101-500: LPIC-1 Exam 101Demo

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101-500 is the first of the two required exams for LPIC-1 certification. It covers foundational Linux skills common across distributions, including system architecture, installation and package management, GNU and Unix commands, and filesystems. It is intended for candidates pursuing LPI's Linux administrator certification, and passing demonstrates competence with the LPIC-1 Exam 101 objectives as part of the full LPIC-1 track.

Exam Topics

  • System Architecture10%
  • Linux Installation and Package Management13%
  • GNU and Unix Commands26%
  • Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard19%
  • Shells and Shell Scripting17%
  • User Interfaces and Desktops6%
  • Administrative Tasks9%
  • Essential System Services8%
  • Networking Fundamentals14%
  • Security7%

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QuestionQ1

GNU and Unix Commands

Which of these commands can be used to show the inode number for a specified file?

Choose two
  • A inode
  • B ln
  • C ls
  • D cp
  • E stat
Explanation

ls -i displays each file’s inode number, while stat reports file metadata that includes the inode number.

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QuestionQ2

GNU and Unix Commands

Which of the following signals is delivered to a process when the Ctrl+Z key combination is pressed on the keyboard?

  • A SIGTERM
  • B SIGCONT
  • C SIGSTOP
  • D SIGKILL
  • E SIGINT
Explanation

Ctrl+Z conventionally suspends the foreground process. The precise POSIX signal is SIGTSTP; however, because it is absent from the choices, SIGSTOP is the intended stop-signal answer.

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QuestionQ3

GNU and Unix Commands

What is the purpose of the ldd command?

  • A It lists which shared libraries a binary needs to run.
  • B It installs and updates installed shared libraries.
  • C It turns a dynamically linked binary into a static binary.
  • D It defines which version of a library should be used by default.
  • E It runs a binary with an alternate library search path.
Explanation

The ldd command lists the shared libraries required by a dynamically linked binary to run.

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QuestionQ4

Devices, Linux Filesystems, Filesystem Hierarchy Standard

According to the FHS, in which directory are man pages located?

  • A /opt/man/
  • B /usr/doc/
  • C /usr/share/man/
  • D /var/pkg/man
  • E /var/man/
Explanation

The Filesystem Hierarchy Standard specifies /usr/share/man as the primary system directory for manual pages.

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QuestionQ5

GNU and Unix Commands

Which of these commands displays the current working directory in a Bash shell?

Choose two
  • A echo "${PWD}"
  • B echo "${WD}"
  • C printwd
  • D pwd
  • E echo "${pwd}"
Explanation

PWD is the Bash variable containing the current working directory, so expanding it with echo displays that directory. The pwd builtin prints the absolute pathname of the current working directory.

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