3.2 Identify Components of an Operating System (such as Windows and Linux) in a Given Scenario 200-201 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   In Windows, where are system logs such as Security and Application logs stored and viewed?

   • ADevice Manager
   • BEvent Viewer
   • CTask Manager
   • DRegistry Editor
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2. 2foundation · easy

   In Linux, which command is used to run a command with elevated privileges (typically as the root user)?

   • Asudo
   • Bchmod
   • Csu
   • Dpasswd
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4. 3expert · medium

   A Linux application is experiencing performance issues. The administrator suspects that the application is spawning too many threads, causing excessive context switching. Which command should the administrator use to confirm the number of threads per process?

   • Afree -m
   • Bdf -h
   • Cps -eLf
   • Dtop -p <pid>
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5. 4expert · hard

   A Linux administrator is investigating a security incident. The logs show that a user 'alice' ran 'sudo su -' to become root at 02:00. The administrator checks /var/log/auth.log and sees the sudo entry. However, the administrator cannot find any commands executed after the 'su -' in the logs. Which OS component explains this gap?

   • AThe 'alice' user cleared the logs after becoming root
   • BThe kernel's audit subsystem was disabled
   • CThe /var/log/auth.log was rotated and the entries were lost
   • DThe shell does not log commands by default; only the sudo invocation is logged
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6. 5expert · hard

   A Windows server has a shared folder where users report they can create files but cannot delete files created by other users. The folder is on an NTFS volume. The administrator checks the folder's sharing permissions and confirms 'Everyone' has 'Full Control' share permission. Which configuration is most likely causing the issue?

   • AThe folder has the 'Read-only' attribute set
   • BThe NTFS permissions on the folder grant 'Modify' but not 'Full Control' to the users
   • CThe users are not members of the local Users group
   • DThe share permissions are set to 'Change' instead of 'Full Control'
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