A system administrator is using the crontab command to edit an entry on a Linux server. Which service is the administrator configuring?

A system administrator is using the crontab command to edit an entry on a Linux server. Which service is the administrator configuring?

• editing a shell script to run when the server starts
• installing the new BIOS update when it is available
• scheduling a task to run at a specific time and date
• deleting caches and cookies after the web browser closes
  

  Answers Explanation & Hints: In Linux and OS X, the cron service is responsible for scheduled tasks. As a service, cron runs in the background and executes tasks at specific dates and times. Cron uses a schedule table called a cron table that can be edited with the crontab command.