Operating Systems Final Exam Review
2023/2024
A CentOS 7 filename requires an extension when you use a command to list, view, or
execute the file. ANSW - False
Windows 10 does not maintain file attributes that describe and regulate a file's use.
ANSW - False
The compression and encryption attributes for disk files are mutually exclusive. ANSW
- True
The FINDSTR command offers more control over the search process than the FIND
command. ANSW - True
The CentOS 7 find command returns a status of less than zero if an error occurs.
ANSW - False
What type of attribute determines how the operating system allows processes or users
to perform some functions? ANSW - file
How many characters are file extensions limited to when you are using the short
filename convention? ANSW - three
Which type of file suffix is used by both Windows 10 and the CentOS 7 GNOME
desktop to identify file associations? ANSW - extensions
What type of file compression is most commonly used in Linux distributions, such as
CentOS 7? ANSW - gzip
What term identifies the specific place where a CentOS 7 application stores file and
directory attributes? ANSW - inode
Which command issued at the Windows command prompt will allow you to view file
contents? ANSW - more
What type of Windows file attribute prevents a file from being seen by other commands?
ANSW - hidden
To hide a directory named Secret using file attributes in Windows 10, what would you
type? ANSW - ATTRIB +H Secret
, Which XCOPY command switch copies only files with the archive attribute set, and
does not change the attribute? ANSW - /A
When you use the /M switch with the XCOPY command, the system will perform what
type of backup? ANSW - incremental
The Windows 10 administrator account is called a recovery agent because it can
decrypt any file. What type of administrator account key can decrypt any file? ANSW -
global key
In CentOS 7, you cannot modify a directory or file that has which specific attribute?
ANSW - i
When using the Windows 10 CLI you can search for files using three different
commands; two of the commands are DIR and FIND. What is the third command?
ANSW - FINDSTR
The DOS FIND command is case sensitive unless you include the what switch in the
command? ANSW - /I
What sign used with the DOS FIND command is used to redirect the output of a
program? ANSW - >
The FINDSTR command can find the exact text you are looking for in what specific type
of file? ANSW - ASCII
What command can be used to find files containing words that start with the characters
Work? ANSW - FINDSTR /R "\
When using dates and date ranges with Windows Search, you can use dates such as
today, tomorrow, or yesterday in a search. What are these types of dates called?
ANSW - relative
When using Windows search, if you know the approximate size of a file, you can include
the file's size in your search by using what keyword and syntax? ANSW - size:
What operator is assumed when an operator is omitted in a search expression used
with the CentOS 7 find command? ANSW - -and
Which CentOS 7 find command option indicates that the file's status was last changed n
minutes ago? ANSW - -cminn
What CentOS 7 utility finds character or string patterns in an ASCII file? ANSW - grep
2023/2024
A CentOS 7 filename requires an extension when you use a command to list, view, or
execute the file. ANSW - False
Windows 10 does not maintain file attributes that describe and regulate a file's use.
ANSW - False
The compression and encryption attributes for disk files are mutually exclusive. ANSW
- True
The FINDSTR command offers more control over the search process than the FIND
command. ANSW - True
The CentOS 7 find command returns a status of less than zero if an error occurs.
ANSW - False
What type of attribute determines how the operating system allows processes or users
to perform some functions? ANSW - file
How many characters are file extensions limited to when you are using the short
filename convention? ANSW - three
Which type of file suffix is used by both Windows 10 and the CentOS 7 GNOME
desktop to identify file associations? ANSW - extensions
What type of file compression is most commonly used in Linux distributions, such as
CentOS 7? ANSW - gzip
What term identifies the specific place where a CentOS 7 application stores file and
directory attributes? ANSW - inode
Which command issued at the Windows command prompt will allow you to view file
contents? ANSW - more
What type of Windows file attribute prevents a file from being seen by other commands?
ANSW - hidden
To hide a directory named Secret using file attributes in Windows 10, what would you
type? ANSW - ATTRIB +H Secret
, Which XCOPY command switch copies only files with the archive attribute set, and
does not change the attribute? ANSW - /A
When you use the /M switch with the XCOPY command, the system will perform what
type of backup? ANSW - incremental
The Windows 10 administrator account is called a recovery agent because it can
decrypt any file. What type of administrator account key can decrypt any file? ANSW -
global key
In CentOS 7, you cannot modify a directory or file that has which specific attribute?
ANSW - i
When using the Windows 10 CLI you can search for files using three different
commands; two of the commands are DIR and FIND. What is the third command?
ANSW - FINDSTR
The DOS FIND command is case sensitive unless you include the what switch in the
command? ANSW - /I
What sign used with the DOS FIND command is used to redirect the output of a
program? ANSW - >
The FINDSTR command can find the exact text you are looking for in what specific type
of file? ANSW - ASCII
What command can be used to find files containing words that start with the characters
Work? ANSW - FINDSTR /R "\
When using dates and date ranges with Windows Search, you can use dates such as
today, tomorrow, or yesterday in a search. What are these types of dates called?
ANSW - relative
When using Windows search, if you know the approximate size of a file, you can include
the file's size in your search by using what keyword and syntax? ANSW - size:
What operator is assumed when an operator is omitted in a search expression used
with the CentOS 7 find command? ANSW - -and
Which CentOS 7 find command option indicates that the file's status was last changed n
minutes ago? ANSW - -cminn
What CentOS 7 utility finds character or string patterns in an ASCII file? ANSW - grep
