real-comptia-xk0-005-study-questions-by-maxwell - Free Questions - Part 1

Sep 20, 2026

Free XK0-005 practice questions for CompTIA Linux-focused exam preparation, presented as multiple-choice items with labeled options and direct answers. Covers scheduling tasks in crontab using day-of-week and time fields, creating directories and safely switching locations with proper shell chaining operators, copying log contents into a user directory, sending changes to a remote Git repository via push, restricting SSH access to key-based authentication through SSHD settings, configuring read/write and execute permissions using ACLs, and applying systemd configuration changes using the correct daemon-reload command.

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# Free Questions for XK0-005 Shared by Maxwell on 13-05-2025 For More Free Questions and Preparation ResourcesCheck the Links on Last Page ## Question 1 Question Type:MultipleChoice A Linux administrator is configuring crontab and needs to schedule a task to run only on Saturdayand Sunday at 9:00 a.m.every week of the year.Which of the following should the administratoruse? ## Options: A-09**1-5 root /root/script.sh B-091*/3*root /root/script.sh C-09**6,0 root /root/script.sh D-091**root /root/script.sh ## Answer: C ### Explanation: Comprehensive and Detailed Step-by-Step 09**6,0 ensures execution at 9:00 AM on Saturdays(6)and Sundays(0). 1-5 would run the script Monday-Friday. */3 is incorrect because it runs every three days. 1**runs only on the 1st day of each month. ## Question 2 Question Type:MultipleChoice A Linux administrator is creating a directory called CompTIA_doc and needs to switch to anotherlocation to perform some system-related tasks.Which of the following commands should theadministrator use for this task? Options: A-mkdir CompTIA doc&cd CompTIA doc B-mkdir CompTIA_doc>cd CompTIA_doc C-mkdir CompTIA_doc ||cd CompTIA_doc D-mkdir CompTIA_doc &&cd CompTIA_doc Answer: D Explanation: Comprehensive and Detailed Step-by-Step mkdir CompTIA_doc &&cd CompTIA_doc ensures that the directory is created first,and only thendoes the command switch into it. mkdir CompTIA doc is incorrect because it attempts to create two separate directories. mkdir CompTIA_doc>cd CompTIA_doc uses incorrect syntax(>is used for output redirection). mkdir CompTIA_doc ||cd CompTIA_doc is incorrect because |means 'execute the secondcommand only if the first one fails.' ## Question 3 Question Type:MultipleChoice A newly hired junior administrator is studying the format of the /var/log/messages file.Which ofthe following commands should the administrator use to preserve the contents of the original filewhile also creating an identical file in the /home/admin directory? Options: A-touch /var/log/messages /home/admin B-mv /var/log/messages /home/admin C-cat /var/log/messages>/home/admin/messages D-In -s /var/log/messages /home/admin Answer: C Explanation: ### Comprehensive and Detailed Step-by-Step cat /var/log/messages >/home/admin/messages copies the file contents while preserving theoriginal file. touch only creates an empty file and does not copy contents. mv moves the file instead of copying it. In -s creates a symbolic link but does not copy the contents. Question 4 Question Type:MultipleChoice Which of the following Git commands would send committed changes to a remote repository? Options: A-git stash B-git commit-a C-git push origin master D-git add. Answer: C Explanation: Comprehensive and Detailed Step-by-Step git push origin master pushes committed changes to the remote repository.git stash temporarily saves changes but does not push them. git commit -a commits changes but does not send them to the remote repository.git add.stages changes but does not commit or push them. ## Question 5 Question Type:MultipleChoice An administrator needs to allow remote administrative access to a Linux server only toemployees who are using the authorized private key.Which of the following options should theadministrator set in the SSHD configuration file to achieve the goal? Options: A-AuthorizedKeysCommand sudo B-PermitRootLogin prohibit-password C-AuthorizedKeysCommandUser root D-PasswordAuthentication no Answer: D Explanation: Comprehensive

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How should the administrator schedule a task to run only on Saturdays and Sundays at 9:00 a.m. every week?

Use the crontab day-of-week field with 6,0 and set the time to 9:00 a.m., i.e., the option corresponding to 09 6,0.

Which command ensures a directory is created first and then the shell switches into it?

Use a command chain with && so mkdir runs first and cd runs only if it succeeds, as in the option mkdir CompTIA_doc && cd CompTIA_doc.

What command applies systemd configuration changes after editing files?

Run systemctl daemon-reload to make systemd reread the updated configuration.

Sep 20, 2026

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