From 2c1a3cbe1b8c0a9350bfc50887444a85742e7293 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: waldek Date: Tue, 11 May 2021 08:13:31 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] adds test --- certificates/essentials/test.md | 27 +++++++++++++++++++++------ 1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-) diff --git a/certificates/essentials/test.md b/certificates/essentials/test.md index 69f6e18..c6e9d5f 100644 --- a/certificates/essentials/test.md +++ b/certificates/essentials/test.md @@ -1,5 +1,7 @@ # Chapter 1 +*Selecting an Operating System.* + ## Suggested Exercises * Make a list of the programs you run as an ordinary user, including everything from a calculator applet to a major office suite. Look for equivalents at http://www.linuxrsp.ru/win-lin-soft/table-eng or http://www.linuxalt.com. Is there anything you can't find? If so, try a Web search to find an equivalent. @@ -34,6 +36,8 @@ # Chapter 2 +*Investigating Linux’s Principles and Philosophy* + ## Suggested Exercises * Read the Features Web page on FreeBSD, http://www.freebsd.org/features.html, a competitor to Linux. How would you say it differs from Linux? @@ -68,6 +72,8 @@ # Chapter 3 +*Understanding Software Licensing* + ## Suggested Exercises * Look up the GPLv2, GPLv3, and BSD 2-clause licenses. http://www.opensource.org/licenses/ is a good place to find them all.) Read them and compare them. Which would you use if you were to write an open source program? @@ -102,6 +108,8 @@ # Chapter 4 +*Using Common Linux Programs* + ## Suggested Exercises * Try at least two different desktop environments. Use each desktop environment for your normal computing tasks for a day or two so that you can decide which you prefer. @@ -136,6 +144,8 @@ # Chapter 5 +*Managing Hardware* + ## Suggested Exercises * At a Linux shell prompt, type `uname -a`, `lscpu`, and `cat /proc/cpuinfo` [Compare the output and try to determine your CPU's capabilities. In particular, can it run 64-bit applications, and is your current distribution a 32-bit or 64-bit distribution? @@ -170,6 +180,8 @@ # Chapter 6 +*Getting to Know the Command Line* + ## Suggested Exercises * Read the `man` pages for the following commands: `man`, `less`, `cat`, `cd`, `ls`, `grep` and `su`. @@ -206,6 +218,8 @@ # Chapter 7 +*Managing Files* + ## Suggested Exercises * Create a file with `touch` (or some other program) and then practice copying it with `cp`, renaming it with `mv`, moving it to another directory with `mv` and deleting it with `rm`. @@ -251,6 +265,8 @@ total 276 # Chapter 8 +*Getting Help* + ## Suggested Exercises * Fully read at least three `man` pages for common Linux commands, such as `ls`, `cp`, `cat`, or `less`. What have you learned about these commands that goes beyond the descriptions in this book? @@ -286,6 +302,8 @@ total 276 # Chapter 9 +*Using Programs and Processes* + ## Suggested Exercises * Is your distribution's software up to date? Locate the option in your desktop environment's menus to run a package manager and check that the system is up to date. A computer running out-of-date software can be vulnerable to bugs and security threats, so keeping your software updated is important! @@ -332,9 +350,9 @@ total 276 1. Which of the following commands will print lines from the file `world.txt` that contain matches to `changes`and `changed`? * A) `grep change[ds] world.txt` * B) `tar change[d-s] world.txt` - * C) `find "[change\'d\|s]\'" world.txt` + * C) `find "change'd|s'" world.txt` * D) `cat world.txt changes changed` - * E) `find change[\^ds] world.txt` + * E) `find change[^ds] world.txt` 2. Which of the following redirection operators appends a program's standard output to an existing file, without overwriting that file's original contents? * A) `|` * B) `2>` @@ -389,8 +407,6 @@ total 276 7. ASCII supports `____________` unique characters. 8. Three keystrokes that can initiate a search-and-replace operation in `nano` are F14, `____________` and `____________`. 9. While in Vi's command mode, you can type `____________` to undo a change. - * Ctrl+F - * Ctrl+W # Chapter 12 @@ -543,7 +559,7 @@ terminal * B) `chmod` * C) `ls` * D) `chown` -4. TruE) e or false: A file with permissions of 755 can be read by any user on the computer, assuming all users can read the directory in which it resides. +4. True or false: A file with permissions of 755 can be read by any user on the computer, assuming all users can read the directory in which it resides. 5. True or false: Only `root` may use the `chmod` command. 6. True or false: Only `root` may change a file's ownership with `chown`. 7. What option causes `chown` to change ownership on an entire directory tree? @@ -622,4 +638,3 @@ terminal 7. The `____________` program serves as a multi-purpose network tool; it can do many of the same things as `ifconfig`, `route`, and several others. 8. The traditional name for the first Ethernet interface in Linux (but not in recent versions of Fedora) is `____________`. 9. A `____________` is a program or system configuration that blocks or enables network access to, from, or through a computer based on criteria you specify. -