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CNIT 340 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED
EXAM TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
When creating file system partitions, which of the following partitions must be
included:
a. / and /usr
b. /var and swap
c. / and swap
d. /home and /var
e. None of the above --CORRECT ANSWER—C
A file "test.txt" is owned by the user "admin" and the group "finance".
Currently, its permissions are set to 750. By changing these instead to 070, who
is losing what access? Note: The user, "Admin" is not in the "finance" group
a) The "finance" group can no longer execute the file
b) The user, "Admin" lost read and write permissions
c) The "finance" group lost read, write, and execute permissions.
d) The user, "Admin" lost read, write, and execute permissions. --CORRECT
ANSWER—D
The command for modifying file or directory ownership is the ________
command.
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a) chgrp
b) chown
c) chmod
d) chdir --CORRECT ANSWER—B
In UNIX everything is managed as a _______________.
A) Folder
B) Directory
C) File
D) A & B
E) None of the above --CORRECT ANSWER—C
How would one give a GROUP permissions to read and execute a file, but not
write to it?
A) chmod g+rx filename
B) chmod g=rx filename
C) chmod 050 filename
D) chmod u=rx filename
E) chmod 750 filename --CORRECT ANSWER—B
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If you wanted to add new features to Linux, would you be able to legally
publish those changes?
a. Yes, because Linux is open source
b. Yes, because Linux is free software
c. No, because the original Linux is owned by someone else
d. No, because Linux is copyrighted
e. None of the above --CORRECT ANSWER—A
What is the best description for UNIX?
A. refers to a collection of related operating system.
B. is a operating system that handles only root actions.
C. is a AT&T phone operating system.
D. UNIX and Linux are the same operating system.
E. None of the Above --CORRECT ANSWER—A
There were many disputes over the legalities of UNIX, which included lawsuits
that spanned throughout its lifetime. What was the main reason why the UNIX
intellectual property was so important to sue over.
A. People were greedy and wanted to keep the information for themselves.
B. Linux violated some of SCO's intellectual properties and it needed to be
obtained.
C. The law required for UNIX/Linux to be claimed by a group for legalities to
be in full affect
CNIT 340 EXAM 1 PRACTICE QUESTIONS
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS NEW MODIFIED
EXAM TESTED AND APPROVED!!!
When creating file system partitions, which of the following partitions must be
included:
a. / and /usr
b. /var and swap
c. / and swap
d. /home and /var
e. None of the above --CORRECT ANSWER—C
A file "test.txt" is owned by the user "admin" and the group "finance".
Currently, its permissions are set to 750. By changing these instead to 070, who
is losing what access? Note: The user, "Admin" is not in the "finance" group
a) The "finance" group can no longer execute the file
b) The user, "Admin" lost read and write permissions
c) The "finance" group lost read, write, and execute permissions.
d) The user, "Admin" lost read, write, and execute permissions. --CORRECT
ANSWER—D
The command for modifying file or directory ownership is the ________
command.
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a) chgrp
b) chown
c) chmod
d) chdir --CORRECT ANSWER—B
In UNIX everything is managed as a _______________.
A) Folder
B) Directory
C) File
D) A & B
E) None of the above --CORRECT ANSWER—C
How would one give a GROUP permissions to read and execute a file, but not
write to it?
A) chmod g+rx filename
B) chmod g=rx filename
C) chmod 050 filename
D) chmod u=rx filename
E) chmod 750 filename --CORRECT ANSWER—B
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If you wanted to add new features to Linux, would you be able to legally
publish those changes?
a. Yes, because Linux is open source
b. Yes, because Linux is free software
c. No, because the original Linux is owned by someone else
d. No, because Linux is copyrighted
e. None of the above --CORRECT ANSWER—A
What is the best description for UNIX?
A. refers to a collection of related operating system.
B. is a operating system that handles only root actions.
C. is a AT&T phone operating system.
D. UNIX and Linux are the same operating system.
E. None of the Above --CORRECT ANSWER—A
There were many disputes over the legalities of UNIX, which included lawsuits
that spanned throughout its lifetime. What was the main reason why the UNIX
intellectual property was so important to sue over.
A. People were greedy and wanted to keep the information for themselves.
B. Linux violated some of SCO's intellectual properties and it needed to be
obtained.
C. The law required for UNIX/Linux to be claimed by a group for legalities to
be in full affect
