Linux \ Solaris Interview Question - 11

Question 251) # lpmove stock sparc meAns:

a move all print requests from stock to sparc

b move all root printing requests from stock to sparc

c move printing request stock to printer sparc

Ans: a

Question 252) Which of the following commands will show the current run level?

a) boot -l

b) who -b

c) uptime

d) who -r

Ans: d

Question 253) What does the Pipe (|) do?

a Takes the output of a command and logs it.

b Take the output of one command and displays it to the screen.

c Takes the output of one command and passes it as the input into a following command

Ans: c

Question 254) What are the 3 modes of operation in vi?

a Command mode, Insert mode, Entry mode

b Entry mode, Command mode, Replace mode

c Command mode, Entry mode, Last-line mode

Ans: c

Question 255) How do you create a new file using vi?

a new filename

b vi filename

c touch

Ans: b

Question 256) Which statement is true about IP address ?

a It consists of digital number separated by dot.

b It consists of letters, slash, dash, not digital numbers.

c It is used for searching network resources.

d It is used for searching network machines.

Ans: a,d

Question 257) What is the primary job of the shell?

a A command interpreter.

b The core of the operating system.

c Interpreter between applications and the OS.

Ans: a

Question 258) Which of the following shows the access mode of a file that has the setgid enabled?

a srwxrwxrwx

b -rwsrwxrwx

c -rwxrwsrwx

d -rwxrwxrws

e -rwxrwxrwt

Ans: c

Question 259) How to get date information into day variable in Bourne shell ?

a day=`date`

b day='date'

c day="date"

Ans: a

Question 260) What are environmental variables?

a Variables exported to all shells.

b Any variable

c Variable available to the current shell.

Ans: a

Question 261) Which of the following can be added in the members list of the Admintool Add Group window?

a UIDs that are less than 1,000

b The names of user accounts that are locked or have no password

c UIDs that are 1,000 or greater

d The names of user accounts used for system administration

Ans: b,d

Question 262) What is the env command used for?

a To display the current (local) variables and their values.

b To display all variables.

c To display the current (exported environment variables and their value

Ans: c

Question 263) What is a local variable?

a Variables exported to all shells.

b Variables known only in the current shell or window.

c Variables defined in the .profile

Ans: b

Question 264) What is the command to search for files and their full paths?

a search

b find

c goto

Ans b

Question 265) What is the set command used for?

a Displays the current shells exported variables.

b Displays the current shell's local variables.

c Displays the users that are logged in.

Ans: b

Question 266) What is the echo command used for?

a Display text or variables.

b Used to repeat a command more than once

c Displays text twice

Ans: a

Question 267) Within the partition menu of the format command, which simple command should you type next in order to give a name to the current label definition for future retrieval?

a Label

b disk

c type

Ans: a

Question 268) How to use on-line help ?

a help

b help login

c cat login

d man login

Ans: d

Question 269) What is the PATH variable used for?

a To determine the path to a command

b To determine the search order for the find command

c To determine the search orders for commands that are executed

Ans: c

Question 270) What does the which command display?

a The path name leading to a command

b To determine the search order for commands that are executed

c To determine the current shell in use

Ans: a

Question 271) What command displays your current search path?

a echo $PATH

b show $PATH

c $PATH

Ans: a

Question 272) What command is used to change file permissions?

a chmod

b chperm

c permission

Ans: a

Question 273) What command is used to display your current user mask setting?

a mask

b umask

c showmask

Ans: b

Question 274) What does the r mean in the following file permission for the owner ?

-rw-r-----

a cannot read

b read only

c readable

d can execute

Ans: c

Question 275) What command is used to change group ownership on files and directories?

a chmod

b passwd

c chgrp 

Ans: c