Requesting normal process termination | LinuC Level 1 101 Exam original practice question

1.01.4Basic

Send the normal termination signal to PID 4242 and allow cleanup.

Which command is appropriate?

Hint 1: Focus on the requirement

The process should receive a catchable request to clean up before exiting.

Hint 2: Key terms

Review the short definitions before comparing the process and job-control choices.

kill: A command or shell builtin that sends a signal to a process ID.
SIGTERM: The conventional request for a process to terminate cleanly.
SIGKILL: An unconditional termination signal that a process cannot catch or ignore.
Graceful termination: An exit path that lets an application close resources and save state.

Detailed explanation

Correctkill 4242

Correct. kill 4242 sends the default SIGTERM.

Incorrectkill -KILL 4242

Incorrect. SIGKILL cannot be caught or cleaned up and is not the normal first choice.

Incorrectkill -STOP 4242

Incorrect. SIGSTOP suspends the process.

Incorrectkill -CONT 4242

Incorrect. SIGCONT resumes a stopped process.

An example you can run in a temporary verification environment.

kill -l TERM

SIGTERMのsignal番号または名称

Environment: Bash/coreutils互換killのsignal表示
Use a disposable process or test shell when checking lifecycle commands.
Exact output and option names can vary slightly by distribution and tool version.

Foundation review

Omitting a signal from kill normally selects SIGTERM; SIGKILL should be reserved for processes that will not exit.

Verify the target PID and ownership before sending any signal.

Question IDKL-101-365

EnvironmentBash/coreutils互換killのsignal表示

Last technical review2026-08-13

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