DCOM 142 CHAPTER 11 & 12 QUESTIONS
What does the acronym RPM mean? - Answers -RPM Package Management
True or False: One way to install new software on a Linux system is to use a package
management system. - Answers -True
True or False: When you execute the "dmesg" command, the system displays the
messages that are generated by the kernel. - Answers -True
Which of the following are package management commands for distributions with
software distributed in files ending in .deb? - Answers -aptitude
dpkg
apt-get
Which of the following are package management commands for distributions with
software distributed files ending in ".rpm"? - Answers -rpm
yumex
yum
The Linux kernel mounts the following pseudo-filesystems to provide access to
information about hardware devices connected to the system: - Answers -/proc & /sys
True or False: The /proc directory contains a subdirectory for each process present on
the system. - Answers -True
The Process ID (PID) of the init process is: - Answers -1
True or False: The process (ps) command shows only processes running in the current
shell by default. - Answers -True
The following system load averages are displayed by the top command: - Answers -5
minute
1 minute
15 minute
The free command outputs statistics about: - Answers -Memory usage
What directory typically contains log files? - Answers -/var/log
Which log file contains messages regarding authentication and authorization? -
Answers -secure
True or False: All log files contain only text data. - Answers -False
