GIAC Foundational Cybersecurity Technologies
Domain 2Objective 1
Linux Foundations GFACT Practice Questions (Page 4)
Part of the Operating System Fundamentals domain, which makes up ~21% of our current practice bank. GIAC (SANS) does not publish an official question count, but from its 120-minute exam (~50–80 total, ~11–17 in this domain), expect 6–9 from this objective — we provide 39 practice questions to prepare you well beyond it. (estimate)
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Questions 16–20
- 16
A security policy requires that a binary be executable by anyone but only writable by root. The binary is currently owned by root and has permissions 755. Which command changes the permissions to meet the policy?
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A network admin needs to see the default gateway for the system. Which command should they use?
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A developer wants to see the kernel version and architecture of the Linux system they are working on to ensure compatibility with a software package. Which command provides this information?
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What is the primary role of the shell in Linux?
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Which command is used to create a new directory in Linux?
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