AWS, JavaScript, React - Deploy Web Apps on the Cloud - Ubuntu Basic Server Configuration

This tutorial covers basic server configuration, including setting a hostname, updating the host file, and configuring date and time settings. It explains the importance of unique hostnames in a network, how to change them, and how to update the host file with IP addresses. The video also demonstrates using the timedatectl command to adjust time settings and time zones, ensuring accurate timestamps for server operations.

What is the primary purpose of setting a unique hostname for a server?

• To increase server security

• To reduce server downtime

• To identify the server in a network

• To improve server performance

Which command is used to change the hostname of a server?

• set-hostname

• hostname update

• hostname change

• hostnamectl set-hostname

Why is it important to update the server's host file after changing the hostname?

• To improve server speed

• To ensure proper network mapping

• To increase server storage

• To enhance server security

What is the purpose of the timedatectl command?

• To enhance server security

• To update server software

• To configure server date and time settings

• To manage server storage

Which time zone is the system clock initially set to by default?

• Eastern Standard Time

• Local time zone

• Pacific Standard Time

• Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

What is the recommended setting for the RTC time?

• Coordinated Universal Time (UTC)

• Pacific Standard Time

• Eastern Standard Time

• Local time

What is the function of the real-time clock (RTC) in a server?

• To keep time independently of the operating system

• To update server software

• To manage server storage

• To enhance server security

What is the significance of setting the RTC to UTC?

• It ensures consistent timekeeping across systems

• It increases server storage

• It improves server speed

• It enhances server security

What must be done before setting a custom date and time on the server?

• Restart the server

• Disable automatic time synchronization

• Enable automatic time synchronization

• Update the server's software

How can you revert the server's time settings back to the current UTC time?

• Enable automatic time synchronization

• Disable automatic time synchronization

• Restart the server

• Update the server's software