Software Engineering Mcqs – MCQs

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1.In which directory are all user-created aliases, along with their home directory, typically stored?

2.Which TCP/IP protocol is responsible for sending email messages between computers?

3.Which command copies all files that start with 'chap' followed by exactly two characters into the progs directory?

4.Which command is utilized to configure user and group disk quotas?

5.Which command grants the file named "letter" executable rights exclusively to its owner?

6.Which subdirectory holds the device files in a Linux filesystem?

7.Which command modifies the permissions of files that begin with 'emp' and end with either 1, 2, or 3?

8.What is the total number of possible network IDs combined from class A, B, and C networks?

9.Which command allows you to compare the contents of two files?

10.Which file holds the mapping of port numbers and their corresponding service names that inetd monitors?

11.In the vi editor, which keystroke scrolls the view backward by half a page?

12.Which flag should be added to the 'df' command to display the total disk space of the file system?

13.In the vi editor, which command initiates a forward search for a specified pattern?

14.Which file stores data associated with password expiration and aging?

15.In the vi editor, which command allows you to insert text directly before the cursor position?

16.Which command allows you to select and retrieve particular columns from a file?

17.Which command is used to display the final 10 lines of a file?

18.What does the command 'chmod 761 letter' represent in terms of user, group, and other permissions?

19.What is the largest swap partition size supported by a system running kernel version 2.2.x to expand available memory?

20.Which utility allows you to run specific tasks or scripts automatically at designated times on a system?