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Red Hat Linux System Administration Pre-Assessment Questionnaire

This document contains a 30 question pre-assessment for Red Hat Linux system administration. It covers topics like kickstart configuration, boot processes, partitioning, mounting filesystems, networking, runlevels, RAID, and quotas. The questions are multiple choice with one correct answer each.

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Red Hat Linux System Administration Pre-Assessment Questionnaire

This document contains a 30 question pre-assessment for Red Hat Linux system administration. It covers topics like kickstart configuration, boot processes, partitioning, mounting filesystems, networking, runlevels, RAID, and quotas. The questions are multiple choice with one correct answer each.

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Red Hat Linux System Administration Pre-

assessment Questionnaire

1. By default the kickstart configuration file created by the name:

A. kickstart.img
B. kickstart.iso
C. ks.cfg
D. None of the above

2. The name of the bootable CD Image of RHEL:

A. diskboot.img
B. boot.iso
C. pxeboot
D. None of the above.

3. The recommended size for swap partition is usually:

A. Twice the RAM size.


B. Thrice the RAM size.
C. Five times the RAM size.
D. None of the above

4. Contents of the kernel buffer regarding the boot process are stored in:

A. /var/log/messages.
B. /var/log/dmesg.
C. /var/log/bootlog.
D. /var/log/secure

5. The file that contains information about each service that is started up at boot time:

A. /tmp/startup.log.
B. /tmp/boot.log.
C. /var/log/boot.log.
D. /var/log/startup.log.
6. To make temporary changes to GRUB we need to enter GRUB edit mode by pressing:

A. w.
B. c.
C. u.
D. e.

7. To make driver modules available for initialization process, they must be included in:

A. initrd.
B. init
C. vmlinuz
D. None of the above

8. The swap partitions are enabled during the boot process when:

A. The script /etc/rc.d/rc.sysinit is executed.


B. The script /etc/inittab is executed.
C. The script /etc/rc.d/rc is executed.
D. None of the above.

9. By default, the number of consoles defined in Red Hat Linux system is:

A. 6.
B. 7.
C. 12.
D. 24.

10. Which of the following commands are used to shutdown a system:

A. shutdown –h now.
B. poweroff.
C. init 0.
D. All the above

11. /proc is a virtual file system containing information about the running kernel.

A. True.
B. False.
12. The partition id for Linux extended partition is:

A. 0x5.
B. 0xf.
C. 0x82.
D. 0xfd.

13. The maximum number of partitions supported by the kernel:

A. 63 for IDE drives.


B. 32 for IDE drives.
C. 15 for SCSI drives.
D. 16 for SCSI drives.

14. Which one of the utilities is not used for managing partitions:

A. fdisk.
B. sfdisk.
C. parted.
D. partprobe.

15. When possible, you should install the /boot directory on a separate partition below what
cylinder of your hard drive?

A. 1024
B. 2048
C. 4096
D. 9184

16. In order to access files of individual or foreign file system, it must first be connected to the
filesystem tree. For that system we have to use:

A. mount.
B. mkfs.
C. mke2fs.
D. None of the above
17. Which of the following utilities allows you to configure new partitions on your hard disk?

A. fdruid
B. fdisk
C. fops
D. fdusk

18. The default gateway information is stored in which file?

A. /etc/sysconfig/network.
B. /etc/sysconfig/gateway.
C. /etc/sysconfig/ifcfg.ethx.
D. /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts/ifcfg-xxx.

19. The default behavior of ping is to send _____ Bytes ICMP packet to the specified host every
second until you cancel the operation:

A. 128.
B. 56.
C. 64.
D. 1024.

20. To delete bind-utils from the system, we use:

A. # rpm –f bind-utils
B. # rpm –e bind-utils
C. # rpm –h bind-utils
D. None of the above.

21. When you see the first Red Hat installation screen, which of the following options allows you to
customize the hardware detection process?

A. lowres
B. text
C. linux noprobe
D. linux rescue

22. Which of the following commands would let you enter single-user mode when added to the end
of the kernel command line?

A. sum
B. sing
C. mode=single
D. 1
23. Which of the following commands can give you access to a bash shell prompt during the Red Hat
Linux installation process?

A. ALT-F1
B. ALT-F2
C. ALT-F3
D. ALT-F4

24. What would you find in the last column in /etc/passwd?

A. The user name


B. The group ID
C. The user ID
D. The default shell

25. Which of the following directories contain key configuration files for different network devices?

A. /etc/sysconfig
B. /etc/sysconfig/network-scripts
C. /etc/sysconfig/networking
D. /etc

26. Which of the following runlevels is not normally used in Red Hat Linux?

A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6

27. Which of the following levels of RAID does protect your data?

A. RAID 0
B. RAID 1
C. RAID 5
D. Do not know

28. Which of the following is a valid RAID array device?

A. /dev/raid0
B. /dev/md0
C. /dev/raidtab0
D. /dev/hda1
29. Which of the following devices must be associated with a logical partition?

A. /dev/sda3
B. /dev/hda4
C. /dev/hdc1
D. /dev/sda5

30. Which of the following commands is required before you can activate quotas for any user?

A. quotacheck
B. quota
C. repquota
D. quotaoff

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