Linux Features and Tools

Question 1

What are the pros of linux?

Answer 1

• Free
• Open Source
• Many distribution
• Many GUIs
• Runs on older/slower hardware
• Popular for web servers

Question 2

What are the cons of Linux?

Answer 2

• Smaller universe of application
• More complex
• More use of command-line interface

Question 3

What is swap space on Linux disks?

Answer 3

Section of disk to be used as RAM memory when necessary

Question 4

Do we use forward slashes / or backwards slahes \ for Linux CLI?

Answer 4

FORWARD FOR LINUX

Question 5

What does Tilde ‘~’ mean in Linux CLI?

Answer 5

Home folder

Question 6

How to you get help for commands on Linux?

Answer 6

man [command]

Question 7

What does ls do in Linux?

Answer 7

Lists directory

Question 8

How do you list a directory in Linux?

Answer 8

ls

Question 9

How do you make a directory in Linux?

Answer 9

mkdir

Question 10

How do you make a directory in Windows?

Answer 10

md

Question 11

How do you remove a directory in Linux?

Answer 11

rmdir

Question 12

How do you remove a directory in Windows?

Answer 12

rd

Question 13

How do you change directory in Linux?

Answer 13

cd

Question 14

How do you print current path/working directory in linux?

Answer 14

pwd

Question 15

What does pwd do in Linux?

Answer 15

Shows you what folder you’re in, prints working directory

Question 16

How do you copy a file in Linux?

Answer 16

cp

Question 17

How do you copy a file in Windows?

Answer 17

copy

Question 18

How do you remove a file in linux?

Answer 18

rm

Question 19

How do you remove a file in Windows?

Answer 19

del

Question 20

How do you move and rename files in Linux?

Answer 20

mv

Question 21

How do you rename a file in Windows?

Answer 21

ren

Question 22

What does the cat command do?

Answer 22

• view contents file
• copy a file to another
• append file one to another

Question 23

What command is used to search and print in Linux?

Answer 23

grep

Question 24

What command is used to find files/folders in Linux?

Answer 24

find

Question 25

What command is used to change permissions with an associated file?

Answer 25

chmod

Question 26

How can you change the owner of a file in Linux?

Answer 26

chown

Question 27

What command allows you switch user for elevated permissions?

Answer 27

su

Question 28

What is sudo used for?

Answer 28

Executes a single command with admin privileges

Question 29

What command allows you to run a command with admin privelages?

Answer 29

sudo

Question 30

How do you terminate a program in linux?

Answer 30

kill

Question 31

What command can you use to shutdown a system in LInux?

Answer 31

shutdown

Question 32

What command allows you to see current processes status on linux?

Answer 32

ps

Question 33

What command shows processes on Linux?

Answer 33

top

Question 34

What does apt-get do in Linux?

Answer 34

Makes it easier to instal packages in Linux

Question 35

What command is used for Red Hat Linux package manegment?

Answer 35

yum

Question 36

What command shows you available storage space on file systems?

Answer 36

df

Question 37

What commands allow you to edit text files on Linux?

Answer 37

nano

Question 38

What command is used for ip configuration in Linux?

Answer 38

ip

Question 39

What command does DNS lookups in Linux?

Answer 39

dig

Question 40

What does the dig command do in Linux?

Answer 40

DNS lookups

Question 41

What are some similar linux commands to dig?

Answer 41

nslookup and host

Question 42

What tool allows you to share linux files to Windows?

Answer 42

Samba

Question 43

What is SMB (CIFS)?

Answer 43

Allows windows clients to communicate with linux via command line to share files. Samba is the utility on Linux