1 $What is the core component of the Linux operating system that interacts directly with the hardware?$

A.

Desktop Environment

B.

Compiler

C.

Kernel

D.

Shell

2 $Who is credited with creating the initial version of the Linux kernel?$

A.

Steve Jobs

B.

Dennis Ritchie

C.

Bill Gates

D.

Linus Torvalds

3 $Which of the following is a characteristic feature of Linux?$

A.

Costly licensing fees

B.

Closed Source

C.

Single-user only

D.

Open Source

4 $Which of the following is NOT a popular Linux distribution?$

A.

Fedora

B.

Ubuntu

C.

macOS

D.

Debian

5 $What program interprets commands typed by the user and sends them to the operating system?$

A.

The Desktop

B.

The Kernel

C.

The Swap

D.

The Shell

6 $Which command is used to display the current working directory?$

A.

cd

B.

ls

C.

dir

D.

pwd

7 $Which command is used to list files and directories?$

A.

ls

B.

ps

C.

list

D.

show

8 $How do you display the manual page for a specific command, for example, 'ls'?$

A.

man ls

B.

help ls

C.

info ls

D.

ls ?

9 $Which command is used to create a new empty directory?$

A.

touch

B.

mkfile

C.

mkdir

D.

newdir

10 $What command allows you to change your current directory?$

A.

cd

B.

mv

C.

ch

D.

cp

11 $Which command is primarily used to create an empty file or update the timestamp of an existing file?$

A.

cat

B.

make

C.

mkdir

D.

touch

12 $Which command is used to remove (delete) a file?$

A.

remove

B.

rm

C.

erase

D.

del

13 $What is the function of the 'cp' command?$

A.

Check process

B.

Copy files or directories

C.

Change path

D.

Create program

14 $Which command is used to move or rename files?$

A.

mv

B.

mov

C.

cp

D.

rn

15 $Which command is used to remove an empty directory?$

A.

delete

B.

rmdir

C.

rm

D.

clean

16 $To view the contents of a file on the standard output, which command is used?$

A.

read

B.

cat

C.

see

D.

look

17 $Which command is used to change the file permissions?$

A.

perm

B.

attrib

C.

chown

D.

chmod

18 $What does the command 'chmod 777 file.txt' do?$

A.

Gives read, write, and execute permissions to everyone

B.

Removes the file

C.

Locks the file

D.

Makes the file hidden

19 $Which command displays information about currently running processes?$

A.

ps

B.

proc

C.

tasklist

D.

status

20 $If a program is unresponsive, which command can be used to terminate it using its PID?$

A.

end

B.

stop

C.

quit

D.

kill

21 $What does the 'cd ..' command do?$

A.

Repeats the last command

B.

Moves one directory up (parent directory)

C.

Moves to the root directory

D.

Moves to the home directory

22 $Which flag is used with 'rm' to delete a directory and its contents recursively?$

A.

-d

B.

-f

C.

-r

D.

-a

23 $In the Linux file system, which character represents the root directory?$

A.

/

B.

~

C.

\

D.

C:

24 $What is a major difference between Linux and Windows regarding file paths?$

A.

Linux uses backslashes (), Windows uses forward slashes (/)

B.

Both use forward slashes

C.

Both use backslashes

D.

Linux uses forward slashes (/), Windows uses backslashes ()

25 $Which user in Linux has unlimited privileges and is equivalent to the Administrator in Windows?$

A.

SuperUser

B.

Master

C.

Root

D.

Admin

26 $Unlike Windows, Linux file names are:$

A.

Case-insensitive

B.

Always ending in .txt

C.

Limited to 8 characters

D.

Case-sensitive

27 $What is a Virtual Machine (VM)?$

A.

A web browser

B.

A physical robot

C.

A software emulation of a physical computer

D.

A type of virus

28 $The operating system running inside a Virtual Machine is called the:$

A.

Host OS

B.

Guest OS

C.

Core OS

D.

Main OS

29 $Which software is commonly used to create and manage Virtual Machines?$

A.

Adobe Photoshop

B.

Microsoft Word

C.

VLC Player

D.

Oracle VirtualBox

30 $What is the layer of software that creates and runs virtual machines called?$

A.

Compiler

B.

Hypervisor

C.

Bootloader

D.

Kernel

31 $What is a key benefit of using a Virtual Machine?$

A.

Requires no RAM

B.

Increases hardware speed

C.

Isolation of the environment

D.

Replaces the need for a monitor

32 $When creating a VM, what resources must be allocated from the host?$

A.

Keyboard layout

B.

RAM and Storage

C.

Internet bandwidth only

D.

Monitor resolution

33 $What feature allows you to save the state of a VM at a specific point in time?$

A.

Screenshot

B.

Clone

C.

Pause

D.

Snapshot

34 $What is a File System?$

A.

A method of storing and organizing files on a storage device

B.

A protocol for internet browsing

C.

A type of monitor display

D.

A system to clean computer fans

35 $What does FAT stand for in file systems?$

A.

Fast Access Table

B.

Fixed Allocation Type

C.

File Allocation Table

D.

File Access Type

36 $Which file system is the standard default for modern Windows operating systems?$

A.

NTFS

B.

FAT16

C.

HFS

D.

ext4

37 $Which file system is primarily associated with macOS?$

A.

FAT32

B.

ext4

C.

HFS/HFS+

D.

NTFS

38 $What is the standard file system used by most modern Linux distributions?$

A.

Extended File System (ext3/ext4)

B.

HFS

C.

NTFS

D.

FAT32

39 $What does UDF stand for?$

A.

User Data Format

B.

Unified Data File

C.

Universal Disk Format

D.

Ultra Disk File

40 $Which file system limitation makes FAT32 unsuitable for large video files?$

A.

It cannot store text files

B.

Maximum file size is 4GB

C.

It is not compatible with Windows

D.

It is too slow

41 $In the context of Linux commands, what does the -l flag do in ls -l ?$

A.

Lists only links

B.

Lists in landscape mode

C.

Lists last opened files

D.

Lists in long format (details)

42 $Which symbol is used to represent the user's home directory in Linux?$

A.

.

B.

@

C.

~

D.

/

43 $Which command creates a duplicate of a file?$

A.

mv

B.

ls

C.

rm

D.

cp

44 $To create a hidden file in Linux, the filename must start with:$

A.

A dollar sign ($)

B.

A dot (.)

C.

A hash (#)

D.

An underscore (_)

45 $Which command would you use to check the version of the kernel?$

A.

ls -v

B.

ver

C.

uname -r

D.

kernel -v

46 $In Windows, drives are labeled A:, C:, etc. In Linux, all storage devices are mounted under:$

A.

The Registry

B.

The Drive Manager

C.

The Root directory (/)

D.

My Computer

47 $Which command effectively 'renames' a directory?$

A.

rn

B.

name

C.

mv

D.

cp

48 $What does the 'sudo' command enable a user to do?$

A.

Delete the OS

B.

Execute a command with superuser (root) privileges

C.

Sort files

D.

Surf the web

49 $Which file system type is known as a 'Journaling File System' commonly used in Linux?$

A.

ISO9660

B.

FAT12

C.

CDFS

D.

ext3/ext4

50 $What happens if you run rmdir on a directory that contains files?$

A.

It moves the files to trash

B.

It fails and displays an error

C.

It deletes everything

D.

It asks for a password

Unit 3 - Practice Quiz