LPIC Practice Session

Question 1

102.5-006 / multiple_choice

Which command can be used with yum to check for updates for all packages in the system?

yum update-all yum list-updates yum check-update yum refresh

Question 2

102.3-013 / short_answer

Which command lists the shared libraries required by an executable file?

Question 3

103.1-011 / multiple_choice

Which key sequence typically recalls the previous command from shell history?

Ctrl+C Up Arrow Tab Ctrl+D

Question 4

103.4-030 / command_line

Enter the command that sends the string 'scale=6; 1/3' to bc using a Here string.

Question 5

104.2-002 / multiple_choice

Which command is used to view the amount of disk space in use on a filesystem?

df du fsck tune2fs

Question 6

104.7-023 / command_line

Enter a locate command that finds files containing both the pattern report and either updated, update or updating in their names.

Question 7

102.4-009 / multiple_choice

Which command updates the local package index from configured APT repositories?

apt-get install apt-cache show apt-get update apt-file search

Question 8

103.3-012 / multiple_choice

Which pair of commands is used to compress and decompress files with bzip2 format?

gzip and gunzip bzip2 and bunzip2 tar and cpio file and dd

Question 9

103.6-022 / short_answer

Which PIDs had real-time priorities in the provided top exercise output?

Question 10

104.5-001 / multiple_choice

Linux file permissions are organized into how many basic permission sets?

Question 11

103.7-027 / command_line

Enter the grep command that lists /etc/services while discarding all lines that begin with #.

Question 12

101.1-015 / short_answer

Name the two standard Linux commands used to inspect PCI and USB hardware devices.

Question 13

102.5-015 / multiple_choice

Which command shows all available repositories using dnf?

dnf repoquery dnf repolist dnf config-manager --list dnf list repos

Question 14

104.1-011 / multiple_choice

If a disk has about 1 GB total unallocated space but the largest contiguous free block is only 512 MB, can you create a new 600 MB partition there?

Yes, because total free space is enough Yes, if you use GPT instead of MBR No, because there is not enough contiguous space No, because Linux partitions are limited to 512 MB

Question 15

103.7-028 / command_line

Enter the egrep command that lists only .org or .com domains from domains.txt.

Question 16

103.4-012 / multiple_choice

Which command can disable noclobber for the current shell session?

set -C set +C set -o history unset noclobber

Question 17

103.5-027 / command_line

Enter the command that sends signal number 1 to process ID 1247.

Question 18

104.2-010 / multiple_choice

Which fsck option prints what would be done and exits without actually checking the filesystem?

Question 19

103.3-023 / command_line

Enter the command that copies the file report.txt to /tmp.

Question 20

104.3-024 / short_answer

Consider the fstab entry '/dev/sdb1 /data ext4 noatime,noauto,async'. Will this filesystem be mounted if 'mount -a' is issued?

Question 21

104.6-007 / multiple_choice

Which statement about hard links is correct?

They can point across different filesystems They can only point to directories They must reside in the same filesystem as the target They always break when moved

Question 22

101.3-027 / command_line

Enter the command that reboots a systemd-based system.

Question 23

103.2-008 / multiple_choice

Which command can replace characters and also remove or compress repeating characters?

Question 24

103.5-017 / multiple_choice

Which ps command displays only the user and command name columns?

ps o user,comm ps aux ps -p user,comm ps o user,%cpu,cmd

Question 25

103.5-006 / multiple_choice

Which command shows a dynamic, continuously updating view of running processes?

ps top pgrep watch

Question 26

103.8-021 / short_answer

Which command opens the built-in step-by-step tutorial for vim?

Question 27

101.2-011 / multiple_choice

Which command can read journal files from an alternative directory, such as a mounted disk image?

journalctl -D /path/to/journal dmesg /path/to/journal systemctl --logs /path/to/journal init --journal /path/to/journal

Question 28

101.2-024 / multiple_choice

Which of the following is NOT listed in the partial list of terms and utilities for Objective 101.2?

dmesg journalctl initramfs wall

Question 29

102.2-016 / multiple_choice

Which GRUB 2 setting can be used so the default boot option is always the last one selected in the menu?

GRUB_DEFAULT=last and GRUB_TIMEOUT=saved GRUB_SAVEDEFAULT=true with GRUB_DEFAULT=saved GRUB_LASTBOOT=true with GRUB_DEFAULT=0 GRUB_PREVIOUS=1

Question 30

104.5-009 / multiple_choice

Which command is used to modify file permissions?

chown chgrp chmod umask

Question 31

102.4-010 / multiple_choice

Which command downloads and installs a package from a remote repository together with its dependencies?

apt-get install dpkg -I apt-cache search dpkg-query

Question 32

101.3-029 / command_line

Enter the command used to broadcast a warning message to all logged-in users before a major system change.

Question 33

104.1-004 / multiple_choice

Which utility is listed for creating and deleting partitions on MBR disks?

fdisk fsck mount du

Question 34

102.2-023 / short_answer

Which key should you press in the GRUB menu to open the GRUB shell?

Question 35

103.5-020 / short_answer

Which command kills a process named sleep using its process name rather than its PID?

Question 36

103.1-009 / multiple_choice

Which command from the objective is the standard Bourne Again Shell?

Question 37

103.3-019 / short_answer

Which command creates a directory named projects?

Question 38

103.8-006 / multiple_choice

Which command saves the file and exits vi?

:q! :wq :visual :!

Question 39

103.6-010 / multiple_choice

Which user is allowed to decrease the niceness of a process below zero?

Any user who owns the process Only members of the wheel group Only root Only systemd

Question 40

104.6-019 / short_answer

Which command creates a hard link named hardlink in /home/carol/Documents pointing to target.txt in the current directory?

Question 41

103.4-017 / multiple_choice

What does the operator <<< introduce?

A pipe chain A Here string A Here document A stderr append

Question 42

104.3-009 / multiple_choice

Which command is used to unmount a filesystem?

unmount umount mount -u detach

Question 43

102.1-022 / command_line

Enter the file path of the configuration file commonly used to mount filesystems automatically at boot.

Question 44

103.2-023 / command_line

Enter the command that prints only the last 5 lines of /var/log/syslog.

Question 45

103.7-001 / multiple_choice

What does the dot (.) atom match in a regular expression?

Only a literal period Any character The beginning of a line The end of a line

Question 46

102.1-004 / multiple_choice

What is stored inside a partition to describe how data is organized?

A swap header only A filesystem A kernel module A mount point

Question 47

101.2-020 / command_line

Enter a command that reads journal files from /mnt/hd/var/log/journal.

Question 48

101.1-012 / multiple_choice

If no other conventional block device is present, how will an external USB hard drive most likely appear under /dev on a Linux-based router?

/dev/sda /dev/usb0 /dev/hda /dev/mmcblk0

Question 49

102.5-018 / multiple_choice

What command displays built-in help for a specific dnf command such as install?

dnf --help install dnf help install man dnf install dnf install --help-command

Question 50

103.3-006 / multiple_choice

Which command creates an empty file if it does not already exist, or updates its timestamp if it does?

touch mkdir file dd

Question 51

103.1-016 / short_answer

Which command prints the current working directory?

Question 52

104.5-021 / short_answer

Which command lists the permissions and attributes of the directory emptydir itself?

Question 53

102.4-017 / multiple_choice

Which file is the main APT repository configuration file mentioned in the objective?

/etc/apt.conf /etc/apt/sources.list /etc/default/apt /var/lib/apt/sources

Question 54

104.7-004 / multiple_choice

Which directory contains files needed by the boot process, including the Linux kernel and initrd?

/etc /lib /boot /srv

Question 55

103.1-015 / multiple_choice

Which command will display only exported environment variables in a simple form?

Question 56

101.3-006 / multiple_choice

What is the correct syntax format for entries in /etc/inittab?

process:action:id:runlevels id:runlevels:action:process runlevels:id:process:action action:id:runlevels:process

Question 57

103.8-013 / multiple_choice

Which alternative editor is described as simpler than vi and using Ctrl key combinations for commands?

Question 58

102.6-009 / multiple_choice

For a mission-critical server installation requiring the fastest performance, what type of virtualization is likely preferred according to the material?

Application container Full virtualization only Paravirtualization Nested virtualization

Question 59

104.3-029 / command_line

Enter the command that forcefully unmounts /mnt/server or remounts it read-only if unmounting is not possible.

Question 60

103.4-021 / short_answer

Which file descriptor number corresponds to stderr?