Linux \ Solaris Interview Questions -5

Question 101) Which of the following commands display the logical device names of mounted
file systems?
a df
b prtconf
c dmesg
d sysdef
e mount

Ans: d,e

Question 102) What is meant by the term "software configuration cluster"?
a logical collection of software package
b physical collection of software packages.
c The overall software configuration.

Ans: a

Question 103) Type the path for printer database
a /usr/share/lib/terminfo
b /usr/share/lib/termcap

Ans: a,b

Question 104) What's the meaning of the following command ? -uuencode filetar.Z filetar.Z | mail -s "filetar.Z" user@machine
a compresses the file and mails it to the user.
c uncompresses the file and mails it to the user.
c encodes the file and mails it to the user.
d decodes the file and mails it to the user.

Ans: c

Question 105) What is the task of the operating system?
a Provide a link between the kernel and system resources.
b Provide a link between the user and the system.
c Provide a link between system components and applications.

Ans: b

Question 106) In Bourne shell how to set a path ?
a set PATH=/dir1/dir2/dir3
b set PATH=(dir1 dir2 dir3)
c PATH=/dir1/dir2/dir3
d PATH=/dir1 /dir2 /dir3

Ans: c

Question 107) What are the 3 components of the operating system?
a kernel, shell and file system.
b directories, sub-directories, files
c PROM, kernel, shell

Ans: a

Question 108) Which file shows the current mounted file systems
a /etc/vfstab
b /etc/mount
c /etc/mnttab
d /usr/mount

Ans: c

Question 109) Which hardware and software are needed to do a remote login and copy ?
a Ethernet
b NFS
c TCP/IP
d NIS+

Ans: a,c

Question 110) At which run level is Network File System (NFS) services typically started?
a 2
b 3
c 4
d 5

Ans: b

Question 111) What are the 3 shells that are available with the Solaris environment?
a Bourne, Korn, and c
b Bourne, Korn, and Restricted
c Korn, C, and Restricted

Ans: a

Question 112) How do you find all the patches that have been applied to the package SUNWaudio?
a showrev -l | grep SUNWaudio
b showrev -p | grep SUNWaudio
c showrev -a | grep SUNWaudio

Ans b

Question 113) What is meant by the term "software configuration cluster"?
a logical collection of software package
b physical collection of software packages.
c The overall software configuration.

Ans: a

Question 114) Which option of the format menu displays vendor name?
a type
b analyze
c info
d inquiry

Ans: d

Question 115) Which print command is used in an e-mail ?
a ? lp
b ? | number lp
c ? | lp
d number | lp

Ans: c

Question 116) What is Multi-tasking?
a The ability to perform more than one task at a time
b The ability for more than one user to log in at a time
c The ability to run more than one operating system at a time

Ans: a

Question 117) Which of the following commands can be used to list the amount of disk space used by a file system?
a du
b df
c quot

Ans: b

Question 118) Which of the following files can the line "CONSOLE=/dev/console" be included in to increase system security?
a /dev/console
b /etc/passwd
c /etc/default/login
d /etc/default/su
e /var/adm/loginlog

Ans: c,d

Question 119) What is a Client?
a An entity the requires service from another host.
b An entity that provides service to another host .
c A workstation does not need the support of any other computer system.

Ans: a

Question 120) Which of the following is not a valid /etc/hosts entry?
a 10.21.2.258 jupiter
b 232.85.129.1 saturn
c 193.85.129.2 venus
d 255.85.129.4 mars
e 50.0.0.7 mercury

Ans: a

Question 121) What is the option to mount with nolarge files
a - no largefiles
b -o no largefiles
c o no largefiles
d -o no

Ans: b

Question 122) What is a Server?
a An entity the requires service from another host.
b An entity that provides service to another host.
c A workstation does not need the support of any other computer system.

Ans: b

Question 123) During system initialization, which file causes the init process to call the /sbin/rc2/ script?
a /etc/system
b /etc/vfstab
c /etc/initab

Ans c
Question 124) From the OBP prompt, which command can be used to create a customized device alias, which survives power cycling the machine?
a alias
b nvalias
c unalias

Ans b

Question 125) The boot server is used to boot what kind of terminal ?
a dumb terminal
b diskless
c dataless
d standalone

Ans: b