Quiz: QZ-20251028-29504

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QZ-20251028-29504

Topics:

Linux Basic

Difficulty: Level 2 - Easy

Questions: 18

Generated: October 28, 2025 at 03:19 AM

Generated by: Guest User

Instructions: Select an answer for each question and click "Check Answer" to see if you're correct. Then view the explanation to learn more!

1 What command is used to list files and directories in Linux?

A) dir

B) ls

C) list

D) show

Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The 'ls' command is used to list directory contents in Linux.

2 Which command is used to change the current directory in a Linux terminal?

A) cd

B) ls

C) dir

D) chdir

Correct Answer: A
Explanation: The 'cd' command stands for 'change directory' and is used to navigate between directories.

3 What does the 'pwd' command display?

A) Permissions of files

B) Previous working directory

C) Processes running

D) Current working directory

Correct Answer: D
Explanation: 'pwd' stands for 'print working directory' and shows the full path of the current directory.

4 Which command is used to create a new directory?

A) newdir

B) md

C) mkdir

D) rmdir

Correct Answer: C
Explanation: The 'mkdir' command is used to create new directories in Linux.

5 What command is used to delete a file in Linux?

A) erase

B) remove

C) del

D) rm

Correct Answer: D
Explanation: The 'rm' command is used to remove files in Linux.

6 Which command displays the contents of a text file?

A) cat

B) view

C) show

D) list

Correct Answer: A
Explanation: The 'cat' command is used to concatenate and display the contents of files.

7 What does the 'chmod' command do?

A) Change file permissions

B) Change file name

C) Change file ownership

D) Change file type

Correct Answer: A
Explanation: 'chmod' is used to change the permissions of files and directories.

8 What is the purpose of the 'man' command?

A) Merge files

B) Manage files

C) Display manual pages

D) Monitor processes

Correct Answer: C
Explanation: The 'man' command displays the manual pages for other commands in Linux.

9 Which command is used to copy files in Linux?

A) copy

B) mv

C) duplicate

D) cp

Correct Answer: D
Explanation: The 'cp' command is used to copy files and directories in Linux.

10 What command is used to view running processes?

A) proc

B) ps

C) top

D) run

Correct Answer: C
Explanation: The 'top' command provides a dynamic view of running processes in real-time.

11 Which command helps to find files and directories?

A) find

B) search

C) grep

D) locate

Correct Answer: A
Explanation: The 'find' command is used to search for files and directories in a directory hierarchy.

12 Which of the following commands is used to move files?

A) send

B) mv

C) transfer

D) move

Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The 'mv' command is used to move files and directories from one location to another.

13 What does the 'echo' command do?

A) Creates files

B) Displays a line of text

C) Saves files

D) Edits files

Correct Answer: B
Explanation: The 'echo' command is used to display a line of text or a variable value to the terminal.

14 Which command is used to display disk usage?

A) df

B) diskusage

C) du

D) space

Correct Answer: C
Explanation: 'du' stands for disk usage and it estimates file space usage.

15 What is the default shell in most Linux distributions?

A) bash

B) csh

C) zsh

D) sh

Correct Answer: A
Explanation: Bash (Bourne Again SHell) is the default shell in most Linux distributions.

16 Which command can be used to check the current user's username?

A) name

B) user

C) id

D) whoami

Correct Answer: D
Explanation: The 'whoami' command returns the username of the current user.

17 What does the 'sudo' command allow a user to do?

A) Create a new user

B) Execute commands as another user

C) Shut down the computer

D) Log out of the system

Correct Answer: B
Explanation: 'sudo' allows a permitted user to execute a command as the superuser or another user.

18 Which command is used to display the contents of a directory?