user