Linux System Monitoring and Troubleshooting Quiz

Test your knowledge of Linux sys admin with questions on commands like 'df', 'sar', 'vmstat', and more!

#1

Which command is used to display information about currently running processes?

top
ps
ls
cat
#2

What does the 'df' command do in Linux?

Displays disk usage statistics
Displays system uptime
Displays network information
Displays information about installed packages
#3

Which command is used to view the list of logged-in users?

whoami
users
w
who
#4

What does the 'uptime' command display in Linux?

System boot time
System load average
System version
System hostname
#5

Which command is used to send a signal to a process in Linux?

kill
terminate
end
stop
#6

Which command is used to view the last few lines of a file?

head
tail
grep
less
#7

What is the purpose of the 'sar' command in Linux?

To search for files
To manage software packages
To monitor system performance
To display system architecture
#8

Which command is used to monitor network connections in real-time?

netstat
ifconfig
ping
tcpdump
#9

What does the 'vmstat' command do in Linux?

Displays virtual memory usage
Displays system version information
Displays system boot time
Displays CPU usage
#10

What does the 'journalctl' command do in Linux?

Displays kernel log messages
Manages journal files
Displays system journal logs
Modifies system journal settings
#11

What does the 'strace' command do in Linux?

Displays system time
Traces system calls and signals
Stops a running process
Generates a stack trace
#12

Which command is used to find out the current memory usage of a process?

memusage
psmem
pmap
top
#13

Which command is used to display the list of files opened by a process?

lsof
lsopen
openedfiles
listopen
#14

What does the 'netcat' command do in Linux?

Manages network connections
Displays network statistics
Initiates network scans
Transfers files over a network
#15

Which command is used to check the syntax of a configuration file without restarting the service?

systemctl reload
service syntax-check
service validate
systemctl status

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