A user plugs a USB flash drive formatted with NTFS into a Linux workstation. The user can read files but cannot create new files or rename existing ones. The drive is mounted with the default options. What is the most likely reason?

The drive is mounted read-only because the NTFS journal is in an unclean state.

The NTFS file system is not compatible with Linux.

The user does not have write permission to the mount point directory.

The NTFS file system does not support Linux permissions.

A web developer is debugging a website that loads slowly. The browser's developer tools show that the page makes 50 separate HTTP requests to the same server. What is the most effective way to reduce the number of requests?

Increase the server's bandwidth.

Enable HTTP/2 on the server, which multiplexes multiple requests over a single connection.

Combine multiple CSS and JavaScript files into single files.

Use a content delivery network (CDN) to cache static assets.

A company hosts a web application on a cloud VM. They want to ensure that all traffic between users and the application is encrypted. They also want to reduce the risk of DDoS attacks. Which combination of measures should they implement?

HTTPS and a DDoS protection service

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A small graphic design firm runs a web server on a Linux machine. The server stores large image files and must support file permissions for multiple user accounts. The team also needs to mount an external USB drive for backups. Which file system should they use for the web server's main data partition?
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7application · medium
A user plugs a USB flash drive formatted with NTFS into a Linux workstation. The user can read files but cannot create new files or rename existing ones. The drive is mounted with the default options. What is the most likely reason?
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8application · medium
A web developer is debugging a website that loads slowly. The browser's developer tools show that the page makes 50 separate HTTP requests to the same server. What is the most effective way to reduce the number of requests?
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9application · medium
A user wants to organize files into folders and set permissions to control who can read or modify them. Which operating system function enables this?
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10expert · hard
A company hosts a web application on a cloud VM. They want to ensure that all traffic between users and the application is encrypted. They also want to reduce the risk of DDoS attacks. Which combination of measures should they implement?
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Questions 6–10

A user plugs a USB flash drive formatted with NTFS into a Linux workstation. The user can read files but cannot create new files or rename existing ones. The drive is mounted with the default options. What is the most likely reason?

A web developer is debugging a website that loads slowly. The browser's developer tools show that the page makes 50 separate HTTP requests to the same server. What is the most effective way to reduce the number of requests?

A user wants to organize files into folders and set permissions to control who can read or modify them. Which operating system function enables this?

A company hosts a web application on a cloud VM. They want to ensure that all traffic between users and the application is encrypted. They also want to reduce the risk of DDoS attacks. Which combination of measures should they implement?

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