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Linux 1 -- Chapter 3

Authored by Sandy Thomaschek

Computers

12th Grade

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Linux 1 -- Chapter 3
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a shell variable?

A command that executes a script

A name that can be assigned a value

A file that stores shell commands

A directory path in the system

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following is a valid name for a bash shell variable?

1variable

variable-name

_variable1

variable!

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How are shell variables treated in terms of case sensitivity?

They are not case sensitive

They are case sensitive

Only uppercase variables are recognized

Only lowercase variables are recognized

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the effect of using double quotes (") around a variable value in bash?

It prevents shell expansion

It allows the expansion of variables

It treats everything as a literal string including variables

It converts the value to uppercase

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the effect of using single quotes (') around a variable value in bash?

It allows the expansion of variables

It treats everything as a literal string, including variables

It prevents the variable from being used

It converts the value to lowercase

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a child process in the context of shell scripting?

A process that terminates another process

Any process that is created by another process

A process that runs in the background

A process that is created by the operating system

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

By convention, how are local variable names typically written in bash?

In uppercase characters

In lowercase characters

With numbers only

With special characters

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