[ Q 1 ] Which of the following best matches this definition: The act of allowing numerous processes to run independent of each other.


 A. multiuser

 B. multitasking

 C. multiprocessor

 D. multioperational


[ Q 2 ] Which is the device file name for the second partition on the 3rd hard-drive on an IDE controller?


 A. /dev/sda2

 B. /dev/hdc2

 C. /dev/hdb3

 D. /dev/hdc3

[ Q 3 ] Which port does the SSH daemon listen on?


 A. Port 22

 B. Port 21

 C. Port 680

 D. Port 23

[ Q 4 ] Which term best defines the memory management technique known as swapping?


 A. The process of dumping the entire contents of memory into a file.

 B. The process of borrowing CPU cycles from other processes.

 C. The process by which a system will write the contents of RAM to the disk when memory resources are running low.

 D. This is not a memory management technique


[ Q 5 ] What command is used to start the X-Window interface from the command line?


 A. startx

 B. X

 C. init 5

 D. Xstart


[ Q 6 ] Which of the following is not a valid DNS hostname?


 A. samwise-hobit-town.org

 B. samwise@hobittown.org

 C. samwise.hobit-town.org

 D. samwise.hobittown.org


[ Q 7 ] Where would you place kde initialization files that you want copied to each user's home directory when new accounts are created?


 A. /etc/skel/.kde

 B. /etc/skel/kde

 C. /etc/kde.

 D. /etc/skel/.profile

[ Q 8 ] Which ftp client command will allow you to upload multiple files simultaneously using "*" wildcards?


 A. mput

 B. put

 C. getall

 D. mget


[ Q 9 ] What would the entry "ALL : ALL" in the /etc/hosts.deny mean?


 A. Only clients named in the hosts.allow file would have any access.

 B. No access of any kind, by anyone

 C. The machine with the name "ALL" can't access any local services.

 D. This is not a valid entry.


[ Q 10 ] What command is used to check the consistency of Linux file systems?


 A. mke2fs

 B. fdisk

 C. e2fsck

 D. fscheck




[ Q 11 ] How is the memory management technique of paging different from swapping?


 A. Swapping is more efficient

 B. Paging allocates memory resources by effectively "prioritizing" portions of processes

 C. Paging can be done by any process.

 D. Swapping and paging are identical terms.


[ Q 12 ] Which statement defines a modular kernel?


 A. A kernel which has all component modules built into the kernel.

 B. A kernel which has many of its components built as separate but loadable modules.

 C. A kernel which is very small

 D. A kernel which cannot be changed.


[ Q 13 ] Older Intel systems may use a BIOS which won't recognize anything over 512 megs, or beyond the first 1024 cylinders. If you are installing RedHat on such a system, what step must you take to insure the system will be able to boot?


 A. Install the /boot partition below the 1024 cylinder mark.

 B. Upgrade the BIOS

 C. Only install on newer systems

 D. Install the / partition below the first 1024 cylinders.


[ Q 14 ] How big is the "/" partition in a default Workstation installation.


 A. 100MB

 B. 50MB

 C. 1GIG

 D. The remaining free space available after a swap and /boot partition have been allocated

[ Q 15 ] What directory must be in your $PATH environment variable in order for the X-Window services to work correctly?


 A. /usr/X11R6/bin

 B. No specific directory needs to be named

 C. /usr./X11/bin

 D. /usr/X11r6/bin

[ Q 16 ] How can you monitor failed login attempts?


 A. Using the lastb command

 B. Watch the /var/logs/syslog.log file very closely.

 C. Use the last command.

 D. Keep running the who command.


[ Q 17 ] Which file system type is generally used for a Linux installation?


 A. /boot

 B. /

 C. Linux can read nearly all file system types

 D. Extended 2 or "ext2"


[ Q 18 ] What is the lowest runlevel which allows network connectivity?


 A. runlevel 5

 B. runlevel 2

 C. The init state named in /etc/inittab

 D. runlevel 0


[ Q 19 ] Which configuration file is used to configure what resources the Apache Web Server has access to?


 A. /etc/httpd/conf/srm.conf

 B. /etc/httpd/conf/access.conf

 C. /var/log/www/.htaccess

 D. /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf


[ Q 20 ] What file(s) are required by the Apache Web Server?


 A. /etc/httpd/conf/srm.conf

 B. /etc/httpd/conf/access.conf

 C. /etc/httpd/conf/httpd.conf

 D. /etc/httpd/conf/index.html


[ Q 21 ] Which of the following in not a criteria of open source licensing?


 A. The program must include the source code

 B. The license must allow modifications

 C. The license must not restrict the use of the program in any specific field of endeavor.

 D. The license must stipulate that the software only be used on open sourced operating systems.

[ Q 22 ] What does running the command "chmod 2770 /home/share" mean?


 A. All files created in this directory will have read/write access granted to the group which owns the directory.

 B. The umask is changed to 007.

 C. All files created in this directory will be owned by the group which owns the dir.

 D. This would change the ownership to root.

[ Q 23 ] Who is considered the "father" of Linux?


 A. Linus Torvalds

 B. Ken Thompson

 C. Dennis Ritchie

 D. It is the result of thousands of unnamed programmers around the world.



[ Q 24 ] What is the purpose of assigning user accounts to groups?


 A. To allow users to share permissions on files and directories.

 B. To allow users to feel like part of a team

 C. This is not recommended for security reasons.

 D. To allow users to send e-mail to multiple accounts at the same time.




[ Q 25 ] Which of the following statements is untrue about the term "free software".


 A. All "free" software is produced by the Free Software Foundation.

 B. It is entirely possible to make money by distributing "free" software.

 C. Distributors of "free" software must make the source code available.

 D. The users of the software must be "free" to change it.

[ Q 26 ] Which of the following steps will configure a Linux system to act as a router?


 A. A Linux system can't be configured this way.

 B. Run the lilo command.

 C. Edit /etc/sysctl.conf and add the statement "net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1"

 D. Configure the /etc/services file and set FORWARD_IPV4=true.


[ Q 27 ] What does the term "package" refer to when discussing the RedHat installation process?


 A. The processes currently running on the system

 B. A collection of software.

 C. The standard extension used by the rpm command.

 D. The box the manuals and CDs come in


[ Q 28 ] What is the minimum amount of space required to install Linux as a Workstation with Gnome, KDE and the Games collection?


 A. 1 Gig

 B. 1.5 Gigs

 C. 300MB

 D. 6Gigs



[ Q 29 ] What command is used to turn file system quotas on?


 A. edquota

 B. quota

 C. quotaon

 D. quotapower -activate!



[ Q 30 ] Which command is defined as a character-based GUI used to configure the video settings?


 A. xconfigure

 B. XF86Config-4

 C. xconfigurator

 D. Xconfigurator



[ Q 31 ] What type of DNS configuration speeds up name resolution?


 A. caching-only name server

 B. Running the named command with the "-speed" option

 C. Using the Caching-All name server

 D. Since name resolution depends on the speed of the system, add more RAM

[ Q 32 ] What is the best way to control access to an NIS server?


 A. use NIS+

 B. keep changing the domain name

 C. use non-routable protocols

 D. /var/yp/securenets

[ Q 33 ] Which of the following are differences between Redhat 7.0 inetd and 7.1's xinetd?


 A. xinetd refers to separate scripts contained in /etc/xinetd directory

 B. The xinetd configuration file is much larger.

 C. inetd contained all of the service data in one file

 D. /etc/xinetd is linked to /etc/inetd


[ Q 34 ] Why is it important to separate file systems like /var and /usr into individual partitions?


 A. To make sure they are not writeable, but readonly.

 B. To make sure the contents of the file systems don't grow too large.

 C. For security reasons.

 D. It's not important


[ Q 35 ] Which installation option would be best for a server running Windows NT and you wanted to keep the NT installation available?


 A. Install as Custom

 B. Install as a Server.

 C. Use separate hard-drives

 D. Back-up all the important data and reinstall NT in unused space after installing Linux.

[ Q 36 ] Which of the following is not a key improvements to version 3 (vs. version 2) of NFS?


 A. Use of smaller block sizes for faster transfers

 B. A variable size array to accommodate larger or smaller file handles sizes.

 C. File attributes are returned from more calls to NFS library functions, thus reducing the frequency of dedicated client-side getattr calls

 D. Support for larger file sizes (when supported by underlying file systems.)

[ Q 37 ] What's the maximum amount of RAM a system with a Pentium II chip using the Linux 2.4 kernel can use?


 A. Nobody has determined this yet.

 B. 24Gigs

 C. 64Gigs

 D. 512MB


[ Q 38 ] What command is used to tell you approximately how much battery time remains on a laptop?


 A. apm -t

 B. apm

 C. apm -suspend

 D. There is no way of knowing.


[ Q 39 ] What is the difference between the Universal NFS Daemon and Kernel-Mode NFS Daemon?


 A. KNFSD costs more.

 B. UNFSD is faster

 C. There is no difference

 D. KNFSD is faster


[ Q 40 ] Which command would create a floppy disk capable of booting the current running system on the 1st floppy drive?


 A. mkboot -d /dev/fd0

 B. mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd1 2.2.16

 C. mkbootdisk --device /dev/fd0 2.2.16

 D. dd if=boot.img of=/dev/fd0













1. Which of the following types of hardware are supported by Red Hat Linux?

A.Certified hardware in the Red Hat Hardware Compatibility List.
B.Compatible hardware in the Red Hat Hardware Compatibility List.
C.Community Knowledge hardware in the Red Hat Hardware Compatibility List.
D.Other hardware in the Red Hat Hardware Compatibility List.

2. Which of the following commands tell you the status of a battery on a laptop that supports the Advanced Power Management daemon?

A.APM
B.apm
C.acpi
D.cat /proc/acpi

3. Which of the following devices must be associated with a logical partition?

A./dev/sda3
B./dev/hda4
C./dev/hdc1
D./dev/sda5

4. When possible, you should install the /boot directory on a separate partition below what cylinder of your hard drive?

A.1024
B.2048
C.4096
D.9184

5. Which of the following utilities allows you to configure new partitions on your hard disk?

A.fdruid
B.fdisk
C.fops
D.fdusk

6. Which of the following is not one of the basic installation options in Anaconda?

A.Workstation
B.Client
C.Server
D.Laptop

7. Which of the following files configures the package groups associated with Anaconda?

A./RedHat/base/ks.cfg
B./RedHat/base/comps
C./RedHat/base/anaconda-ks.cfg
D./RedHat/base/options

8. Which of the following filesystems should not be mounted on a separate partition?

A./boot
B./bin
C./var
D./home

9. When you create a boot disk, which of the following images allows you to access the files on a local installation CD?

A.boot.img
B.bootnet.img
C.pcmcia.img
D.drivers.img

10. When you see the first Red Hat installation screen, which of the following options allows you to customize the hardware detection process?

A.lowres
B.text
C.linux noprobe
D.linux rescue

11. Which of the following is characteristic of a kernel command line in GRUB?

A.title Red Hat Linux (2.4.22-3)
B.root (hd0,0)
C.kernel /vmlinuz-2.4.22-3 ro root=LABEL=/
D.initrd /initrd-2.4.22-3.img

12. Which of the following commands would let you enter single-user mode when added to the end of the kernel command line?

A.sum
B.sing
C.mode=single
D.1

13. Which of the following commands can give you access to a bash shell prompt during the Red Hat Linux installation process?

A.ALT-F1
B.ALT-F2
C.ALT-F3
D.ALT-F4

14. What would you find in the last column in /etc/passwd?

A.The user name
B.The group ID
C.The user ID
D.The default shell

15. Which of the following commands deletes user mj and all of the files in /home/mj?

A.userdel -r mj
B.userdel -d mj
C.userdel mj
D.userdel --all mj

16. Where would you add files that you want distributed to all new users?

A./etc/skel
B./home
C./etc/users
D./etc/passwd

17. Which of the following is not a valid label in /etc/fstab?

A.swap
B.LABEL=/boot
C./dev/hda2
D./dev/cdrom

18. Which of the following commands upgrades or installs the abcd.rpm package, depending on whether or not abcd is already installed?

A.rpm -i abcd.rpm
B.rpm -Ui abcd.rpm
C.rpm -u abcd.rpm
D.rpm -U abcd.rpm

19. Which of the following commands would allow you to check if the /bin/mount file has been altered?

A.rpm --verify /bin/mount
B.rpm --verify --file /bin/mount
C.rpm --verifyfile /bin/mount
D.rpm --file /bin/mount

20. Which of the following commands returns the list of files associated with a particular package?

A.rpm -ql packagename
B.rpm -l packagename
C.rpm -q packagename
D.rpm -qall packagename

21. Once you've built a Red Hat standard RPM from a .src.rpm file, where does the binary RPM get installed?

A./usr/src/redhat
B./usr/src/redhat/SOURCES
C./usr/src/redhat/BUILD
D./usr/src/redhat/RPMS

22. Which of the following directories contain key configuration files for different network devices?

A./etc/sysconfig
B./etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
C./etc/sysconfig/networking
D./etc

23. Which of the following commands specifies IP address 192.168.22.11 to network card eth0?

A./sbin/ifconfig eth0 192.168.22.11
B./sbin/ifconfig 192.168.22.11 eth0
C./sbin/ifconfig 192.168.22.11
D./sbin/ifconfig -ip 192.168.22.11 eth0

24. Which of the following runlevels is not normally used in Red Hat Linux?

A.3
B.4
C.5
D.6

25. Which of the following commands shows the runlevels where iptables is started?

A./sbin/chkconfig --level iptables
B./sbin/chkconfig --runlist iptables
C./sbin/chkconfig --runlevels iptables
D./sbin/chkconfig --list iptables

26. Which of the following levels of RAID does not protect your data?

A.RAID 0
B.RAID 1
C.RAID 4
D.RAID 5

27. Which of the following is a valid RAID array device?

A./dev/raid0
B./dev/md0
C./dev/raidtab0
D./dev/hda1

28. Which of the following commands at a Red Hat installation CD boot prompt would look to a kickstart file on a floppy disk?

A.linux floppy
B.linux ks
C.linux floppy=ks.cfg
D.linux ks=floppy

29. What is the source file if you want to install the same configuration that you have on your current system on several other computers?

A./anaconda-ks.cfg
B./root/ks.cfg
C./ks.cfg
D./root/anaconda-ks.cfg

30. Which of the following two commands gives you the same information about kernel modules?

A./sbin/insmod
B./sbin/lsmod
C.cat /proc/lsmod
D.cat /proc/modules

31. Which of the following commands is required before you can activate quotas for any user?

A.quotacheck
B.quota
C.repquota
D.quotaoff

32. Which of the following quota criteria can you use to limit the resources taken by any specific user?

A.inodes
B.blocks
C.PIDs
D.quotaon

33. Which of the following files documents your revised kernel configuration?

A./root/.config
B./usr/src/Config
C./usr/src/linux-2.4/.config
D./usr/src/config

34. What is one of the characteristics of a modular kernel?

A.All drivers are integrated directly into the kernel.
B.Drivers can be loaded separately.
C.Linux kernels are completely modular.
D.Only modular kernels can be recompiled.

35. Which of the following commands is normally run immediately after you set up the configuration changes you want in /usr/src/linux-2.4/.config?

A.make bzImage
B.make dep
C.make modules
D.make modules_install

36. If you saw 5 4 * * 0 /specialprogram in a crontab file, when is the next time specialprogram will be run?

A.Sunday at 5:04 A.M.
B.Monday at 4:05 A.M.
C.Monday at 5:40 A.M.
D.Sunday at 4:05 A.M.

37. What is the key configuration file for the latest XFree86 X server?

A./etc/X11/xf86config
B./etc/X11/XF86config-4
C./etc/X11/XF86Config
D./etc/X11/XF86Config-4

38. When you run xclock on a remote computer, where is the X server?

A.The remote computer
B.The local computer
C.There is no X server
D.A central computer on your LAN

39. What is a display manager?

A.A console program that takes your username and password at the command line
B.A graphical program that takes your username and password at the command line
C.An X Window interface such as GNOME or KDE
D.An X Window client such as sawfish

40. What do you to if you wanted to change your default desktop?

A.Use the switchdesk program.
B.Edit /etc/X11/prefdm.
C.Open the .Xdefaults file in your home directory.
D.Link startx to gnome-session or startkde.

41. Which of the following commands allow all computers access to your X server?

A.xhost +
B.xhost -
C.xhost all
D.xhost

42. At what runlevels should you run the Apache Web server?

A.1
B.3
C.4
D.5

43. If you want to create multiple Web sites on your Apache server, what directive do you need?

A.VirtualSites
B.VirtualHost
C.ServerRoot
D.DocumentRoot

44. What Web browser can you use from the console interface?

A.lynx
B.mozilla
C.konqueror
D.pine

45. Which of the following applications is an FTP server?

A.ftp
B.wu-ftpd
C.gftpd
D.ftpd

46. Which TCP/IP port do you need to start SWAT to administer Samba?

A.80
B.631
C.901
D.21

47. If you want to set up an authentication database for your Samba shares, which of the following commands would not help?

A.smbadduser
B.smbpasswd
C.smbclient
D.smbd

48. What command tests the syntax in smb.conf?

A.testparm
B.smbd -t
C.smbd smb.conf
D.gcc smb.conf

49. Which of the following daemons sets up printing through IPP?

A.cups
B.lpd
C.printd
D.lpr

50. What system allows you to control access to network services via the /etc/hosts.allow and /etc/hosts.deny files?

A.iptables
B.libwrap
C.tcp_wrap
D.DNS








































51. Which of the following can be a primary partition?

A./dev/sda9
B./dev/hdd3
C./dev/sdb5
D./dev/hda7

52. What is the fix that allows many PCs to view the entire hard disk, allowing you to put the /boot directory anywhere on that disk?

A.Cylinder Block Addressing
B.Sector Addressing
C.Block Addressing
D.Logical Block Addressing

53. Which of the following installation options deletes all VFAT partitions?

A.Server
B.Workstation
C.Laptop
D.All of the above

54. Which of the following filesystems should not be mounted on a separate partition?

A./usr
B./home
C./var
D./root

55. Which of the following boot images could you use on a laptop computer?

A.pcmcia.img
B.boot.img
C.bootnet.img
D.pcmciadd.img

56. Which one of the following commands would transfer the bootnet.img file to the first floppy drive on your computer?

A.dd if=/mnt/cdrom/images/bootnet.img of=/dev/fd0
B.cat /mnt/cdrom/images/bootnet.img > /dev/fd0
C.cp /mnt/cdrom/images/bootnet.img > /dev/fd0
D.rawrite /mnt/cdrom/images/boonet.img a:

li>Which of the following installation options would you use if you wanted to take specific graphics drivers from your floppy disk?

A.lowres
B.nofb
C.linux driver
D.linux dd
57. Which of the following files is created when you enable shadow passwords?

A./etc/shadow
B./etc/fstab
C./etc/encrypted
D./etc/group

58. Which of the following commands would you run at the GRUB menu if you just wanted to add a command to the kernel line?

A.a
B.k
C.e
D.o

59. Which of the following fdisk commands will not work?
A./sbin/fdisk /dev/hda
B./sbin/fdisk /dev/sdd
C./sbin/fdisk /dev/hdb2
D./sbin/fdisk /dev/hdd

60. Which of the following lines would work in /etc/exports?

A./root 192.168.0.0/255.255.255.0(ro)
B./home/mike 192.168.0.0/24
C.WORKGROUP
D.mount -t nfs nfsserver:/home/shared

61. What is the log file associated with your installation of Red Hat Linux?

A./var/log/install.log
B./tmp/install.log
C./var/log/messages
D.dmesg

62. What number should you not use for a regular user ID in /etc/passwd?

A.500
B.1219
C.92
D.501

63. What is the standard configuration file for your keyboard?

A./etc/keyboard
B.~/.keyboard
C./etc/sysconfig/keyboard
D./etc/X11/XF86Config

64. Which of the following processes is always the first process that starts in Linux?

A.kernel
B.vmlinuz
C.GRUB
D.init

65. What command is normally used to start a virtual console from /etc/inittab?

A.virtcons
B.mingetty
C.getty
D.consoledefault

66. Which of the following versions of RAID is not supported by Red Hat Linux?

A.RAID 0
B.RAID 1
C.RAID 3
D.RAID 5

67. What is the variable in /etc/raidtab if you want to add a backup disk that would take over automatically if one disk in a RAID array fails?

A.raid-disk
B.spare-disk
C.spare-raid
D.spare-device

68. Which of the following files do you need to add to a floppy to install Red Hat Linux automatically through kickstart?

A.kickstart.cfg
B.ks.cfg
C.anaconda-ks.cfg
D.anaconda.cfg

69. Which of the following network systems cannot be used to install Red Hat Linux?

A.NFS
B.Samba
C.FTP
D.HTTP

70. What command in a kickstart configuration file deletes only Linux partitions?

A.clearpart --linux
B.clearpart --all
C.clearpart -linux
D.clearpart -upgrade

71. Which of the following options in a kickstart configuration file will automatically erase your current bootloader?

A.Bootloaders are automatically replaced
B.grub --yes
C.zerombr yes
D.grub yes

72. When you set up a quota for certain users, what limits can you set?

A.Size of specific directories
B.Number of files
C.Number of images
D.Size of configuration files in the /etc directory

73. If you want quotas activated when you start Linux, what file would you edit?

A./etc/fstab
B./etc/inittab
C./etc/quota
D./etc/quota/active

74. Where would you unpack a tarball of a new Linux kernel?

A./root
B./tmp
C./usr/src/
D./var

75. If you