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Which component provides the core set of operating system functions?
Which component provides the core set of operating system functions?
- Consoles
- Shells
- Kernel (correct)
- Terminals
What is a distribution or distro in Linux?
What is a distribution or distro in Linux?
- A commercial licensing and support option
- A command environment to operate the OS and applications
- The Linux kernel plus a distinctive type of package manager and software repository (correct)
- A shell program with support for features such as command history and tab completion
How are the terminal and shell connected?
How are the terminal and shell connected?
- Through a package manager
- Through a command interpreter
- Through a desktop environment
- Through a teletype (tty) device (correct)
Which command can be used to view the help pages for a particular command?
Which command can be used to view the help pages for a particular command?
Which text file editor is often preferred by those coming from a Windows environment?
Which text file editor is often preferred by those coming from a Windows environment?
Which command is used to switch from insert mode back to command mode in vi or vim?
Which command is used to switch from insert mode back to command mode in vi or vim?
Which command is used to navigate to the root directory in Linux?
Which command is used to navigate to the root directory in Linux?
Which command is used to change the working directory in Linux?
Which command is used to change the working directory in Linux?
What does the 'pwd' command do in Linux?
What does the 'pwd' command do in Linux?
Which command is used to search for files in Linux?
Which command is used to search for files in Linux?
What does the 'grep' command do in Linux?
What does the 'grep' command do in Linux?
Which command is used to create a copy of files either in the same or different directory with the same or different name?
Which command is used to create a copy of files either in the same or different directory with the same or different name?
Which option is used with the cp command to display the files being copied?
Which option is used with the cp command to display the files being copied?
Which command is used to move files from one directory to another or rename a file?
Which command is used to move files from one directory to another or rename a file?
Which command can be used to delete files and directories?
Which command can be used to delete files and directories?
Which command is used to switch between virtual tty consoles in Linux?
Which command is used to switch between virtual tty consoles in Linux?
Which desktop environment is commonly used in Ubuntu 20?
Which desktop environment is commonly used in Ubuntu 20?
What is the purpose of a pipe symbol (|) in Linux commands?
What is the purpose of a pipe symbol (|) in Linux commands?
What does the --help option do when executing a Linux command?
What does the --help option do when executing a Linux command?
Which command is used to remove the contents of the entire directory tree underneath the folder /home/david/data?
Which command is used to remove the contents of the entire directory tree underneath the folder /home/david/data?
What does the 'df' command do?
What does the 'df' command do?
What is the root user in Linux?
What is the root user in Linux?
What is the main advantage of using 'sudo' over 'su'?
What is the main advantage of using 'sudo' over 'su'?
