Network Administration Practice Exam
Course Introduction
Network Administration is a comprehensive course that introduces students to the principles, practices, and tools involved in managing computer networks. Covering both theoretical foundations and practical applications, the course explores topics such as network architectures, protocols, IP addressing, routing, network security, and troubleshooting. Students gain hands-on experience with network operating systems, configuring network devices, monitoring network performance, and implementing security measures. By the end of the course, learners are equipped to effectively administer small to medium-sized networks, ensuring their reliability, security, and optimal performance in various organizational settings.
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Linux+ Guide to Linux Certification 3rd Edition by Jason Eckert
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Linux
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Q1) The ____ indicates the stability of a Linux kernel.
A) major number
B) production kernel
C) minor number
D) revision number
Answer: C
Q2) Which of the following is the greatest expense for companies using Linux?
A) Software upgrades
B) Additional software
C) Hiring people to maintain the Linux system
D) Operating system cost
Answer: C
Q3) The ____________________ is the core component of the Linux operating system.
Answer: Linux kernel
Q4) Each computer participating on the Internet must have an IP address.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q5) Linux kernel version 2.5.9 is a(n) ____________________ kernel. Answer: developmental
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Chapter 2: Linux Installation and Usage
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Q1) Linux requires a minimum of three partitions to be created.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) The ____ filesystem is compatible with the Windows FAT filesystem.
A) ext3
B) REISER
C) ext2
D) VFAT
Answer: D
Q3) When a user interacts with his computer, he interacts directly with the kernel of the computer's operating system.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) Commands indicate the name of a program to execute and are case sensitive.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 3: Exploring Linux Filesystems
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Q1) It is acceptable to use shell metacharacters when naming files.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q2) Displays the first ten lines of a text file.
A)log file
B)tac command
C)directory
D)named pipe
E)egrep command
F)socket file
G)head command
H)special device file
I)linked files
Answer: G
Q3) An alternative to the vi editor that offers an equal set of functionality is the GNU
Answer: Emacs editor
Q4) The file .file.dat is an example of a(n) ____________________ file.
Answer: hidden
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Chapter 4: Linux Filesystem Management
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Q1) When using the chmod command for a specific file, the ____ argument would add read permission and remove write permission for the group permissions.
A) u+r+w
B) g-r+w
C) g+r-w
D) o+r-w
Q2) When using the chmod command, if there is no character specifying the category of user to affect, only the group category is affected.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The ____ section of a filesystem is the section that contains information about the filesystem in general.
A) inode table
B) inode
C) data blocks
D) superblock
Q4) How does the execute permission apply to a directory?
Q5) Describe the SUID. Give an example of a command that typically has this permission set.
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Chapter 5: Linux Filesystem Administration
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Q1) To create partitions after installation, you can use the ____ command.
A) format
B) formatdisk
C) fdisk
D) partition
Q2) File that contains a list of devices that are currently used on the system and their major numbers.
A)MBR
B)/proc/devices
C)soft limits
D)minor number
E)tune2fs
F)/dev
G)major number
H)device file
I)hard limits
Q3) An extended partition can contain many subpartitions called ____________________.
Q4) Each track on a hard disk is divided into ____________________ of information.
Q5) What is filesystem corruption? What factors may lead to filesystem corruption?
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Chapter 6: Advanced Installation
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Q1) To perform a Linux installation over a network, you can connect to a server with the appropriate installation files via FTP.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Any line in a kickstart file that starts with a(n) ____ symbol is a comment line and is ignored by the installation program.
A) *
B) #
C) $
D) %
Q3) It is good form to check the installation log files after installation as well as verify settings on the system after installation to ensure that all hardware was detected with the correct values. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q4) Normally, kickstart files are text files. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is System Rescue? Explain how you would activate this tool.
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Chapter 7: Working With the Bash Shell
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Q1) You can use the BASH shell to redirect standard output and standard error from the terminal screen to a file on the filesystem using the ____ shell metacharacter followed by the absolute or relative pathname of the file.
A) #
B) <
C) >
D) |
Q2) The ____________________ environment variable contains a list of directories to search for executable programs.
Q3) To see a list of all exported environment and user-defined variables in the shell, you can use the ____ command.
A) env
B) set
C) setenv
D) getenv
Q4) A case construct must be ended by ____________________.
Q5) The ____________________ command takes user input from stdin and places it in a variable specified by an argument.
Q6) Describe the while construct. How and why is it used?
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Chapter 8: System Initialization and X Windows
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Q1) After configuring X Windows, you can fine-tune the vsync and hsync of the video card using the ____ utility within the desktop environment.
A) xvidtune
B) xvideotune
C) xtune
D) vidtune
Q2) In the /etc/lilo.conf file, the ____ keyword specifies the absolute pathname to the Linux kernel.
A) image=
B) default=
C) install=
D) root=
Q3) You can choose to use a window manager only, and not use a desktop manager.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Most daemon scripts accept the arguments start, stop, and restart.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The first daemon process on a system is called the ____________________ daemon.
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Q6) What is the GRUB root partition? How does GRUB locate the GRUB root partition?
Chapter 9: Managing Linux Processes
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Q1) The amount of time a process has to use the CPU is called a(n)
Q2) How does the nice value affect process priority? How and why can nice values be altered?
Q3) The killall command uses the PID to kill a process.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe the purpose the process state column displayed by the ps -l command. What values may appear in this column, and what do these values indicate?
Q5) You can execute ____ main types of Linux commands.
A) two B) three C) four D) five
Q6) In a process referred to as ____________________, when executing compiled programs or shell scripts, the BASH shell that interprets the command you typed creates a new BASH shell.
Q7) What is forking?
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Q8) The ____________________ can be used to affect the process priority indirectly.
Chapter 10: Common Administrative Tasks
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Q1) The file that contains the configuration information for each printer installed on the system is /etc/cups/cupsd.conf. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q2) To send a print job to a printer, you must first use the ____ command and specify what to print.
A) print
B) pl
C) lp
D) pr
Q3) Describe the process of sending information to a printer using the CUPS daemon.
Q4) If you want to enable a printer, you must specify the printer name to the cupsenable command.
A)True
B)False
Q5) In the process called ____________________, a user's user name and password are checked against a system database that contains all user account information.
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Chapter 11: Compression, System Backup, and Software Installation
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Q1) Standard set of instructions used to compress a file.
A)full backup
B)make install
C)checksum
D)tarball
E)compression ratio
F)Brasero Disc Burner
G)compression algorithm
H)sum
I)archive
Q2) Packages in the Red Hat Package Manager format have filenames that indicate the hardware architecture for which the software was compiled, and end with the ____________________ extension.
Q3) When creating a system backup, temporary files in the /tmp and /var/tmp directories should be included.
A)True
B)False
Q4) ____________________ is used to reduce the size of a file or set of files.
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Q5) Describe the basic steps involved in compiling source code into a program.
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Chapter 12: Network Configuration
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Q1) What is a subnet mask? What purpose does it serve? How is it used to determine the network ID of an IP address?
Q2) Discuss modems, ISDN, and DSL. What types of data transfer speeds are each of these capable of? How are they typically configured?
Q3) A hierarchical namespace used for host names.
A)SSH
B)DNS
C)ISP
D)FQDN
E)telnet
F)CIDR
G)WANs
H)X Windows
I)LANs
Q4) The simplest method for mapping host names to IP addresses is by placing entries into the /etc/hosts file. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q5) What is VNC? How does it transfer graphics across the network?
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Chapter 13: Configuring Network Services
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Q1) The Sendmail daemon on Fedora 13 is configured by default to accept e-mail on TCP port 100 and route it to the appropriate user on the Linux system.
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ____ PostgreSQL command-line utility backs up PostgreSQL database settings.
A) pg_dumpall
B) pg_dump
C) pg_restore
D) pg_backup
Q3) In the PostgreSQL utility, the ____________________ built-in command is used to list available databases.
Q4) During the DNS lookup process, if the ISP DNS server has recently resolved the FQDN and placed the result in its local DNS cache, you receive the response immediately (called a(n) recursive query). _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q5) How does DHCP automatically configure IP addresses?
Q6) The first DNS server in a zone is called the ____________________ DNS server.
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Chapter 14: Troubleshooting, Performance, and Security
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Q1) The ____________________ command is used to view the current SELinux status.
Q2) The ____ option to the iptables command can be used to specify the default policy for a certain chain type.
A) -P
B) -C
C) -p
D) -c
Q3) To see what network services are running on your network, you can run the ____ command.
A) nmap
B) map
C) networkmap
D) nm
Q4) For the GRUB boot loader, errors are typically the result of a missing file in the /boot directory. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q5) Almost all hardware problems are the result of damaged hardware.
A)True
B)False
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