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This section includes 18 Mcqs, each offering curated multiple-choice questions to sharpen your Unix knowledge and support exam preparation. Choose a topic below to get started.
| 1. |
ls -s prints the allocated file size in blocks. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 2. |
What does the -S option do in ls command? |
| A. | sorts according to modification time |
| B. | sorts according to last access time |
| C. | sorts according to file size |
| D. | sorts according to inode number |
| Answer» D. sorts according to inode number | |
| 3. |
-r option is same as -R option in ls command. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 4. |
$ ls -R outputs all files and subdirectories in a recursive manner. |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 5. |
-R_OPTION_IS_SAME_AS_-R_OPTION_IN_LS_COMMAND.?$ |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» C. | |
| 6. |
ls -s prints the allocated file size in blocks.$ |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 7. |
What does the -S option do in ls command?$ |
| A. | sorts according to modification time |
| B. | sorts according to last access time |
| C. | sorts according to file size |
| D. | sorts according to inode number |
| Answer» D. sorts according to inode number | |
| 8. |
The output of ls dir* is ___ |
| A. | all files in the current directory |
| B. | all files in the directory having a filename starting with dir |
| C. | no filename is displayed |
| D. | erroneous |
| Answer» C. no filename is displayed | |
| 9. |
-t option sorts the files according to ____ |
| A. | last modification time |
| B. | last access time |
| C. | ASCII collating sequence |
| D. | file size |
| Answer» B. last access time | |
| 10. |
-u option sorts the files according to ____ |
| A. | last modification time |
| B. | last access time |
| C. | ASCII collating sequence |
| D. | file size |
| Answer» C. ASCII collating sequence | |
| 11. |
ls -R outputs all files and subdirectories in a recursive manner? |
| A. | True |
| B. | False |
| Answer» B. False | |
| 12. |
How can we identify executables and directories from the output of ls command? |
| A. | using -F option |
| B. | using -x option |
| C. | using -a option |
| D. | using -i option |
| Answer» B. using -x option | |
| 13. |
What is the collating sequence of ls command for listing files? |
| A. | Numerals > Uppercase > Lowercase |
| B. | Numerals > Lowercase > Uppercase |
| C. | Lowercase > Uppercase > Numerals |
| D. | Uppercase > Numerals > Lowercase |
| Answer» B. Numerals > Lowercase > Uppercase | |
| 14. |
Which option is used with ls command to produce multi columnar output? |
| A. | -x |
| B. | -F |
| C. | -a |
| D. | -v |
| Answer» B. -F | |
| 15. |
-a option is used with ls command for what purpose? |
| A. | for showing hidden files |
| B. | for showing executables |
| C. | for showing directories |
| D. | for multi columnar output |
| Answer» B. for showing executables | |
| 16. |
Which option is used with ls to display attributes of the directory ? |
| A. | -a |
| B. | -ld |
| C. | -d |
| D. | -o |
| Answer» D. -o | |
| 17. |
Which option is used with ls command for long listing of files with seven attributes? |
| A. | -a |
| B. | -l |
| C. | -x |
| D. | -i |
| Answer» C. -x | |
| 18. |
Which command is used for listing files in a directory? |
| A. | ps |
| B. | list |
| C. | ls |
| D. | wc |
| Answer» D. wc | |