Linux Quiz 1

A quiz on linux Basics

This is a quiz on basics of linux, have fun....

1. What option of "ls" gives the listing according to the modified time

t
a
l
m


2. In which folder of linux filesystem does ".." and "." point to the same folder

/root
/
/bin
None of the above


3. The "-p" option of mkdir

Creates a folder in the parent folder
Creates parent as well as it subfolders at the same time
Modifies the path of exiting folder
Removes a folder


4. Which option in "cat" adds line numbers to everyline in the output

n
l
m
a


5. The /bin directory generally holds

Softlinks
Executables
Hardlinks
Text files


6. The output of "pwd" is what kind of path

Relative path
Absolute Path
Both
Depends on folder


7. Which of the following is not a type of linux shell

crsh
csh
bash
ksh


8. ----- can change the password of a user

Only the user
The user and the root
Only the root
Any one


9. The output of the command "tac <filename>" is

The contents of the file in reverse
Absolute path of the file
Number of lines in the file
Permissions of the file


10. Which command changes the permissions of a file

passwd
perm
chmod
cmod

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