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Which files control access to cron utility ?

a. /etc/cron.d/cron.allow and /etc/cron.d/cron.deny
b. /var/spool/cron, /var/spool/cron/crontabs

Answer: a


What is the purpose of the lowercase -l option (which is set to conttyH), if the following ttyadm command is embedded within the pmadm command for setting up a modem: # ttyadm -b -d /dev/term/b -l conttyH -m ldterm,ttcompat -s /usr/bin/login -S n ? 
to specify the label, as defined in /etc/ttydefs 
to specify line speed, as defined in /etc/ttytab 
to specify the latest baud rate, as defined in /etc/termcap 
to specify line settings, as defined in the terminfo database 

Kernel is for :
a. device management
b. file storage
c. translating user requests

Answer: a

How to list users who login on local area network ?

a. rup
b. rlogin
c. rusers
d. finger

Answer: c


What does multitasking enable a user to do? 
share files 
share network products 
run more than one application at a time 
access multiple resources across the network 

What effect does the sticky bit have if it is set on the /tmp directory as shown below?
drwxrwxrwt 2 sys sys 512 May 26 11:02 /tmp 
It permits superuser access only. 
It prohibits all read/write permissions. 
It restricts only the owner to removing and renaming of their files. 
It is a security risk because any user can delete another user's files. 

Which command(s) does not integrate incremental backup feature?

a. Tar
b. cpio
c. ufsdump
d. dd

Answer: a & b

What does the following command do: umount /dev/dsk/c0t3d0s4 ? 
unmounts a VFS file system 
unmounts a UFS file system 
unmounts an RFS file system 
unmounts an NFS file system 


Password is verified against which file ?

a. /etc/shadow
b. /etc/passwd

Answer: a

What can you do if the following line is in the /etc/default/login file: CONSOLE= /dev/console ?
log in as root from the network and console 
log in as a regular user and then su to root 
log in as root from the console, but not from the network 
log in as root from the network, but not from the console 


How to terminate an application ?

A. Ctrl-c
B. kill command
C. quit from window for any window applications
D. suspend command

Answer: A&B&C

Which argument is the variable? 

set 



In this file structure, how to remove ~ report" directory ?
cal
/ \
report recipe
/ \
homework labs

a. rm -r report
b. rmdir report
c. rm report

Answer: a


Which directory does "cd .." change to ?

a. parent directory
b. child directory
c. home directory
d. root directory

Answer: a

Which are valid printer ports (select all that apply)? 
/dev/terma 
/dev/term/a 
/dev/term/b 
/dev/term/ttya 


What permissions are needed to change to a directory and list its contents ?

a. r--
b. rw-
c. r-x

Answer: c


In Bourne shell, how to assign value to variable EDITOR ?

a. EDITOR=/bin/vi
b. set EDITOR /bin/vi

Answer: a

Which command brings the system to single-user mode in ten minutes? 
init S -10 
init -g 600 -S 
shutdown -g 600 
shutdown -g 10 -i S

The right way to use these two commands: chown, chgrp

A. chown new_owner filename
B. chown filename new_owner
C. chgrp new_group filename
D. chgrp filename new_group

Answer: A&C


What can you do if the following line is included in the /etc/default/login file: CONSOLE= /dev/console ? 
Log in as root from the network and console. 
Log in as a regular user and then su to root. 
Log in as root from the console, but not from the network 
Log in as root from the network, but not from the console. 

Which statements are true about the /etc/hostname.xxy file (select all that apply)? 
It is a system script file 
It is a SPARC executable file. 
It contains the host name of the local host. 
It identifies the network interface on the local host. 

Which daemon may execute commands repeatedly ?

a. cron
b. at
c. cronat
d. crontab

Answer: a


Which command removes print jobs ?

a. cancel
b. enable
c. stop

Answer: a


What is the correct format of crontab file ?

a. time, date, command
b. time, owner, command

Answer: a


After reading and quitting from mail, the mail file is saved in :

a. mbox
b. inbox
c. .mailx

Answer: a


Which file has login ID and other user information ?

a. /etc/passwd
b. /etc/hosts
c. /etc/group

Answer: a


Which directories you can include in your search path ?

a. any directory
b. only those owned by root, lp and you

Answer: a


Which one add the backing up command into cron:(in fact vi) ?

a. crontab -e
59 23 * * 1-5 tar cvf /home/davis
:wq
b. crontab 59 23 * * 1-5 tar cvf /home/davis

Answer: a


Which command display file size in kilobyte ?

a. df
b. df -k
c. du
d. du -k

Answer: d

Which statements about IP addresses are true (select all that apply)?
IP addresses can include letters, digits, and minus signs. 
IP addresses are written as four sets of numbers separated by periods. 
IP addresses provide a means of identifying and locating network resources. 
IP addresses are divided into three unique numbers: network, class, and host. 
IP addresses are used by networking software to identify machines on the network. 

Which statement is true when umask 022 to umask 027 ?

A. more secure
B. new created files don't have write permission for others
C. new created files have write permission for others

Answer: A&B


Which statement is true for chown -R user1 /export/home/user1 ?

a. only /export/home/user1 is owned by user1
b. all files and directories in /export/home/user1 are owned by user1
c. all files and directories in /export/home/user1 are owned by user1, including
/export/home/user1

Answer: c


What is the Internet class for IP 192.34.64.11 ?

a. A
b. B
c. C
d. D

Answer: c


The hosts file is as following, which statements are true ?
192.33.64.11 venus
192.33.64.15 mars
192.33.64.254 star

A. all machines are in same subnet
B. the machine may be venus
C. this is a class B network
D. this is a class C network

Answer: A&B&D


Which command to stop entire LP services ?

a. /etc/init.d/lp stop
b. lp -d
c. cancel
d. lpadmin -d

Answer: a


# lpmove stock sparc means :

a. move all print requests from stock to sparc
b. move all root printing requests from stock to sparc
c. move printing request stock to printer sparc

Answer: a


Which hardware and software are needed to do a remote login and copy ?

A. Ethernet
B. NFS
C. TCP/IP
D. NIS+

Answer: A&C


How to display current shell process ?

a. ps -aux
b. ps -ef
c. ps
d. ps -el

Answer: c


Which command can delete /export/app/report directory in /export/app directory ?

a. rm -r report
b. rmdir report
c. rm report
d. rmdir /export/app/report

Answer: a

Which command cancels all print requests for the user magnus on the printer jetprint? 
lprm -Umagnus jetprin 
cancel -Pjetprint magnus 
cancel -u magnus jetprint 
lpremove -Pjetprint magnus 


Which command can print an e-mail to a printer ?

A. ? lp
B. ? number lp
C. ? 1lp
D. ? number | lp

Answer: A&C

When installing a system that is attached to a network, which pieces of information are required for identification (select all that apply)? 
the host name 
the IP address 
the domain nam 
the client address 

Which script is run by the init process to halt and reboot a system? 
the host name 
/sbin/rc3 
/sbin/rc0 
sbin/rc6 

Which command displays detailed information about every system process? 
ps 
ps -f 
ps -ef 
ps -aux 


The fragment size of a UFS file system is:

A. 512 bytes
B. 1024 bytes
C. 2048 bytes
D. 4096 bytes

Answer: b

What are valid logical device names (select all that apply)? 
/dev/rmt/0 
/dev/term/b 
/devices/cua/0 
/dev/dsk/c0t6d0s0 
/devices/dsk/c0t3d0s2 

Which information is included in cylinder group blocks (select all that apply)? 
the free block map 
the number of inodes 
a copy of the superblock 
the number of directories 
the number of data blocks 


During the boot program phase of the system boot process, the bootblk program loads the ________ boot program, which in turn loads the kernel.
Correct Answer: 

Which open boot PROM command can be used to verify PROM settings? 
banner 
devalias 
printenv 
probe-scsi 


In relative path, which is the default in the directory hierarchy ?

a. look down the directory
b. look up the directory

Answer: a

Which is NOT a valid configuration cluster available during installation of the Solaris™ 2.x operating environment? 
Core 
Client 
End User 
Developer 

Which are functions of the /etc/group file (select all that apply)? 
to assign users to secondary groups 
to assign a name to a group ID number 
to provide a special group for su privileges 
to specify which users can access network resources, such as printers 

Which command displays disk space occupied by mounted file systems? 
df 
du 
ls 
printenv 

The following command appears in the C shell: 
earth% set x = y 

Which is a minimum requirement to complete a successful login to a Solaris™ system? 
a login ID 
a default login shell 
a login (home) directory 
a unique network identification 

 

 

         

 

 

 

 

     

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