Objective 1.1XK0-005

1.1 Summarize Linux fundamentals.

Objective 1.1 sits in System Management, which carries 32% of the Linux+ exam. The questions below are original, written from the official objective title above, and each explanation cites the CompTIA page it rests on.

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An administrator must change a daemon's machine-local settings on one server without touching its binaries. Which directory holds that file?

/proc/proc exposes kernel and process state, and is not editable configuration.
/usr/bin/usr/bin holds executables, the thing the task avoids touching.
/var/var holds changing data such as logs and spools, not settings.
/etcCorrect · your answerCorrect: /etc holds configuration local to this machine.

Correct.

Concept

The hierarchy separates a program's executable code from the settings that make one machine differ from another, so configuration lives in its own tree.

Why D

Machine-local configuration files live under /etc, so the daemon's settings file is edited there while its binaries stay untouched elsewhere.

#filesystem-hierarchy#configuration

Now you: objective 1.1 questions

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Sample question 1 of 3

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A rebuilt system fails to start because its kernel image was copied to a nonstandard path. Which locations does the hierarchy permit for the kernel?

Sample question 2 of 3

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A job writes scratch files that keep vanishing after reboots, with no errors logged. The files sit in a directory whose contract allows exactly that. Which one?

Sample question 3 of 3

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Disk monitoring shows one top-level directory growing daily on a mail server, driven by queues and logs. Which directory is behaving as designed?

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