Linux Proficiency Quiz

In Linux, file names are:

Case sensitive

Case insensitive

Which command gains ‘root’ privileges temporarily?

Sudo

Usermod

Apropos

Who can write to the following file:

----------. 1 root root 1214 2010-05-12 14:36 /etc/shadow

All users

B. Any user belonging to the group ‘root’

Nobody

Only the ‘root’ user

In Linux, who can delete a file?

Only a user with “write” permission to the file itself

Only a user with “write” and “execute” permissions to the file

Any user with “write” permissions to the directory, containing the file

Only the ‘root’ user

Which permissions are needed for running a script/program file?

�read” and “write”

�write” and “execute”

�read” and “execute”

�execute” only

Which command is used to copy a file?

Mkdir

Which command is used to rename a file?

Ren

Which command copies a directory?

Chmod

Chown

Mv -r

Cp -R

Which character is the path separator in Linux?

Which command is used to delete a directory?

Del -r

Kill -9

Chgrp

Rm -r

Which command is used to change into a different directory?

Mkdir

Rdir

Which operator represents the current directory?

. (dot)

.. (dot dot)

Which operator represents the parent directory?

. (dot)

.. (dot dot)

How would you run a script from the current directory?

#!script

\\script

.\script

./script

Which command is used to define an environment variable?

Clear

Init

Chmod

Export

Which command is used to change permissions?

Cdmod

Chwon

Kill

Which command shuts down the system?

Init 6

Reboot

Init 0

Systemd

Where does the shell look for command files?

Only in directories listed in the PATH variable

First in the current directory, then following the variable PATH

Only in the current directory

First following the PATH, then in the current directory

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