FEDVTE- LINUX OPERATING SYSTEM
SECURITY. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
What program could you use on a Linux system to securely copy files to a Linux host running the
SSH server daemon? - ANS SCP
Single user mode in Linux is a security risk if a malicious actor has physical access to the host -
ANS True
srm is a tool used to securely delete files from the file system - ANS True
What software installation package format is used on Red Hat? - ANS DPKG (?)
With IPTables what default policy should be used for packets for maximum security? -
ANS DROP
IPSec PPTP and SSL are all examples of: - ANS VPNs
A BASH script must be compiled into an executable object in order to run. - ANS False
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, You can use SSH to tunnel and encrypt traffic between a client and a server. - ANS True
chroot confines a process to a specific directory - ANS True
GID UID and EUID stand for: - ANS Group User and Effective User Identification numbers
What is Unified Extensible Firmware Interface designed to do? - ANS Prevent malicious actors
from modifying the boot loader or booting the computer with a different operating system
Which of the following are package management programs which install or update or remove
packages on a Linux system? - ANS All
2003:da3:1637:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff is an example of what type of address? - ANS IPv6
Bro, Snort, Suricata are examples of what kind of Linux security feature? - ANS Network
Intrusion Detection Systems
In addition to the internal authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files, what services
can be used to authenticate users to a Linux host? - ANS Fedora Directory Service (?)
What program could you use to create or edit a Linux BASH script? - ANS All of the above
What program should be used to change a user password? - ANS passwd
Why are there very few viruses on Linux? - ANS All
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
SECURITY. EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (VERIFIED AND UPDATED)
What program could you use on a Linux system to securely copy files to a Linux host running the
SSH server daemon? - ANS SCP
Single user mode in Linux is a security risk if a malicious actor has physical access to the host -
ANS True
srm is a tool used to securely delete files from the file system - ANS True
What software installation package format is used on Red Hat? - ANS DPKG (?)
With IPTables what default policy should be used for packets for maximum security? -
ANS DROP
IPSec PPTP and SSL are all examples of: - ANS VPNs
A BASH script must be compiled into an executable object in order to run. - ANS False
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
, You can use SSH to tunnel and encrypt traffic between a client and a server. - ANS True
chroot confines a process to a specific directory - ANS True
GID UID and EUID stand for: - ANS Group User and Effective User Identification numbers
What is Unified Extensible Firmware Interface designed to do? - ANS Prevent malicious actors
from modifying the boot loader or booting the computer with a different operating system
Which of the following are package management programs which install or update or remove
packages on a Linux system? - ANS All
2003:da3:1637:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff:ffff is an example of what type of address? - ANS IPv6
Bro, Snort, Suricata are examples of what kind of Linux security feature? - ANS Network
Intrusion Detection Systems
In addition to the internal authentication via /etc/passwd and /etc/shadow files, what services
can be used to authenticate users to a Linux host? - ANS Fedora Directory Service (?)
What program could you use to create or edit a Linux BASH script? - ANS All of the above
What program should be used to change a user password? - ANS passwd
Why are there very few viruses on Linux? - ANS All
@2026/2027 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
