Free Lpi 101-500 Practice Test & Real Exam Questions

Exam Code/Number: 101-500
Exam Name/Title: LPIC-1 Exam 101, Part 1 of 2, version 5.0
Certification Provider: Lpi
Corresponding Certification: LPIC Level1

Exam Questions: 299
Updated On: Oct 02, 2026

Question #1

In compliance with the FHS, in which of the following directories are documentation files found?

A. /usr/share/documentation

B. /var/share/doc

C. /usr/local/share/documentation

D. /etc/share/doc

E. /usr/share/doc

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Question #2

Which of the following statements is correct regarding the command foo 1> bar?

A. The command foo receives its stdin from the file bar.

B. The command foo receives its stdin from the stdout of the command bar.

C. The stdout from the command foo is appended to the file bar.

D. The stderr from the command foo is saved to the file bar.

E. The stdout from the command foo overwrites the file bar.

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Question #3

Which of the following describes the correct order in which the components of the system boot process are started?

A. Bootloader, BIOS, init system, kernel

B. BIOS, kernel, bootloader, init system

C. Bootloader, BIOS, kernel, init system

D. BIOS, bootloader,kernel, init system

E. BIOS, bootloader, init system, kernel

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Question #4

The dpkg-____ command will ask configuration questions for a specified package, just as if the package were being installed for the first time.

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Correct Answer:

dpkg-reconfigure
Explanation:
The dpkg-reconfigure command is used to reconfigure an already installed package. It asks configuration questions for the package, just as if the package were being installed for the first time. This can be useful if the user wants to change some settings or options for the package without reinstalling it. The dpkg- reconfigure command can also be used to fix a broken package configuration or to restore the default settings.
References:
* dpkg-reconfigure(8) - Linux man page
* Linux Professional Institute: Exam 101 Objectives

Question #5

After successfully creating a hard link called bar to the ordinary file foo, foo is deleted from the filesystem.
Which of the following describes the resulting situation?

A. foo would be removed. bar would still exist but would be unusable.

B. Both foo and bar would remain accessible.

C. The user is prompted whether bar should be removed, too.

D. foo and bar would both be removed.

E. foo would be removed while bar would remain accessible.

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Question #6

Which of the following commands is used to change options and positional parameters for a running Bash?

A. bashconf

B. set

C. setsh

D. envsetup

E. history

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Question #7

If neither cron. allow nor cron. deny exist in /etc/, which of the following is true?

A. Without additional configuration, all users may create user specific crontabs

B. The default settings of /etc/crond.conf define whether or not user specific crontabs are generally allowed or not.

C. Without additional configuration, only root may create user specific crontabs

D. The cron daemon will refuse to start and report missing files in the system's logfile

E. When a user creates a user specific crontab the system administrator must approve it explicitly

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Question #8

Which of the following statements describes a difference between GNU GRUB Legacy and GRUB 2?

A. GRUB 2 no longer requires a configuration file.

B. Partition numbers start at 0 in GRUB Legacy and1in GRUB 2.

C. grub-mkconfigonly works with GRUB Legacy if the--version 1option is used.

D. The configuration filemenu.lst(andgrub.conf) have been replaced withgrub.config.

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Correct Answer: B Vote an answer

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Question #9

You want to preview where the package file, apache-xml.i386.rpm, will install its files before installing it.
What command do you issue?

A. rpm -qpl apache-xml.i386.rpm

B. rpm -qv apache-xml.i386.rpm

C. rpm -ql apache-xml.i386.rpm

D. rpm -qp apache-xml.i386.rpm

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