System Commands Quiz 1: 13 July 2025 (May 2025 term)

1. A

   A hard link contains a copy of the original file's data, while a symbolic link does not.

2. B

   A hard link is essentially another name for the same file data (inode), while a symbolic link is a separate file containing the path to the original file.

3. C

   Hard links can cross filesystem boundaries, whereas symbolic links cannot.

4. D

   Hard links are exclusively used for pointing to directories, while symbolic links can only point to regular files.

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

1. A

   1-A, 2-B, 3-C, 4-D

2. B

   1-C, 2-A, 3-B, 4-D

3. C

   1-B, 2-D, 3-A, 4-C

4. D

   1-D, 2-C, 3-A, 4-B

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

1. A

   Lines that contain "A" followed by any character, then "Z" anywhere on the line.

2. B

   Lines that start with "A", have zero or more of any character (except newline) in between, and end with "Z".

3. C

   Lines that contain either "A" or "Z" at the very beginning or very end of the line.

4. D

   Lines that consist only of the characters "A" and "Z" with nothing in between.

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

Select all that apply.

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

Select all that apply.

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

5. E

Select all that apply.

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D

Select all that apply.

1. A

2. B

3. C

4. D