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LX0-103 by CompTIA - Page 1 | ExamCademy

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Question 3

Which run levels should never be declared as the default run level when using SysV init? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

A 0
B 1
C 3
D 5
E 6

Question 4

Which of the following statements is correct when talking about /proc/?

A All changes to files in /proc/ are stored in /etc/proc.d/ and restored on reboot.
B All files within /proc/ are read-only and their contents cannot be changed.
C All changes to files in /proc/ are immediately recognized by the kernel.
D All files within /proc/ are only readable by the root user.

Question 5

What of the following statements are true regarding /dev/ when using udev? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

A Entries for all possible devices get created on boot even if those devices are not connected.
B Additional rules for udev can be created by adding them to /etc/udev/rules.d/.
C When using udev, it is not possible to create block or character devices in /dev/ using mknod.
D The /dev/ directory is a filesystem of type tmpfs and is mounted by udev during system startup.
E The content of /dev/ is stored in /etc/udev/dev and is restored during system startup.

Question 6

Which of the following information is stored within the BIOS? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

A Boot device order
B Linux kernel version
C Timezone
D Hardware configuration
E The system's hostname

Question 7

Which of the following commands reboots the system when using SysV init? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

A shutdown -r now
B shutdown -r "rebooting"
C telinit 6
D telinit 0
E shutdown -k now "rebooting"

Question 8

Which of the following are init systems used within Linux systems? (Choose THREE correct answers.)

A startd
B systemd
C Upstart
D SysInit
E SysV init

Question 9

What information can the lspci command display about the system hardware? (Choose THREE correct answers.)

A Device IRQ settings
B PCI bus speed
C System battery type
D Device vendor identification
E Ethernet MAC address

Question 10

Which of the following commands brings a system running SysV init into a state in which it is safe to perform maintenance tasks? (Choose TWO correct answers.)

A shutdown -R 1 now
B shutdown -single now
C init 1
D telinit 1
E runlevel 1

Question 11

What is the first program that is usually started, at boot time, by the Linux kernel when using SysV init?

A /lib/init.so
B /sbin/init
C /etc/rc.d/rcinit
D /proc/sys/kernel/init
E /boot/init

Question 12

SIMULATION -
Which command will display messages from the kernel that were output during the normal boot sequence?

Question 13

Which of the following commands will write a message to the terminals of all logged in users?

A bcast
B mesg
C print
D wall
E yell

Question 14

Which of the following kernel parameters instructs the kernel to suppress most boot messages?

A silent
B verbose=0
C nomesg
D quiet

Question 15

Which of the following options for the kernel's command line changes the systemd boot target to rescue.target instead of the default target?

A systemd.target=rescue.target
B systemd.runlevel=rescue.target
C systemd.service=rescue.target
D systemd.default=rescue.target
E systemd.unit=rescue.target

Question 16

Which SysV init configuration file should be modified to disable the ctrl-alt-delete key combination?

A /etc/keys
B /proc/keys
C /etc/inittab
D /proc/inittab
E /etc/reboot

Question 17

SIMULATION -
Which Debian package management tool asks the configuration questions for a specific already installed package just as if the package were being installed for the first time? (Specify ONLY the command without any path or parameters.)

Question 18

Which of the following commands overwrites the bootloader located on /dev/sda without overwriting the partition table or any data following it?

A dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=512
B dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=512 count=1
C dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=440 count=1
D dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/sda bs=440

Question 19

Which of the following commands lists the dependencies of a given dpkg package?

A apt-cache depends-on package
B apt-cache dependencies package
C apt-cache depends package
D apt-cache requires package

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SIMULATION -
Which file in the /proc filesystem lists parameters passed from the bootloader to the kernel? (Specify the file name only without any path.)

During a system boot cycle, what program is executed after the BIOS completes its tasks?

A The bootloader
B The inetd program
C The init program
D The kernel