Week 1 – Navigating the System

operating systems and you becoming a power user week 1 answers

Basic Commands

1. Using a Linux machine, you have the following directory tree: [directory tree plugin]. If your current path is /home/cindy/Pictures/Canada, and you want to change to the Alaska directory, which of the following commands can you use? Check all that apply.

  • ls ../Pictures/Alaska
  • cd /Pictures/Alaska
  • cd ../Alaska
  • cd /home/cindy/Pictures/Alaska

 

2. In Bash, which of the following commands can be used to view a list of all files in the /home directory? Check all that apply.

  • ls -la /home
  • ls -l -a /home
  • list -a /home
  • ls -la ~

3. In Bash, which of the following commands can be used to remove a directory named "Miscellaneous Directory” ?

  • rm -r Miscellaneous\ Directory
  • rm Miscellaneous\ Directory
  • rm -r Miscellaneous Directory
  • rm Miscellaneous Directory

4. Which of the following are command line interfaces (CLI) on Windows OS? Select all that apply.

  • Command Prompt
  • Parameter
  • PowerShell
  • Bash

5. Which command is used in both Linux and Windows CLI to create a new directory?

  • cd
  • mkdir
  • rm
  • ls

Devendra Kumar

Project Management Apprentice at Google

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