Linux Interview Questions, Answers for Freshers and Experienced asked in various Company Job Interviews

Linux Interview Questions

Questions Answers Views Company eMail

How big should the swap-space partition be?

7 9273

In Linux OS, what is the file server?

2 5706

What is the main advantage of creating links to a file instead of copies of the file?

2 4717

What is the use of thread over process?

1 4109

What is segmentation fault?

1 4601

What is the use of proc structure?

2 5233

What are the signals we have in Linux?

1 4592

Who owns data dictionary?

3 7091

How Many People Use Linux?

2 4957

How Does One Pronounce Linux?

1 4287

How the Linux is licensed?

2 4809

Who is Linus Torvalds?

8 11917

What exactly is this Linux?

6 7187

Is the Linux as same as Unix?

5 7669

What command can you use to review boot messages?

TCS,

3 9178

Un-Answered Questions { Linux }

What is the fastest way to enter a series of commands from the command-line?

1058

Differentiate between cron and anacron.

893

why context switching time should be minimum? How it depends on hardware support?

1787

How can you check the amount of lines in a file?

980

Explain how you can find a file using terminal?

833

You read an article that lists the following command: dd if=/dev/fdo bs=512 of=/new what does this accomplish?

1011

Which is fastest ipc mechanism?

915

How was linux developed?

829

how can you configure dns caching server in linux operating system?

948

Which is the best linux for beginners?

933

How do you do nslookup?

1007

Why context switching is faster in threads?

817

How do I run a batch file in linux?

858

What do you understand by Linux Kernal? Is it legal to edit it?

860

How to switch to a previously used directory?

911

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