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| 1101. |
RPM |
| A. | stands for Red Hat Package Manager |
| B. | is used to install, uninstall, and manage packages |
| C. | is used to keep track of the users |
| D. | assigns a dynamic IP address |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. is used to install, uninstall, and manage packages | |
| 1102. |
What command is used to query for a specific package with RPM? |
| A. | rpm -q |
| B. | rpm -a |
| C. | rpm -d |
| D. | rpm -1 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. rpm -a | |
| 1103. |
What script is run for setting bash global defaults for all users? |
| A. | /etc/.profile |
| B. | /etc/.bashrc |
| C. | /etc/.log |
| D. | /etc/profile |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1104. |
Which of the following is not a part of default Red Hat Linux email system? |
| A. | Pine |
| B. | The MTA |
| C. | The MUA |
| D. | procmail |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. The MTA | |
| 1105. |
_____ tool allows you to change your default X Window desktop. |
| A. | utilinux |
| B. | cempre |
| C. | switchdesk |
| D. | window |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. window | |
| 1106. |
In what file can you specify which users are not allowed to access a system via FTP? |
| A. | /etc/ftpusers |
| B. | /etc/hosts.deny |
| C. | /etc/ftpaccess |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. /etc/hosts.deny | |
| 1107. |
Which program is used to schedule particular jobs or programs at particular times on the system? |
| A. | vi |
| B. | Outlook |
| C. | Scheduler |
| D. | cron |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1108. |
What command is used to count the number of files in the current directory by using pipes? |
| A. | ls | ws - c |
| B. | ls | wc - w |
| C. | ls | wc - l |
| D. | ls | wc |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. ls | wc | |
| 1109. |
What command is used to count just the number of characters in a file? |
| A. | wc - r |
| B. | wc - w |
| C. | wc - c |
| D. | wc - 1 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. wc - 1 | |
| 1110. |
How many class A, B and C network IDs can exist? |
| A. | 128 |
| B. | 126 |
| C. | 16,382 |
| D. | 2,113,658 |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1111. |
How can you rebuild the RPM file to include the new patches? |
| A. | - - recompile |
| B. | - - rebuild |
| C. | - - generate |
| D. | - - execute |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. - - rebuild | |
| 1112. |
DARPA, the agency that has funded a great deal of American AI research, is part of the Department of: |
| A. | Defense |
| B. | Energy, |
| C. | Education |
| D. | Justice |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Energy, | |
| 1113. |
Which of these schools was not among the early leaders in AI research? |
| A. | Dartmouth University |
| B. | Harvard University |
| C. | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
| D. | Stanford University |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Massachusetts Institute of Technology | |
| 1114. |
A certain Professor at the Stanford University coined the word 'artificial intelligence' in 1956 at a conference held at Dartmouth college. Can you name the Professor? |
| A. | David Levy |
| B. | John McCarthy |
| C. | Joseph Weizenbaum |
| D. | Hans Berliner |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Joseph Weizenbaum | |
| 1115. |
In LISP, the function (copy-list <list>) |
| A. | returns a new list that is equal to <list> by copying the top-level element of <list> |
| B. | returns the length of <list> |
| C. | returns t if <list> is empty. |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. returns the length of <list> | |
| 1116. |
What command is used to sort the lines of data in a file in reverse order? |
| A. | sort - r |
| B. | st |
| C. | sh |
| D. | sort |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. st | |
| 1117. |
What command is used to print a file? |
| A. | lp |
| B. | pg |
| C. | prn |
| D. | |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. pg | |
| 1118. |
The command chmod 761 letter is equivalent to |
| A. | chmod 4=7, g = 6, o = 1 letter |
| B. | chmod a = 761 letter |
| C. | chmod u = rwx, g = rw, o = x letter |
| D. | chmod 167 letter |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. chmod 167 letter | |
| 1119. |
What command is used with vi editor to move forward to the end of a word? |
| A. | c |
| B. | d |
| C. | b |
| D. | e |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1120. |
The IP address are based on |
| A. | 16-bit addresses |
| B. | 32-bit addresses |
| C. | 64-bit addresses |
| D. | 8-bit addresses |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. 64-bit addresses | |
| 1121. |
The symbols used in describing the syntax of a programming language are |
| A. | 0 |
| B. | {} |
| C. | "" |
| D. | <> |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1122. |
The integrated circuit was invented by Jack Kilby of: |
| A. | MIT |
| B. | Texas Instruments |
| C. | Xerox |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Xerox | |
| 1123. |
People overcome natural language problems by: |
| A. | grouping attributes into frames |
| B. | understanding ideas in context |
| C. | identifying with familiar situations |
| D. | both (b) and (c) |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1124. |
Which class network is used for a collection of a small number of networks with a large number of nodes? |
| A. | Class A |
| B. | Class B |
| C. | Class C |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Class B | |
| 1125. |
In LISP, the function (list-length <list>) |
| A. | returns a new list that is equal to <list> by copying the top-level element of <list> |
| B. | returns the length of <list> |
| C. | returns t if <list> is empty. |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. returns t if <list> is empty. | |
| 1126. |
ART (Automatic Reasoning Tool) is designed to be used on: |
| A. | LISP machines |
| B. | personal computers |
| C. | microcomputers |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. personal computers | |
| 1127. |
Which particular generation of computers is associated with artificial intelligence? |
| A. | Second |
| B. | Fourth |
| C. | Fifth |
| D. | Third |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Third | |
| 1128. |
Which of the following function returns t If the object is a symbol m LISP? |
| A. | (* <object>) |
| B. | (symbolp <object>) |
| C. | (nonnumeric <object>) |
| D. | (constantp <object>) |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. (nonnumeric <object>) | |
| 1129. |
In LISP, the function assigns . the value of a to b is |
| A. | (setq a b) |
| B. | (setq b a ) |
| C. | (b = a) |
| D. | (set b = a) |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. (b = a) | |
| 1130. |
Computers normally solve problem by breaking them down into a series of yes-or-no decisions represented by 1s and 0s. What is the name of the logic that allows computers to assign numerical values that fail somewhere between 0 and 1? |
| A. | Human logic |
| B. | Fuzzy logic |
| C. | Boolean logic |
| D. | Operational logic |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Boolean logic | |
| 1131. |
The Al researcher who co-authored both the Handbook of Artificial Intelligence and The Fifth Generation is: |
| A. | Bruce Lee |
| B. | Randy Davis |
| C. | Ed Feigenbaum |
| D. | Mark Fox |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. Mark Fox | |
| 1132. |
Which of the following is being investigated as a means of automating the creation of a knowledge base? |
| A. | automatic knowledge acquisition |
| B. | simpler tools |
| C. | discovery of new concepts |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1133. |
The conference that launched the AI revolution in 1956 was held at: |
| A. | Dartmouth |
| B. | Harvard |
| C. | New York |
| D. | Stanford |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. Harvard | |
| 1134. |
Texas Instruments Incorporated produces a low-cost LISP machine called: |
| A. | The Computer-Based Consultant |
| B. | The Explorer |
| C. | Smalltalk |
| D. | The Personal Consultant |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Smalltalk | |
| 1135. |
One method of programming a computer to exhibit human intelligence is called modeling or: |
| A. | simulation |
| B. | cognitization |
| C. | duplication |
| D. | psychic amelioration |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. cognitization | |
| 1136. |
Arthur Samuel is linked inextricably with a program that played: |
| A. | checkers |
| B. | chess |
| C. | cricket |
| D. | football |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. chess | |
| 1137. |
The CAI (Computer-Assisted Instruction) technique based on programmed instruction is: |
| A. | frame-based CAI |
| B. | generative CAI |
| C. | problem-solving CAI |
| D. | intelligent CAI |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. generative CAI | |
| 1138. |
A robot's "arm" is also known as its: |
| A. | end effector |
| B. | actuator |
| C. | manipulator |
| D. | servomechanism |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. servomechanism | |
| 1139. |
KEE is a product of: |
| A. | Teknowledge |
| B. | IntelliCorpn |
| C. | Texas Instruments |
| D. | Tech knowledge |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Texas Instruments | |
| 1140. |
Natural language understanding is used in: |
| A. | natural language interfaces |
| B. | natural language front ends |
| C. | text understanding systems |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | (b) and (c) above |
| Answer» E. (b) and (c) above | |
| 1141. |
Which of the following are examples of software development tools? |
| A. | debuggers |
| B. | editors |
| C. | assemblers, compilers and interpreters |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1142. |
The first AI programming language was called: |
| A. | BASIC |
| B. | FORTRAN |
| C. | IPL |
| D. | LISP |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. LISP | |
| 1143. |
The cray X-MP, IBM 3090 and connection machine can he characterized as |
| A. | SISD |
| B. | SIMD |
| C. | MISD |
| D. | MIMD |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. MISD | |
| 1144. |
The component of an ICAI (Intelligent Computer-Asslsted Instruction) presenting information to the student is the: |
| A. | student model |
| B. | problem-solving expertise |
| C. | tutoring module |
| D. | All of the above |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. All of the above | |
| 1145. |
The company that grew out of research at the MIT AI lab is: |
| A. | AI corp |
| B. | LMI |
| C. | Symbolics |
| D. | both (b) and (c) |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1146. |
Which technique is being investigated as an approach to automatic programming? |
| A. | generative CAI |
| B. | specification by example |
| C. | All of the above |
| D. | non-hierarchical planning |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. All of the above | |
| 1147. |
One definition of AI focuses on problem-solving methods that process: |
| A. | smell |
| B. | symbols |
| C. | touch |
| D. | algorithms |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. touch | |
| 1148. |
What command is used to save the standard output in a file, as well as display it on the terminal? |
| A. | tee |
| B. | grep |
| C. | cat |
| D. | more |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» B. grep | |
| 1149. |
What command is used to count just the number of lines contained in a file? |
| A. | wc - r |
| B. | wc - w |
| C. | wc - c |
| D. | wc - l |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. None of the above | |
| 1150. |
Natural language processing can be divided into the two subfields of: |
| A. | context and expectations |
| B. | generation and understanding |
| C. | semantics of pragmatics |
| D. | recognition and synthesis |
| E. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. semantics of pragmatics | |