702-100: Linux Professional Institute BSD SpecialistDemo

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This exam covers practical BSD administration skills for FreeBSD, NetBSD, and OpenBSD. It is aimed at system administrators who manage BSD installations, user accounts, file systems, software, networking, hardware, kernel parameters, and basic system security. Passing the exam earns the Linux Professional Institute BSD Specialist certification.

Exam Topics

  • BSD Installation and Software Management0%
  • Storage Devices and BSD Filesystems0%
  • Basic BSD System Administration0%
  • Basic BSD Network Administration0%
  • Basic Unix Skills0%

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QuestionQ1

Storage Devices and BSD Filesystems

Which device denotes the first BSD disk slice in the disk label on the first partition of the second SATA disk in OpenBSD?

  • A /dev/sd1a
  • B /dev/d2s1
  • C /dev/sl1d2
  • D /dev/sd1p2d
  • E /dev/sata2a
Explanation

OpenBSD names SATA disks attached through AHCI as sd devices and assigns unit numbers starting at 0; thus, the second disk is sd1. Disklabel partitions are lettered beginning with a, making the first disklabel partition available as the block device /dev/sd1a.

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QuestionQ2

Basic BSD System Administration

Which cron-job line executes myscript once every hour?

  • A
            • /pathto/myscript
  • B 0 * * * * /pathto/myscript
  • C
    • 0 * * * /pathto/myscript
  • D
      • 0 * * /pathto/myscript
  • E
        • 0 * /pathto/myscript
Explanation

A cron schedule of 0 * * * * runs at minute 0 of every hour, so the command executes once per hour.

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QuestionQ3

Basic Unix Skills

Which command locates every directory inside the current user’s home directory?

  • A find ~ -type d
  • B find . -dir
  • C find / -d | home
  • D find -uid myname
  • E find -d home
Explanation

In a shell, ~ expands to the current user’s home directory. The find predicate -type d limits the results to directories.

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QuestionQ4

Basic Unix Skills

While creating a symbolic link, an error reports that the target already exists. Which statement is true?

  • A ln can not override an existing target so the target must be manually removed.
  • B ln can override the target, but only if it is a file.
  • C ln can override the target, but only if it is a directory.
  • D ln can override the target, whether it is a file or a directory.
  • E ln can not override an existing symbolic link.
Explanation

The ln command normally does not replace an existing destination. Its -f (--force) option removes an existing destination file before creating the link, but an existing directory is treated as a directory destination rather than overwritten.

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QuestionQ5

Basic Unix Skills

While investigating a USB pen drive, a file named mybackup is discovered. Which utility can determine the type of data contained in that file?

  • A file mybackup
  • B ls -l mybackup
  • C tar -t mybackup
  • D whatis mybackup
  • E touch mybackup
Explanation

The file utility identifies a file’s data type by examining its contents and known file signatures.

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Topics covered
BSD Installation and Software ManagementStorage Devices and BSD FilesystemsBasic BSD System AdministrationBasic BSD Network AdministrationBasic Unix Skills
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