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This section includes 358 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Unix knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
So that users do not have to remember IP numbers, names are associated with the IP numbers. This association is the job of the |
| A. | IPN |
| B. | DNS |
| C. | INS |
| D. | TCP |
| Answer» C. INS | |
| 2. |
The letters TCP/IP stand for |
| A. | Telecommunication Control Program/Internet Program |
| B. | Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol |
| C. | Teleprocessing Conversion Program/Internet Program |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Teleprocessing Conversion Program/Internet Program | |
| 3. |
Which of the following is a possible IP number? |
| A. | 124.16.35 |
| B. | 126.18.A25.42 |
| C. | 122.14.6.42 |
| D. | 256.12.0.41 |
| Answer» D. 256.12.0.41 | |
| 4. |
A Web page is usually sent |
| A. | In one big chunk of data |
| B. | In frames |
| C. | In blocks |
| D. | Broken up into small packets |
| Answer» E. | |
| 5. |
The "rsh" program can be used to |
| A. | execute several commands at once |
| B. | execute only a single command |
| C. | allow access to a remote machine without a password |
| D. | execute any Unix command |
| Answer» C. allow access to a remote machine without a password | |
| 6. |
Two UNIX systems may or may not use the same set of system calls. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» C. May be | |
| 7. |
Ethernet networks which use coaxial cable |
| A. | Use hubs |
| B. | Do not use hubs |
| C. | Are expensive |
| D. | The cable is flexible |
| Answer» C. Are expensive | |
| 8. |
UNIX is |
| A. | A multi-user system |
| B. | Name of a file in the root directory |
| C. | A multi-task system |
| D. | All of these |
| Answer» E. | |
| 9. |
We can use man command for displaying the documentation of man itself. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 10. |
history command display the log of recently used commands. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 11. |
An example of a LAN network |
| A. | Groups of geographically dispersed machines |
| B. | Computers in a single building networked together |
| C. | Several LANs spread over several states networked together |
| D. | The internet |
| Answer» C. Several LANs spread over several states networked together | |
| 12. |
Pine is an email program integrated with this text editor. |
| A. | Pico |
| B. | Vi |
| C. | Emacs |
| D. | Ed |
| Answer» B. Vi | |
| 13. |
This person is credited with developing the WWW |
| A. | Bill Gates |
| B. | Steve Jobs |
| C. | Steve Wozniak |
| D. | Tim Berners-Lee |
| Answer» E. | |
| 14. |
USENET is |
| A. | Like a large network of bulletin boards |
| B. | An on-line newspaper |
| C. | A web browser |
| D. | An email program |
| Answer» B. An on-line newspaper | |
| 15. |
The free software foundation was established because of |
| A. | BSD |
| B. | Linux |
| C. | GNU project |
| D. | Microsoft |
| Answer» D. Microsoft | |
| 16. |
The operating system controls |
| A. | the hard drive |
| B. | the processor |
| C. | printers |
| D. | all of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 17. |
Which are the major branches in the Unix family tree? |
| A. | AIX and Solaris |
| B. | BSD and SYS V |
| C. | Linux and BSD |
| D. | Sys V and Solaris |
| Answer» C. Linux and BSD | |
| 18. |
The man credited with starting Linux is |
| A. | Linus Torvalds |
| B. | Ken Thompson |
| C. | Linux Smith |
| D. | Richard Stallman |
| Answer» B. Ken Thompson | |
| 19. |
The part of the Unix operating system that interacts with the hardware is called |
| A. | GNU project |
| B. | The kernal |
| C. | The shell |
| D. | Linux |
| Answer» C. The shell | |
| 20. |
Most Ethernet networks use the |
| A. | Bus topology |
| B. | Ring topology |
| C. | Hub topology |
| D. | Diamond topology |
| Answer» D. Diamond topology | |
| 21. |
Which of the following commands cannot be issued through "rsh"? |
| A. | Vi |
| B. | Ls |
| C. | Cp |
| D. | Rm |
| Answer» B. Ls | |
| 22. |
A machine set up to access the internet can locate the Domain Name Servers through instructions set up in |
| A. | The network interface card |
| B. | The router |
| C. | A configuration file |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |
| 23. |
Which of the following people were not major factors in the development of Unix? |
| A. | A. Dennis Ritchie |
| B. | Ken Thompson |
| C. | Bill Gates |
| D. | Linus Torvalds |
| Answer» D. Linus Torvalds | |
| 24. |
"bash" is an example of a |
| A. | kernel |
| B. | shell |
| C. | security system |
| D. | file manager |
| Answer» C. security system | |
| 25. |
The shell does the following in Unix |
| A. | Is the user interface |
| B. | Provides security to files |
| C. | Talks to the hardware |
| D. | Is the file manager |
| Answer» B. Provides security to files | |
| 26. |
FreeBSD is |
| A. | Not really free |
| B. | Free |
| C. | Both b and d |
| D. | Includes the source code |
| Answer» D. Includes the source code | |
| 27. |
Two or more users can have same login name in the output of who command. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| C. | May be |
| D. | Can't say |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 28. |
One of the first software from the GNU project was |
| A. | VI editor |
| B. | C-shell |
| C. | EMACS editor |
| D. | AWK program |
| Answer» D. AWK program | |
| 29. |
For interrupting a command, we can use _____ |
| A. | ctrl-f |
| B. | esc |
| C. | ctrl-h |
| D. | ctrl-c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 30. |
The letters BSD represent |
| A. | Berkeley School Design |
| B. | Boston System Design |
| C. | Berkeley Software Development |
| D. | Boise School Definition |
| Answer» D. Boise School Definition | |
| 31. |
Unix is portable because it is written in |
| A. | Java |
| B. | Assembly language |
| C. | English |
| D. | C language |
| Answer» E. | |
| 32. |
Which topology is increasing in popularity? |
| A. | Ring |
| B. | Bus |
| C. | Star |
| D. | Hub |
| Answer» E. | |
| 33. |
Unix is gaining some popularity again because of |
| A. | U.S. space program |
| B. | The Internet |
| C. | Microsoft Windows |
| D. | IBM |
| Answer» C. Microsoft Windows | |
| 34. |
Kernel is not involved |
| A. | When a read operation is done |
| B. | When a pressed key is echoed on to the screen |
| C. | In resource allocation |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 35. |
Which of the following statements best explains a process? |
| A. | It is a program |
| B. | It is a program in execution |
| C. | It is an instance of a program in execution |
| D. | It is a program that uses system calls |
| Answer» D. It is a program that uses system calls | |
| 36. |
The World Wide Web has exploded in popularity |
| A. | Since the early 1970's |
| B. | Since the early 1990's |
| C. | Since the early 1980's |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Since the early 1980's | |
| 37. |
Which of the following is not true about the "router". |
| A. | Uses very little machine CPU cycles |
| B. | Determines the destination of packets |
| C. | Most popular routers are Cisco routers |
| D. | Ordinary personal computers can be made into routers |
| Answer» B. Determines the destination of packets | |
| 38. |
Telnet, rlogin, rsh, and rcp are loosing popularity because |
| A. | They lack good network security features |
| B. | They are difficult to use |
| C. | They are old |
| D. | Both b and c |
| Answer» B. They are difficult to use | |
| 39. |
In an Ethernet network, which kind of cable is both affordable and widely used? |
| A. | thin coaxial |
| B. | thick coaxial |
| C. | twisted pair |
| D. | fiber optic |
| Answer» D. fiber optic | |
| 40. |
To end and send a message in "mail" |
| A. | Press Esc |
| B. | Press Alt-c |
| C. | Press Ctrl-d |
| D. | Press Enter |
| Answer» D. Press Enter | |
| 41. |
The standard output device for Unix is |
| A. | the printer |
| B. | the monitor |
| C. | the keyboard |
| D. | the mouse |
| Answer» C. the keyboard | |
| 42. |
Command options |
| A. | Are required for commands to work |
| B. | Can be combined with targets. |
| C. | Are preceded by a dash |
| D. | All of the above. |
| Answer» E. | |
| 43. |
The last character of the "bash" prompt is usually |
| A. | $ |
| B. | # |
| C. | % |
| D. | ? |
| Answer» B. # | |
| 44. |
Which is not an Unix web browser? |
| A. | Netscape |
| B. | Mozilla |
| C. | Microsoft internet explorer |
| D. | Lynx |
| Answer» D. Lynx | |
| 45. |
Which of the following is not an Unix email program? |
| A. | Outlook |
| B. | Pine |
| C. | |
| D. | Elm |
| Answer» B. Pine | |
| 46. |
There is redirection for |
| A. | Input |
| B. | Output |
| C. | Appending to a file |
| D. | All the above |
| Answer» E. | |
| 47. |
Which of the following is not a component of a user account? |
| A. | home directory |
| B. | password |
| C. | group ID |
| D. | kernel |
| Answer» E. | |
| 48. |
Links are |
| A. | like pipes |
| B. | point to other files |
| C. | dummy filenames in the directory |
| D. | both b and c |
| Answer» E. | |
| 49. |
The letters "bash" stand for |
| A. | Born after shell |
| B. | Bourne again shell |
| C. | Berkeley admin shell |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» C. Berkeley admin shell | |
| 50. |
To get to the on-line reference manual, you use this command |
| A. | Manual |
| B. | Online |
| C. | Man |
| D. | None of the above |
| Answer» D. None of the above | |