Ch6 Finding Files Exam

Ch6 Finding Files Exam

1. Which of the following are advantages of using the locate command?

   • It is quicker than the find command
   • It can search by file attribute types
   • Its results are always the most up to date
   • It pages the results

2. Which of the following are advantages of using the find command?

   (choose two)

   • It can search by file attribute types
   • It is quicker than the locate command
   • It pages the results
   • Its results are always the most up-to-date

3. Which option to the find command will search by name using a case-sensitive match?

   • -name
   • -cmin
   • -inum
   • -mmin

4. The FHS sets which standard?

   • Which filesystem types should be used
   • Which partitions should be created
   • Which directories should be used to hold specific files
   • Which services should be installed

5. What directory is used as a temporary mount point?

   • /tmpmnt
   • /etc
   • /mnt
   • /xbin

6. Which directory is used to store files representing attached devices?

   • /
   • /mnt
   • /dev
   • /tmp

7. The _____ command will search for files using a database of all files, which is generated on demand or scheduled.

   • updatedb
   • search
   • locate
   • find

8. The _____ command will search for files by searching the filesystem in real-time.

   • find
   • updatedb
   • locate
   • search

9. Which option to the locate command will have the command perform case-insensitive searches?

   • -s
   • -g
   • -l
   • -i

10. Which option to the find command will search by user owner?

    • -person
    • -owner
    • -uowner
    • -user

11. Which option to the find command will search by file type?

    • -fstype
    • -type
    • -file
    • -ftype

12. Which option to the find command will display a long listing of matching files?

    • -ls
    • -print
    • -ok
    • -exec

13. Which option to the find command will execute a command on each matching file without prompting the user?

    • -ls
    • -ok
    • -exec
    • -print

14. Which option to the find command will prompt the user to execute a command on each matching file?

    • -ok
    • -ls
    • -exec
    • -print

15. Which option to the find command will search by name using a case-insensitive match?

    • -inum
    • -insen
    • -iname
    • -i

16. Which directory represents the root of the filesystem hierarchy?

    • /
    • /etc
    • /root
    • /var

17. Which directory is used to store user home directories?

    • /tmp
    • /homedir
    • /usr
    • /home

18. Which directory is used to store the kernel?

    • /etc
    • /sys
    • /
    • /boot

19. Which directory is used to store temporary files?

    • /tmp
    • /
    • /sysfs
    • /etc

20. Which directory is used to store essential libraries?

    • /usr
    • /lib
    • /var
    • /bin

21. Which directory is used to store configuration files specific to the host?

    • /var
    • /etc
    • /boot
    • /

22. Which directory is used for the home directory of the root user?

    • /root
    • /var
    • /
    • /home