010-160: Linux Essentials

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About the Exam

Linux Essentials is LPI’s foundational certification for people new to Linux and open source. It covers open source concepts, Linux basics, command-line use, files and directories, backups, simple scripting, hardware, and basic security and file permissions. Passing the exam demonstrates that a candidate has the core Linux literacy expected for an end user or early-career IT professional.

Exam Topics

  • The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source7%
  • Finding Your Way on a Linux System9%
  • The Power of the Command Line9%
  • The Linux Operating System8%
  • Security and File Permissions7%

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QuestionQ1

The Linux Operating System

Where is a Raspberry Pi’s operating system stored?

Explanation

Raspberry Pi OS is normally installed as an OS image on removable SD-card boot media, which is inserted into the Raspberry Pi. Raspberry Pi documentation identifies a microSD card as the most common boot medium and states that devices check an inserted SD card for an operating system by default.

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QuestionQ2

The Power of the Command Line

Which of the following commands can resolve a DNS name to an IP address?

Explanation

The host utility queries DNS and returns address records, allowing a hostname to be resolved to its IP address.

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QuestionQ3

Finding Your Way on a Linux System

A user is in the directory /home/user/Downloads/ and runs the command ls ../Documents/.

Assuming that it exists, which directory’s contents are displayed?

Explanation

.. refers to the parent of /home/user/Downloads/, which is /home/user/. Therefore, ../Documents/ resolves to /home/user/Documents/.

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QuestionQ4

The Power of the Command Line

Most Linux commands can show information about how they are used. How can this information usually be displayed?

Explanation

Most Linux command-line utilities conventionally display a usage summary and available options when invoked with -h or --help.

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QuestionQ5

The Linux Operating System

What is the recommended source for installing new applications on a Linux-based operating system?

Explanation

A Linux distribution’s package repository is the preferred installation source because it supplies distribution-compatible, dependency-managed, and typically signed software packages that receive updates through the system package manager.

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