Linux Objective Questions Answers Online Quiz Test

• 1. Which command in LINUX is concerned with backup ?

  1. tar
  2. zip
  3. cpio
  4. untar

• 2. Which command changes a file's group owner

  1. chmod
  2. chgrp
  3. chown
  4. chgrep

• 3. Which command is used to determine the path of an executable file ?

  1. which
  2. whom
  3. locate
  4. wex

• 4. Which command can be used to know the present working directory ?

  1. psd
  2. pww
  3. pwd
  4. pdd

• 5. By which command content of a file can be searched ?

  1. grep
  2. search
  3. srh
  4. show

• 6. Default permissions of a file can be changed with ?

  1. group
  2. chperm
  3. chmod
  4. chall

• 7. Which command output also contains userid ?

  1. la
  2. al
  3. ls -l
  4. al -l

• 8. Which one shows the name of the operating system ?

  1. uname -n
  2. uname -l
  3. uname -m
  4. uname -o

• 9. Which command gives the first byte where the difference is in the file1 & file2 ?

  1. diff
  2. differ
  3. cmp
  4. compare

• 10. What communication command provides communication to another user logged on by writing to the bottom of their terminal ?

  1. chat
  2. talk
  3. write
  4. sendmsg

• 11. Which command is used to set limits on file size ?

  1. ulimit
  2. alimit
  3. dlimit
  4. wlimit

• 12. Which command is used to copy files ?

  1. cp
  2. copy
  3. mv
  4. move

• 13. How many links are created when we create a directory file ?

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

• 14. If two files on same partition point to the same inode structure they are called ?

  1. Soft links
  2. Hard links
  3. Copy links
  4. Similar links

• 15. printer in the file structure can be found in ?

  1. /etc
  2. /html
  3. /www
  4. /dev

• 16. Which LINUX command is used to update the modification time of a file ?

  1. UPDATE
  2. MODIFY
  3. TOUCH
  4. UNTOCUH

• 17. Which is not a valid file type in LINUX ?

  1. Socket
  2. FIFO
  3. Softlink
  4. Inode

• 18. All device files are stored in which directory ?

  1. /etc
  2. /dev
  3. /www
  4. /html

• 19. What is true about chmod +t ?

  1. It will set effective userid for filename
  2. It will set effective groupid for filename
  3. It will set the sticky bit
  4. It is wrong syntax

• 20. vi editor commands are not case sensitive.

  1. True
  2. False