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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. |
TO_REPEAT_A_STRING,_PERL_USES_____OPERATOR.?$ |
A. | / |
B. | . |
C. | x |
D. | \\ |
Answer» D. \\ | |
2. |
WHICH_OF_THE_FOLLOWING_ARE_CONCATENATION_OPERATORS??$ |
A. | / |
B. | . |
C. | _ |
D. | \\ |
Answer» C. _ | |
3. |
___ function returns the first occurrence of a character in a string.$ |
A. | string |
B. | index |
C. | split |
D. | length |
Answer» C. split | |
4. |
Which function is used by perl for displaying the length of a string?$ |
A. | string |
B. | len |
C. | split |
D. | length |
Answer» E. | |
5. |
We can use find command for testing files with perl. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
6. |
Which escape character is used for identifying a word character? |
A. | \s |
B. | \d |
C. | \w |
D. | \n |
Answer» D. \n | |
7. |
Which function is used for handling substitutions in perl? |
A. | tr |
B. | s |
C. | str |
D. | tr and s |
Answer» E. | |
8. |
Which function is used by perl for reversing a string? |
A. | rev |
B. | reverse |
C. | split |
D. | substr |
Answer» C. split | |
9. |
substr function is also used to alter an existing string. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
10. |
For extracting a substring, ____ function is used. |
A. | string |
B. | index |
C. | substr |
D. | length |
Answer» D. length | |
11. |
If a variable is undefined, its value is ___? |
A. | 0 |
B. | 1 |
C. | NULL |
D. | garbage |
Answer» B. 1 | |
12. |
When a string is used for numeral computations, perl converts it into ___ |
A. | character |
B. | floating point number |
C. | number |
D. | boolean value |
Answer» D. boolean value | |
13. |
perl variables have no type and no initialization. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
14. |
___ function is used for removing the last character from the line. |
A. | cut |
B. | chop |
C. | erase |
D. | split |
Answer» C. erase | |
15. |
It is often more convenient to save perl program files with ____ extension. |
A. | .gp |
B. | .sh |
C. | .awk |
D. | .pl |
Answer» E. | |
16. |
To test whether perl is in your PATH, use ____ |
A. | perl -e |
B. | perl -i |
C. | perl -el |
D. | perl -ed |
Answer» B. perl -i | |
17. |
A perl program runs in a special interpretive mode. |
A. | True |
B. | False |
Answer» B. False | |
18. |
Which one of the following is the most powerful filter? |
A. | awk |
B. | grep |
C. | sed |
D. | perl |
Answer» E. | |