ITS 121 Chapter 11 Study Guide

When using the gzip utility, the -l option is also known as best compression and results in a higher compression ratio. True or False?

The tar utility cannot back up device files or files with filenames longer than 255 characters. True or False?

The cpio command has the ability to handle long filenames and can be used to back up device files. True or False?

Because the Makefile often includes some documented items, it is good form to read the Makefile after running the configure script. True or False?

The compress utility preserves the original ownership, modification, and access time fore each file that it compresses. True or False?

When used with the compress command, what option below can be used to compress symbolic links? a. -f b. -c c. -v d. -r

What option can be added to the rpm command to update a specified package only if an older version exits on the system? a. -F b. -U c. -z d. -c

What is the average compression ratio for the gzip utility using the LZ77 compression algorithm? a. 40%-50% b. 50%-60% c. 60%-70% d. 70%-80%

An RPM package can be converted to a cpio archive using what command? a. cpioconv b. rpm2cpio c. rpmconv d. conv_arch

If no level of compression is specified, the gzip command assumes what compression level? a. 4 b. 5 c. 6 d. 7

What command looks for a Makefile and uses the information within to compile the source code into binary programs using the appropriate compiler program for the local hardware architecture? a. configure b. install c. make install d. make

What command can be used to search for DPM package information? a. dpkg-search b. dpkg-info c. dpkg-query d. dpkg-list

Select the option that, when used with the gzip command, causes the compression ratio for files that have been compressed to be listed: a. -c b. -f c. -r d. -l

When using the compress utility, each file specified for compression is renamed with what extension? a. .c b. .cmp c. .cpz d. .Z

What option can be added to the rpm command in order to query packages? a. -i b. -q c. -v d. -h

What option can be added to the dpkg command to remove specified package from the system, including any configuration files used by the package? a. -d b. -P c. -D d. -r

RPM package that require other RPM packages to be installed on a system prior to being installed creates a relationship known as? a. package dependancy b. recursing package c. branching package d. family package

The dump/restore utility is limited to a maximum of how many different incremental backups? a. seven b. eight c. nine d. ten

Most Linux distributions make use of what package manager? a. RPM b. PRM c. MPR d. RMP

When used with the uncompress command, what option displays the contents of the compress files to Standard Output? a. -c b. -v c. -f d. -r

In order to download DPM packages, what command should be used below? a. yum b. apt-search c. apt-get d. dpm-grab

What yum command below can display a list of packagegroup names? a. yum list --groups b. yum grouplist c. yum -- list -g d. yum show groups

What device file below indicates that the first ATAPI IDE tape device (nonrewinding)? a. /dev/st0 b. /dev/nst0 c. /dev/ht0 d. /dev/nht0

What command can be used to display the contents of a file that was compressed with the compress utility? a. acat b. zcat c. cat d. ccat

The Adaptive Lempel-Ziv compression algorithm used by the compress utility is capable of an average compression ratio of what percent? a. 30-40 b. 40-50 c. 50-60 d. 60-70