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Multiple Choice Questions(MCQs) and Answers on Linux | Linux questions with answers

(1) wtmp and utmp files contain:
[A] Temporary system data
[B] User login-logout log
[C] The user’s command execution log
[D] The user’s su and sudo attempts
Answer: Option [B]
(2) Which is the core of the operating system?
[A] Shell
[B] Kernel
[C] Commands
[D] Script
Answer: Option [B]
(3) ILP32 stands for
[A] 32 bit Integer, Long & Pointer
[B] 32 bit Integrated Long & Pointer
[C] 32 bit Intelligent Long & Pointer
[D] 32 bit Long & Pointer
Answer: Option [A]
(4) Single Unix Specification Version 2 provides enhanced support for
[A] 16 bit Unix
[B] 32 bit Unix
[C] 64 bit Unix
[D] 8 bit Unix
Answer: Option [C]
(5) Under UNIX the key board is the default input device and the monitor is the default output device
[A] True
[B] False
[C] not true or false
[D] Can't be determined
Answer: Option [A]
(6) Which among the following interacts directly with system hardware?
[A] Shell
[B] Commands
[C] Kernel
[D] Applications
Answer: Option [C]
(7) Applications communicate with kernel by using:
[A] System Calls
[B] C Programs
[C] Shell Script
[D] Shell
Answer: Option [A]
(8) The dmesg command
[A] Shows user login logoff attempts
[B] Shows the syslog file for info messages
[C] kernel log messages
[D] Shows the daemon log messages
Answer: Option [C]
(9) The command “mknod myfifo b 4 16”
[A] Will create a block device if user is root
[B] Will create a block device for all users
[C] Will create a FIFO if user is not root
[D] None of the above
Answer: Option [A]
(10) Which command is used to set terminal IO characteristic?
[A] tty
[B] ctty
[C] ptty
[D] stty
Answer: Option [D]
(11) Which command is used to record a user login session in a file
[A] macro
[B] read
[C] script
[D] none of the above
Answer: Option [C]
(12) Which command is used to display the operating system name
[A] os
[B] Unix
[C] kernel
[D] uname
Answer: Option [D]
(13) Which command is used to display the unix version
[A] uname -r
[B] uname -n
[C] uname -t
[D] kernel
Answer: Option [A]
(14) Which command is used to print a file
[A] print
[B] ptr
[C] lpr
[D] none of the above
Answer: Option [C]
(15) Using which command you find resource limits to the session?
[A] rlimit
[B] ulimit
[C] setrlimit
[D] getrlimit
Answer: Option [B]
(16) Which option of ls command used to view file inode number
[A] –l
[B] -o
[C] –a
[D] –i
Answer: Option [D]
(17) find / -name ‘*’ will
[A] List all files and directories recursively starting from /
[B] List all files and directories recursively starting from /
[C] List all files in / directory
[D] List all files and directories in / directory
Answer: Option [A]
(18) Which command is used to display the octal value of the text
[A] octal
[B] text_oct
[C] oct
[D] od
Answer: Option [D]
(19) Which command is used to view compressed text file contents
[A] cat
[B] type
[C] zcat
[D] print
Answer: Option [C]
(20) Which command changes a file’s group owner
[A] cgrp
[B] chgrp
[C] change
[D] group
Answer: Option [B]