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Quiz: Schedule Future Tasks

Schedule Future Tasks

Choose the correct answers to the following questions.


  1. 1.

    Which command displays all the user jobs that you scheduled to run as deferred jobs?

    A

    atq

    B

    atrm

    C

    at -c

    D

    at --display

  2. 2.

    Which command removes the deferred user job with the job number 5?

    A

    at -c 5

    B

    atrm 5

    C

    at 5

    D

    at --delete 5

  3. 3.

    Which command displays all the scheduled recurring user jobs for the currently logged-in user?

    A

    crontab -r

    B

    crontab -l

    C

    crontab -u

    D

    crontab -V

  4. 4.

    Which job format executes the /usr/local/bin/daily_backup command hourly from 9 AM to 6 PM on all days from Monday through Friday?

    A

    00 * * * Mon-Fri /usr/local/bin/daily_backup

    B

    * */9 * * Mon-Fri /usr/local/bin/daily_backup

    C

    00 */18 * * * /usr/local/bin/daily_backup

    D

    00 09-18 * * Mon-Fri /usr/local/bin/daily_backup

  5. 5.

    Which directory contains the shell scripts to run daily?

    A

    /etc/cron.d

    B

    /etc/cron.hourly

    C

    /etc/cron.daily

    D

    /etc/cron.weekly

  6. 6.

    Which configuration file defines the settings for the system jobs that run daily, weekly, and monthly?

    A

    /etc/crontab

    B

    /etc/anacrontab

    C

    /etc/inittab

    D

    /etc/sysconfig/crond

  7. 7.

    Which systemd unit regularly triggers the cleanup of temporary files?

    A

    systemd-tmpfiles-clean.timer

    B

    systemd-tmpfiles-clean.service

    C

    dnf-makecache.timer

    D

    unbound-anchor.timer

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