01 [Check all correct answers] Which of the following information about a file does the inode contain

a Type of file and access mode

b The size of file

c The number of data blocks

d Time the file was last accessed

02 The mount command displays which type of device names

a physical

b logical

c instance

d raw

03 True or False: A user must be superuser to change a parameter using eeprom

a True

b False

04 [Check all correct answers] Which of the following information does the Superblock contain

a Number of data blocks

b Number of cylinder groups

c The size of a data block and fragment

d File system state: clean, stable or active

05 True or False: By default, slice 2 represents the entire disk

a True

b False

06 True or False: A user can only cancel their own print request, however Superuser can cancel All the     print

requests of other users

a True

b False

07 Prior to running ufsdump, which of the following should be performed

a mount the file system

b umount the file system

c run the system at run level 0

d run the system at run level 1

08 [Check all correct answers] If the variable /dev/console is defined in the /etc/default/login,          which

of the following statements would be true

a A use can login as a normal user and then become superuser, by using the su command

b Logging in as su is permitted from anywhere - over the network/modem/attached device

c Logging in as superuser is only permitted from the console

d Logging from anywhere is allowed

09 When in the Solaris Operating Environment, which init command would bring the system down to the       OBP

prompt

a init 6

b init 5

c init 3

d init 0

10 [Check all correct answers] The disk label or (VTOC) contains which of the following

a Volume Name

b Partition Tables

c Partition Tags

d Partition Flags

11 To override the Admintool settings and turn off the banner page option, you would modify which of the

following

a /usr/lib/interfaces/printer_name

b /etc/interfaces/printer_name

c /usr/lp/interfaces/printer_name

d /etc/lp/interfaces/printer_name

12 Which file controls system-wide password aging

a /etc/passwd

b /etc/default/passwd

c /etc/shadow

d /etc/default/shadow

13 The following sample line would be stored where:

user:x:1001:432:User Name:/export/home/user:/bin/sh

a /etc/default/passwd

b /etc/shadow

c /etc/group

d /etc/passwd

14 The ufsboot program loads which of the following during the boot

a bootblk

b kernel

c init

d /etc/system

15 What is the default size on a disk platter

a 512 bytes

b 1024 bytes

c 2048 bytes

d 256 bytes

16 [Check all correct answers] Which of the following is true, regarding the kernel

a Interfaces between the user and the file system

b Manages devices

c Manages the OBP Environment

d Manages processes and memory

17 True or False: When a Bourne shell user logs in, the $HOME/.profile is read first then the

/etc/profile file

a True

b False

18 To remove a software package from a spooled directory, which of the following would you use

a pkgrm -s /var/spool/pkg pkgname

b pkgrm pkgname

c pkgrm -d /var/spool/pkg pkgname

d pkgrm /var/spool/pkg pkgname

19 A backup copy of the Superblock is located on which sector

a 32

b 1

c 8

d 47

20 [Check all correct answers] If a user is a member of the sysadmin group, which of the following

tasks could they perform

a Shut the system down to run level 0

b Use eeprom on the command line to modify parameters

c Add and remove users

d Add and modify printers

21 When a user becomes a member of the Sysadmin Group, their GID is typically what

a 15

b 16

c 10

d 14

22 Which OBP command will display the PROM release

a display

b printenv

c banner

d show

23 An Auto client has which of the following

a Local disk for swapping and caching its root

b Local disk for swapping and caching its root and /usr file system

c Local disk for swapping and caching its root, /usr and /opt

d No local disk, its own CPU, physical memory

24 [Check all correct answers] By default, the cron.deny file will deny permission to which of the

following system users

a daemon

b bin

c smtp

d noaccess

25 When installing more than one patch with patchadd, which option can be used

a -V

b -A

c -m

d -M

26 To modify the boot device within the Solaris environment, which command would you use

a eeprom boot device = disk2

b eeprom-boot-device=disk2

c eeprom boot-device=disk2

d eeprom boot-device = disk2

27 True or False: A Client is an entity that provides a service to another host

a True

b False

28 When downloading a patch, where is the recommended location to download to

a /var/sadm/patch

b /var/spool/patch

c /opt

d /tmp

29 At boot up, which command sequence would reset the NVRAM settings

a Stop+D

b Stop

c Stop+N

d Stop+A

30 A system has a default umask of 123, when creating a new directory what would the permissions be

a drw-r-xr--

b drwxr-xr-x

c dr--rwxr--

d drw-r-xrwx

31 [Check all correct answers] Which of the following Shells are available in the Solaris Environment

a BASH

b C

c Korn

d Bourne

32 True or False: Use the who -r command to verify your current run level

a True

b False

33 [Check all correct answers] Which of the following are templates of initialisation files for the

Bounre/Korn & C Shells

a local.cshrc

b local.login

c local.kshrc

d local.profile

34 What signal is sent to the process when the command kill -9 4220 is issued

a SIGTERM

b SIGHUP

c SIGKILL

d SIGINIT

35 [Check all correct answers] The BootProm program runs a self-test routine to verify what

a Memory

b Systems hardware

c Disk label

d Check the ufs file-system reader

36 What is the correct OBP command, to test All devices attached to a given system

a test all

b probe-scsi

c test-all

d probe-scsi-all

37 [Check all correct answers] Which are valid OpenBoot commands to boot into single user mode

a boot single

b boot -s

c boot /iommu/sbus/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@3,0 -s

d boot -a

38 In order to check the status of the print queues, what command would be issued

a lpstat

b lpstat -s

c lpstat -q

d lpstat -o

39 Which of the following utilities, would identify, your UID/GID and all the groups you belong to,

from the command line

a id

b who

c id -a

d who -r

40 To discover who is currently logged onto a system, which command would you issue

a whodo

b last

c who

d who -r

41 When removing a custom boot device alias for disk5, which 0penBoot command would you use

a nvunalias disk

b unalias disk5

c rmnvalias disk5

d nvunalias disk5

42 [Check all correct answers] The kernel modules are stored in which directories

a /kernel

b /usr/kernel

c /etc/system

d /platform/'uname -m'/kernel

43 [Check all correct answers] What utilities can a System Administrator use when locking a users

account

a Admintool

b passwd -l

c passwd -e

d passwd

44 When within the Restricted Monitor enivronment, which prompt would be displayed

a >

b %

c ok

d $

45 True or False: The owner and superuser can set setuid and setgid permissions on a directory

a True

b False

46 [Check all correct answers] Which of the following commands will move a print job to the top of the

queue

a lp -h immediate file1

b lp -q 10 file1

c lp -q 0 file1

d lp -H immediate file1

47 To prevent spooling of print jobs and specify a reason when taking a printer down, you would use which of the

following commands

a reject "Printer down for repairs" printername

b disable -c "Printer down for repairs" printername

c reject -a "Printer down for repairs" printername

d reject -r "Printer down for repairs" printername

48 To display information for each mounted file system, which command would you use

a sysdef	b prvtoc

c df	d du

49 True or False: The .dtprofile file reads .profile or .cshrc start up files first by default

a True

b False

50 In which file are the default parameters stored for the crontab

a /etc/default/cron

b /var/spool/cron

c /etc/cron

d /var/default/cron

51 [Check all correct answers] In the Solaris 7 Environment, devices are referenced to as

a BSD

b Physical

c Instance

d Logical

52 In Octal mode, a file created with a default umask value of 022 would have the permission set to

a 755

b 666

c 777

d 644

53 When setting setuid on a program, which of the following would you use

a chmod 4755 setuid_program

b chmod 1755 setuid_program

c chmod 3755 setuid_program

d chmod 2755 setuid_program

54 When the mount command is executed, what type of device name does it expect

a physical

b instance

c raw

d logical

55 In Octal mode, a directory created with a default umask value of 022 would have the permission set

to

a 777

b 755

c 666

d 644

56 If a user wanted to execute a command once later in the day, which utility would they use

a cron

b at

c crontab

d atq

57 What precedence order is used to determine the destination printer

a Printer specified on the lp command line, printer defined by PRINTER, printer defined by

LPDEST, system default printer

b Printer specified on the lp command line, system default printer, printer defined by LPDEST,

printer defined by PRINTER

c Printer specified on the lp command line, printer defined by LPDEST, printer defined

by PRINTER, system default printer

d System default printer, printer defined by LPDEST, printer defined by PRINTER, Printer

specified on the lp command line

58 To reset All NVRAM parameters which command would you use

a set default

b set-defaults

c set defaults

d set-default

59 [Check all correct answers] Which of the following commands are valid to move one or more printe requests

a lpmove printer1-11 printer2-12 newprinter

b lpmove printer1 printer2

c lpmove -d printer1-11 printer2-12 newprinter

d lpmove -a printer1 printer2

60 True or False: To repair important files if boot or login fails you would, perform a single-user

boot from the Solaris 7 CD-ROM, then mount the file system to the /a mount point

a True

b False

61 [Check all correct answers] Which of the following are valid commands to terminate PID 421

a kill 15 421

b kill -9 421

c pgrep 421

d kill 421

62 Which command will allow an attached terminal or PC, on TTYA to display the messages generated by

OpenBoot during the initialisation sequence

a setenv diag-switch? true

b setenv diag switch? true

c setenv diag -switch? true

d setenv diag-switch?true

63 When adding a new user, the information in the Account security section is stored in what file

a /etc/shadow

b /etc/passwd

c /etc/group

d /etc/hosts

64 A software Cluster is which of the following

a A functional group of files and directories

b A logical collection of software packages

c A bundled group of files and directories

d A group of files that make up an application

65 The system wide initialisation file for the C shell is

a /etc/skel/local.login

b /etc/skel/local.profile

c /etc/.login

d /etc/profile

66 To unmount All remote file systems you would use

a umount -a

b unmountall -r

c umount -r

d umountall -r

67 True or False: The prtvtoc utility, will accept either logical or raw device names

a True

b False

68 To activate a printer and bring it back into service, which command would you issue

a accept

b /etc/init.d/lp start

c enable

d /usr/bin/lpshed start

69 The system initialisation file for the Bourne & Korn shells is

a /etc/skel/local.login

b /etc/profile

c /etc/skel/local.profile

d /etc/skel/login

70 To mount all remote file systems specified in the /etc/vfstab, what command is used

a mountall

b mount -l

c mount

d mountall -r

71 Which of the following file systems contains executable commands, system administration utilities

and library routines

a /opt

b /var

c /dev

d /usr

72 [Check all correct answers] When installing a new patch which commands could be used

a patchadd 104792-01

b cd /tmp/104792-01; ./installpatch .

c patchadd -d 104792-01

d patchadd /tmp/104792-01

73 When using the -s option with the pkgadd command, which directory by default is the package copied

to

a /var/spool/pkg

b /var/sadm/pkg

c /var/spool/package

d /var/spool/packages

74 [Check all correct answers] Which of the following are valid methods for removing a software

package

a pkgrm -s /export/pkgs pkgname

b pkgrm pkgname

c pkgrm pkgname pkgname

d Admintool

75 True or False: NVRAM parameters are stored in RAM and lost at boot or power down of system

a True

b False

76 To list the contents of the terminfo database you would run

a ls /usr/lib/terminfo

b ls /usr/share/terminfo

c ls /usr/share/lib/terminfo

d ls /etc/lib/terminfo

77 The bootblk is found in which sector on the disk

a 1-15

b 16-31

c 32-46

d 47-61

78 [Check all correct answers] When installing Solaris 7, which of the following methods are valid installs

a Jumpstart

b SunInstall

c Web Start

d Sun Start

79 Within the Solaris 7 Environment, where is the crontab spool area

a /etc/spool/cron/crontab

b /var/spool/cron/crontab

c /var/cron/spool/crontabs

d /var/spool/cron/crontabs

80 True or False: Files stored in the /etc/rc#.d directories that start either lower case k or s, are

used to start and kill a process

a True

b False

81 In order to prevent the queuing of print requests, which command would you use

a accept

b disable

c reject

d stop

01. Witch of the following commands can create a printer class called cluster

a. lpadmin -p cluster -c printer

b. lpadmin -p printer -n cluster

c. lpadmin -p printer -c cluster

d. lpadmin -p cluster -l printer

02. A software Cluster is which of the following

a. A fuctional group of files and directories

b. A logical collection of software packages

c. A bundled group of files and directories

d. A group of files that make up an application

03. True of False: A Client is an entity that provides a service to another host

a. True

b. False

04. [Check all correct answers] The /sbin/init program is responsible for what

a. Creating processes which brings the system up to the default run level

b. Loading the operating system kernel

c. Controling transactions between run states by rereading the /etc/inittab

d. Reading the /etc/system file at boot

05. What is the minimum requirements to enable a user to login

a. Password

b. User files

c. Login ID

d. User address

06. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following disk based file systems are supported in the Solaris 7

Environment

a. HSFS

b. UFS

c. PCFS

d. S5

07. Which service, will allow a user to run a particular task repeatedly at specified intervals

a. cron

b. cron.allow

c. crontab

d. cron.start

08. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following commands can be used, to change the system run level from

the command line

a. init 9

b. shutdown -y -g60 -i0 "Shutdown for service"

c. init 0

d. /usr/sbin/shutdown -y -g60 -i6

09. To display information for each mounted file system, which command would you use

a. sysdef	b. prvtoc

c. df	d. du

10. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following are valid commands to terminate PID 421

a. kill 15 421

b. kill -9 421

c. pgrep 421

d. kill 421

11. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following commands would add read/write permissions for users bill

to the document bill.doc

a. setfacl -d user:bill:6 bill.doc

b. setfacl -m user:bill:6 bill.doc

c. setfacl -M user:bill:6 bill.doc

d. setfacl -s user:bill:6 bill.doc

12. On a hung Solaris 7 system that is not responding, what is the correct sequence to interrupt and recover

a. Stop+N, go & sync

b. Stop+D, sync & go

c. Stop+A, go & sync

d. Stop+A, sync & go

13. When performing a re-configuring boot, a device hierarchy is created where

a. /devices

b. /etc/path_to_install

c. /etc/path_to_inst

d. /dev

14. When setting setuid on a program, which of the following would you use

a. chmod 4755 setuid_program

b. chmod 1755 setuid_program

c. chmod 3755 setuid_program

d. chmod 2755 setuid_program

15. When the mount command is executed, what type of device name does it expect

a. physical

b. instance

c. raw

d. logical

16. To specify a class to print to you would use

a. lp -c class filename

b. lp -d class filename

c. lp -c filename class

d. lp -d filename class

17. Prior to using a reset command, which of the following should be set to false to prevent booting into the

Solaris 7 Environment

a. setenv boot-dev

b. setenv auto-boot?

c. setenv input-device

d. setenv diag-switch?

18. [Check all correct answers] In order to stop and start the lp print service, which of the following are the

correct commands

a. /etc/init.d/lp stop

b. /etc/init.d/lp start

c. /etc/initd/lp stop

d. /etc/initd/lp start

19. True or False: If cron.deny and cron.allow do not exist, no-one can issue the crontab command

a. True

b. False

20. True or False: The print service initialises a printer, prior to sending it a print job, to ensure the

printer is in a known state

a. True

b. False

21. If a user has a sh account, which of the following would be inserted into the users initialisation file to

set their default printer to stargate

a. LPDEST=stargate;export LPDEST

b. setenv PRINTER=stargate

c. LPDEST stargate

d. export LPDEST=stargate

22. To mount a file system other than UFS, you would specify what option with the mount command

a. -f

b. -F

c. -d

d. -A

23. In the /var/adm/sulog file, the + symbol defines which of the following

a. The + symbol represents an unsuccessful su attermpt

b. The + symbol represents a successful attempt

c. The + symbol has no meaning

d. The + symbol identifies a - root switch was used

24. In the OBP, which command will display information such as, system model/amount of memory and host ID

a. printenv

b. devlalias

c. banner

d. eeprom

25. In order to prevent the queuing of print requests, which command would you use

a. accept

b. disable

c. reject

d. stop

26. What is the correct OBP command, to test All devices attached to a given system

a. test all

b. probe-scsi

c. test-all

d. probe-scsi-all

27. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following are valid methods for removing a software package

a. pkgrm -s /export/pkgs pkgname

b. pkgrm pkgname

c. pkgrm pkgname pkgname

d. Admintool

28. In the /etc/passwd file, a user with a UID of 0 would be

a. nobody

b. lp

c. noaccess

d. root

29. Which OBP command will display the PROM release

a. display

b. printenv

c. banner

d. show

30. How many signals are defined in the Solaris 7 Environment

a. 38

b. 44

c. 43

d. 54

31. True or False: GIDs 0-99 are reserved for system accounts

a. True

b. False

32. At this run level, all file systems are mounted and all network services are configured except network file

sharing

a. 2

b. 3

c. 5

d. 4

33. In Octal mode, a directory created with a default umask value of 022 would have the permission set to

a. 777

b. 755

c. 666

d. 644

34. [Check all correct answers] As a system admin, you want to display the partition table, which commands could

be used

a. format

b. prtvtoc

c. sysdef

d. prtconf

35. [Check all correct answers] To verify current patches on your system, which commands are valid

a. patchadd -p

b. patchadd -a

c. patchadd

d. showrev -p

36. To override the Admintool settings and turn off the banner page option, you would modify which of the

following

a. /usr/lib/interfaces/printer_name

b. /etc/interfaces/printer_name

c. /usr/lp/interfaces/printer_name

d. /etc/lp/interfaces/printer_name

37. When installing more than one patch with patchadd, which option can be used

a. -V

b. -A

c. -m

d. -M

38. An IP Address is

a. A unique number used by networking software to identify machines attached to the Network

b. A Client

c. A 64-bit address

d. A hostname

39. True or False: Distributed processing, enables the use of resources across the Network

a. True

b. False

40. [Check all correct answers] If the variable /dev/console is defined in the /etc/default/login, which of the

following statements be true

a. A user can login as a normal user and then become superuser, by using the su command

b. Logging in as su is permitted from anywhere - over the network/modem/attached device

c. Logging in as superuser is only permitted from the console

d. Logging from anywhere is allowed

41. What signal is sent to the process when the command kill -9 4220 is issued

a. SIGTERM

b. SIGHUP

c. SIGKILL

d. SIGINIT

42. Slice 0 on the boot disk, by default contains which of the following file systems

a. /

b. /opt

c. /export

d. /bin

43. To modify the boot device within the Solaris environment, which command would you use

a. eeprom boot device = disk2

b. eeprom-boot-device=disk2

c. eeprom boot-device=disk2

d. eeprom boot-device = disk2

44. [Check all correct answers] How would you position a tape to the 5th data set

a. mt -f /dev/rmt/0n fsf 4

b. mt -f /dev/mt/0n fsf 4

c. mt -f /dev/rmt/0n asf 5

d. mt -f /dev/mt/0n asf 5

45. Which command produces the following output

root	console	Web Feb 7 12:48 still logged in

root	console	Web Feb 6 11:04 - 16:44 (05:40)

reboot	system boot	Tue Feb 6 11:03

a. who -r

b. last

c. whodo

d. who

46. True or False: The Solaris print service will "not" move print requests if their content type does not match

the content type of the new destination

a. True

b. False

47. To display the default printer, what command would be issued

a. lpadmin -d

b. lpstat -d

c. lp -d

d. lpshed -d

48. [Check all correct answers] By default, the cron.deny file will deny permission to which of the following

system users

a. daemon

b. bin

c. smtp

d. noaccess

49. When within the Restricted Monitor environment, which prompt would be displayed

a. >	b. %

c. ok	d. $

50. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following files control access to the cron

a. /etc/cron.d/cron.allow

b. /etc/cron.d/cron.deny

c. /etc/cron/cron.allow

d. /etc/cron/cron.deny

51. [Check all correct answers] Partition sizes can be specified in what

a. blocks

b. cylinders

c. Mbytes

d. Gbytes

52. To unmount All local file systems you would use

a. unmount -l

b. umountall -l

c. unmountall -l

d. umountall -a

53. True or False: Target numbers i.e. t0, t1 & t3, correspond to the address switch setting that is selected for

each device

a. True

b. False

54. When a package is added, which file is updated

a. /opt/var/sadm/install

b. /var/opt/sadm/install/contents

c. /var/sadm/install

d. /var/sadm/install/contents

55. Which of the following commands would be used to list printer classes and their respective member printers

a. lpstat -o	b. lpstat -a

c. lpstat -c	d. lpstat -d

56. [Check all correct answers] In the Cylinber group blocks, which of the following information is included

a. The number of inodes

b. The number of data blocks

c. The number of directories

d. The number of cylinder groups

57. When using the Admintool to add a user, what is the Min Change filed for

a. Minimum number of days between password change

b. Maximum number of days a password is valid

c. Maximum number of days before a password must be changed

d. Minimum number of days of inactivity before account is locked

58. To unmount All remote file systems you would use

a. umount -a

b. unmountall -r

c. umount -r

d. umountall -r

59. True or False: Any system user can issue the crontab -l command to view the root crontab

a. True

b. False

60. After installing patch 104792-01, you realise this needs to be backed out, which command would you use

a. patch -r 104792-01

b. patchrm -b 104792-01

c. patchrm 104792-01

d. parchrm -s 104792-01

61. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following is true, regarding the kernel

a. Interfaces between the user and the file system

b. Managers devices

c. Managers the OBP Environment

d. Managers processes and memory

62. True or False: A print server is a printer that has a local system attached to it

a. True

b. False

63. In order to change the owner to guest and the group to other for file1, which command would you use

a. chown other:group file1

b. chown file1:guest other

c. chown guest:other file1

d. chown file1:other guest

64. The default file system type for Solaris 7 is located where

a. /etc/dfs/dfs

b. /etc/default/fs

c. /etc/vfstab

d. /etc/vfs

65. To remove a software package from a spooled directory, which of the following would you use

a. pkgrm -s /var/spool/pkg pkgname

b. pkgrm pkgname

c. pkgrm -d /var/spool/pkg pkgname

d. pkgrm /var/spool/pkg pkgname

66. True or False: Use the who -r command to verify your current run level

a. True

b. False

67. True or False: The fsck utility runs in non-interactive mode at boot up

a. True

b. False

68. True or False: A user must be superuser to change a parameter using eeprom

a. True

b. False

69. If a user wanted to execute a command once later in the day, which utility would they use

a. cron

b. at

c. crontab

d. atq

70. [Check all correct answers] In the Solaris 7 Environment, devices are referenced to as

a. BSD

b. Physical

c. Instance

d. Logical

71. In which file are the default parameters stored for the crontab

a. /etc/default/cron

b. /var/spool/cron

c. /etc/cron

d. /var/default/cron

72. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following information about a file does the inode contain

a. Type of file and access mode

b. The size of a file

c. The number of data blocks

d. Time the file was last accessed

73. Which of the following utilities, would identify, your UID/GID and all the groups you belong to, from the

command line

a. id

b. who

c. id -a

d. who -r

74. [Check all correct answers] When adding a new start-up file for additional system resources, which is the

correct sequence of events

a. Create the start-up/shutdown script in /etc/rc#.d and create a hard link to the /etc/init.d folder

b. Create the start-up/shutdown script in /etc/init.d and create a hard link to the /etc/rc#.d folder

c. Create the start-up/shutdown script in /etc/init.d and hard link it from the /etc/rc#.d to

the new /etc/init.d script

d. Create the start-up/shutdown script in /etc/init.d and create a hard link to the /etc/init.d to the

/etc/rc#.d folder

75. True or False: By default, slice 2 represents the entire disk

a. True

b. False

76. True or False: When a Bourne shell user logs in, the $HOME/.profile is read first then the /etc/profile file

a. True

b. False

77. When a user becomes a member of the Sysadmin Group, their GID is typically what

a. 15

b. 16

c. 10

d. 14

78. A software package is what

a. A group of files

b. A logical group of files and directories

c. A group of software packages

d. Entire Distribution

79. [Check all correct answers] When creating a custom device alias for disk5, which of the following OpenBoot

commands may be used

a. nvalias disk5 /iommu/sbus/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@3,0

b. eeprom disk5 /iommu/sbus/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@3,0

c. devalias nvalias disk5 /iommu/sbus/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@3,0

d. nvalias disk5 sd@3,0

80. Which command changes the group ownership to newgrp on the directory /export/home and all

sub-directories/files under /export/home

a. chgrp -R newgrp /export/home

b. chgrp newgrp /export/home

c. chgrp /export/home newgrp

d. chgrp -A newgrp /export/home

81. The system initialisation file for the Bourne & Korn shells is

a. /etc/skel/local.login

b. /etc/profile

c. /etc/skel/local.profile

d. /etc/skel/login

01. Which OpenBoot command will display NVRAM parameters & default values

a. printenv

b. show devices

c. devalias

d. show config

02. Which file controls system-wide password aging

a. /etc/passwd

b. /etc/default/passwd

c. /etc/shadow

d. /etc/default/shadow

03. To display the default printer, what command would be issued

a. lpadmin -d	b. lpstat -d

c. lp -d	d. lpshed -d

04. [Check all correct answers] To display package information from a device, which of the following would

you use

a. pkginfo -p /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product | more

b. pkginfo -d /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product | more

c. pkginfo -d /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product pkgname

d. pkginfo -d /cdrom/cdrom0/s0/Solaris_2.7/Product -l pkgname

05. [Check all correct answers] When modifying an existing entry for a local printer in Admintool, which of the

following fields can be modified

a. Printer name

b. Description

c. Printer Port

d. Printer type

06. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following are valid Software Configuration Clusters

a. Entire Distribution

b. Developer

c. End user

d. Core

07. Which command when used with the format utility, writes the table to the VTOC

a. label

b. save

c. name

d. print

08. Which of the following file systems contains executable commands, system administration utilities and

library routines

a. /opt

b. /var

c. /dev

d. /usr

09. When a package is added, which file is updated

a. /opt/var/sadm/install

b. /var/opt/sadm/install/contents

c. /var/sadm/install

d. /var/sadm/install/contents

10. [Check all correct answers] When installing Solaris 7, which of the following methods are valid installs

a. Jumpstart

b. SunInstall

c. Web Start

d. Sun Start

11. A system has a default umask of 123, when creating a new directory what would the permissions be

a. drw-r-xr--

b. drwxr-xr-x

c. dr--rwxr--

d. drw-r-xrwx

12. Within the Solaris 7 environment, which command will modify the NVRAM parameters

a. nvalias

b. eeprom

c. devalias

d. setenv

13. [Check all correct answers] By default, the cron.deny file will deny permission to which of the follwing

system users

a. daemon

b. bin

c. smtp

d. noaccess

14. [Check all correct answers] To obtain the current patch information on your system, which commands could be

used

a. ls -l /var/sadm/patch | more

b. ls /var/sadm/patch

c. ls /var/spool/patch

d. ls /var/spool/patch -a

15. The system initialisation file for the Bourne & Korn shells is

a. /etc/skel/local.login

b. /etc/profile

c. /etc/skel/local.profile

d. /etc/skel/login

16. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following disk based file systems are supported in the Solaris 7

Environment

a. HSFS

b. UFS

c. PCFS

d. S5

17. True or False: The bootblk resides on sector 1-15 on the disk

a. True

b. False

18. In order to check the status of the print queues, what command would be issued

a. lpstat

b. lpstat -s

c. lpstat -q

d. lpstat -o

19. To print the name of All classes and their respective members, which command with option would you use

a. lpstat -c

b. lpadmin -x

c. lpstat -o

d. lpstat -d

20. In the OBP, which command will display information such as, system model/amount of memory and host ID

a. printenv

b. devlalias

c. banner

d. eeprom

21. Slice 0 on the boot disk, by default contains which of the following file systems

a. /

b. /opt

c. /export

d. /bin

22. True or False: The Solaris print service will "not" move print requests if their content type does not match

the content type of the new destination

a True

b False

23. True or False: With a umask set to 022, when creating a new file this would give read and write permission

for the owner and read permissions for the group and others

a True

b False

24. The following sample line would be stored where:

user:x:1001:432:User Name:/export/home/user:/bin/sh

a /etc/default/passwd

b /etc/shadow

c /etc/group

d /etc/passwd

25. A software package is what

a A group of files

b A logical group of files and directories

c A group of software packages

d Entire Distribution

26. Which OBP command will display the PROM release

a display

b printenv

c banner

d show

27. When adding a new start-up file for additional system resources, which is the correct sequence of events

a Create the start-up/shutdown script in /etc/rc#.d and create a hard link to the /etc/init.d folder

b Create the start-up/shutdown script in /etc/init.d and create a hard link to the /etc/rc#.d folder

c Create the start-up/shutdown script in /etc/init.d and hard link it form the /etc/rc#.d to the             new /etc/init.d script

d Create the start-up/shutdown script in /etc/init.d and create a hard link to the /etc/init.d to the

/etc/rc#.d folder

28. True or False: The fsck utility runs in non-interactive mode at boot up

a True

b False

29. [Check all correct answers] How would you position a tape to the 5th data set

a mt -f /dev/rmt/0n fsf 4

b mt -f /dev/mt/0n fsf 4

c mt -f /dev/rmt/0n asf 5

d mt -f /dev/mt/0n asf 5

30. True or False: The prtvtoc utility, will accept either logical or raw device names

a True

b False

31. Which of the following commands can be used, to change the system run level from the command line

a init 9

b shutdown -y -g60 -i0 "Shutdown for service"

c init 0

d /usr/sbin/shutdown -y -g60 -i6

25. [Check all correct answers] The /etc/passwd file can be safely modified by which of the following utilities

a Admintool

b vi

c passw

d passwd

26. The bootblk is found in which sector on the disk

a 1-15

b 16-31

c 32-46

d 47-61

27. [Check all correct answers] After you have made changes to a your initialisation file, when would this change

take effect (Assuming you are using the Bourne shell for your Environment)

a After re-loading the file ../.profile

b When the user logs off and back on again

c After re-loading the file ../.login

d After re-loading the file ../.kshrc

28. True of False: When installing a new patch, to prevent a backup being created in the /var/sadm/patch folder,

the -d option is used

a True

b False

29. At this run level, all file systems are mounted and all network services are configured except network file

sharing

a 2	b 3

c 5	d 4

30. If a user wanted to execute a command once later in the day, which utility would they use

a cron

b at

c crontab

d atq

31. True or False: A print server is a printer that has a local system attached to it

a True

b False

32. [Check all correct answers] To verify all printers accepting print jobs, which command would be used

a lpstat -o

b lpstat -t

c lpstat -r

d lpstat -a

33. Which of the following commands can create a printer class called cluster

a lpadmin -p cluster -c printer

b lpadmin -p printer -n cluster

c lpadmin -p printer -c cluster

d lpadmin -p cluster -l printer

34. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following is true, regarding the kernel

a Interfaces between the user and the file system

b Manages devices

c Manages the OBP Environment

d Manages processes and memory

35. In the /var/adm/sulog file, the + symbol defines which of the following

a The + symbol represents an unsuccessful su attempt

b The + symbol represents a successful attempt

c The + symbol has no meaning

d The + symbol identifies a - root switch was used

36. A system has a default umask of 123, when creating a new directory what would the permissions be

a drw-r-xr--

b drwxr-xr-x

c dr--rwxr--

d drw-r-xrwx

37. [Check all correct answers] What are the three main parts of the Solaris 7 operating system

a Man pages

b Kernel

c File structure

d Shell

38. [Check all correct answers] In the Solaris 7 Environment, devices are referenced to as

a BSD

b Physical

c Instance

d Logical

39. How many useable system run levels are there on Solaris 7

a 7

b 8

c 6

d 9

40. To specify a class to print to you would use

a lp -c class filename

b lp -d class filename

c lp -c filename class

d lp -d filename class

41. True or False: There are six fields seperated by spaces in the crontab

a True

b False

42. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following are logical device names

a /dev/rdsk/c0t1d0s0

b sd0

c /dev/dsk/c0t1d0s0

d /sbus@1f,0/esp@0,4000/sd@3,0:a

43. The default file system type for Solaris 7 is located where

a /etc/dfs/dfs

b /etc/default/fs

c /etc/vfstab

d /etc/vfs

44. True or False: To repair important files if boot or login fails you would, perform a single-user boot from the Solaris 7 CD-ROM, then mount the file system to the /a mount point

a True

b False

45. The df command displays what type of device names

a logical

b instance

c raw

d physical

46. When downloading a patch, where is the recommended location to download to

a /var/sadm/patch

b /var/spool/patch

c /opt

d /tmp

47. To unmount All remote file systems you would use

a umount -a

b unmountall -r

c umount -r

d umountall -r

48. A system is multitasking when

a More than one user can run processes

b Multiple users can login

c Resources are shared over the network

d More than one process or application is being used at any one given time

49. What is the minimum requirements to enable a user to login

a Password

b User files

c Login ID

d User address

50. True or False: Target numbers i.e.t0, t1 & t3, correspond to the address switch setting that is selected for

each device

a True

b False

51. The default file system type for Solaris 7 is

a S5

b PCFS

c UFS

d NFS

52. [Check all correct answers] Which are valid OpenBoot commands to boot into single user mode

a boot single

b boot -s

c boot /iommu/sbus/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@3,0 -s

d boot -a

53. Prior to running ufsdump, which of the following should be performed

a mount the file system

b umount the file system

c run the system at run level 0

d run the system at run level 1

54. Within the Solaris 7 Environment, where is the crontab spool area

a /etc/spool/cron/crontab

b /var/spool/cron/crontab

c /var/cron/spool/crontabs

d /var/spool/cron/crontabs

55. When a package is added, which file is updated

a /opt/var/sadm/install

b /var/opt/sadm/install/contents

c /var/sadm/install

d /var/sadm/install/contents

56. Which command when used with the format utility, writes the table to the VTOC

a label

b save

c name

d print

57. [Check all correct answers] What boot phase runs POST Diagnostics

a Boot PROM

b Kernel

c Bios

d ufsboot

58. [Check all correct answers] When displaying package information for a specific pkgname, which of the

following would you use

a pkginfo pkgname

b pkginfo -l pkgname

c pkginfo -a /cdrom/cdrom0 pkgname

d pkg info pkgname

59. Which file controls system-wide password aging

a /etc/passwd

b /etc/default/passwd

c /etc/shadow

d /etc/default/shadow

60. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following commands would add read/write permissions for users bill

to the document bill.doc

a setfacl -d user:bill:6 bill.doc

b setfacl -m user:bill:6 bill.doc

c setfacl -M user:bill:6 bill.doc

d setfacl -s user:bill:6 bill.doc

61. When creating a ufs file system, which of the following methods are correct

a newfs /dev/dsk/c0t0d0s0

b mkfs sd0

c newfs /dev/rdsk/c0t0d0s0

d mkfs /dev/rdsk/c0d0t0s0

62. [Check all correct answers] When creating a custom device alias for disk5, which of the following OpenBoot

commands may be used

a nvalias disk5 /iommu/sbus/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@3,0

b eeprom disk5 /iommu/sbus/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@3,0

c devalias disk5 /iommu/sbus/espdma@f,400000/esp@f,800000/sd@3,0

d nvalias disk5 sd@3,0

63. The letter x in the /etc/passwd file defines what

a The account has no password set

b The account is locked

c Its a placeholder for the users encrypted password

d The x defines setuid only is set for the account

64. Which OpenBoot command will display NVRAM parameters & default values

a printenv

b show devices

c devalias

d show config

65. When displaying output from the ps command, what does the field PPID stand for

a process ID

b user ID

c parent process ID

d priority of the process

66. [Check all correct answers] In order to display the default system umask, which commands could you issue at

the command prompt

a umsk

b umask

c /usr/bin/umask

d /usr/sbin/umask

67. To display detailed start-up messages, which boot [option] would you use

a -d

b -r

c -a

d -v

68. To override the Admintool settings and turn off the banner page option, you would modify which of the

following

a /usr/lib/interfaces/printer_name

b /etc/interfaces/printer_name

c /usr/lp/interfaces/printer_name

d /etc/lp/interfaces/printer_name

69. To discover which group a user belongs to, which of the following commands would be used

a group [user]

b who group [user]

c groups [user]

d user -g

70. The correct command format for mounting a Solaris NFS Server would be

a mount options server:resource local_mount_point

b mount server:resource options local_mount_point

c mount local_mount_point server:resource options

d mount options local_mount_point server:resources

71. Which of the following commands would be used to list printer classes and their respective member printers

a lpstat -o

b lpstat -a

c lpstat -c

d lpstat -d

72. To view information in the terminfo database, what command would you use

a echo $LPDEST

b infocmp

c lp

d printer

73. To unpack the following patch file 104792-01.zip which of the following could be used

a /usr/bin/unzip ./104792-01.zip

b /usr/bin/zcat ./104792-01.zip

c /usr/bin/uncompress ./104792-01.zip

d /usr/bin/gzip ./104792-01.zip

74. [Check all correct answers] Which of the following disk based file systems are supported in the Solaris 7

Environment

a HSFS

b UFS

c PCFS

d S5

75. [Check all correct answers] The kernel modules are stored in which directories

a /kernel

b /usr/kernel

c /etc/system

d /platform/'uname -m'/kernel

76. A software Cluster is which of the following

a A functional group of files and directories

b A logical collection of software packages

c A bundled group of files and directories

d A group of files that make up an application

77. [Check all correct answers] In the Cylinder group blocks, which of the following information is included

a The number of inodes

b The number of data blocks

c The number of directories

d The number of cylinder groups

78. [Check all correct answers] What option issued with the ps command will show All running processes

a -A

b -l

c -e

d -a