101-500 Practice Test

What is the first program that is usually started, at boot time, by the Linux kernel when using SysV init?

A.

/lib/init.so

B.

/sbin/init

C.

/etc/rc.d/rcinit

D.

/proc/sys/kernel/init

E.

/boot/init

Which of the following kernel parameters instructs the kernel to suppress most boot
messages?

A.

silent

B.

verbose=0

C.

nomesg

D.

quiet

The message "Hard Disk Error" is displayed on the screen during Stage 1 of the GRUB boot process. What does this indicate?

A.

The kernel was unable to execute /bin/init

B.

The next Stage cannot be read from the hard disk because GRUB was unable to determine the size and geometry of the disk

C.

One or more of the filesystems on the hard disk has errors and a filesystem check should be run

D.

The BIOS was unable to read the necessary data from the Master Boot Record to begin the boot process

Which of the following commands will write a message to the terminals of all logged in
users?

A.

bcast

B.

mesg

C.

print

D.

wall

E.

yell

Which command will display messages from the kernel that were output during the normal boot sequence?