Scripting Basics SK0-005 Practice Questions (Page 1)

Questions 1–5

1. 1foundation · easy

   In a Linux script, which command is used to create a new user account named 'jsmith'?

   • Auseradd jsmith
   • Badduser jsmith
   • Ccreateuser jsmith
   • Dnewuser jsmith
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2. 2foundation · easy

   What is the primary function of a loop in a script?

   • ATo execute a block of code multiple times without rewriting it
   • BTo store data in a structured format
   • CTo handle errors that occur during script execution
   • DTo define functions that can be called later
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4. 3foundation · medium

   A PowerShell script must monitor a service and restart it if it stops. The script should check the service status every 30 seconds and continue indefinitely. Which loop construct is most appropriate for this task?

   • Aforeach ($i in 1..10) { if ((Get-Service -Name 'MyService').Status -ne 'Running') { Restart-Service -Name 'MyService' } Start-Sleep -Seconds 30 }
   • Bwhile ($true) { if ((Get-Service -Name 'MyService').Status -ne 'Running') { Restart-Service -Name 'MyService' } Start-Sleep -Seconds 30 }
   • Cdo { if ((Get-Service -Name 'MyService').Status -ne 'Running') { Restart-Service -Name 'MyService' } Start-Sleep -Seconds 30 } while ($false)
   • Dfor ($i = 0; $i -lt 10; $i++) { if ((Get-Service -Name 'MyService').Status -ne 'Running') { Restart-Service -Name 'MyService' } Start-Sleep -Seconds 30 }
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5. 4foundation · easy

   Given the Bash script snippet below, what is the output? count=5 count=$((count + 3)) echo "Total: $count"

   • ATotal: 53
   • BTotal: 5
   • CTotal: 8
   • DTotal: count + 3
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6. 5application · medium

   A Windows administrator is writing a PowerShell script that must create a temporary file, attempt to move it to a destination folder, and then check if the move succeeded. If the move failed, the script should retry the move. The script must always attempt the move at least once, even if the destination folder does not exist at the start. Which loop construct should be used?

   • AA 'while' loop that checks if the destination folder exists before attempting the move.
   • BA 'do-while' loop that attempts the move and then checks a success variable to decide whether to repeat.
   • CA 'while' loop that checks a retry counter and increments it after each move attempt.
   • DA 'for' loop that runs exactly three times, attempting the move each time.
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