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multiple_choice medium Apply forensics-time 2 points

Question 21. CSCD240-E1-C

Which find predicate matches files modified within the last 24 hours?

Work the drill

Answer on paper or in a terminal before revealing the ideal answer.

Ideal answer
A: -mtime -1

Misconception bank

Each row below is a plausible wrong answer, the thinking that produces it, and the remedy that corrects the misconception. These are the foundation of the multiple-choice framing and the targeted feedback a student receives after answering.

B: -mtime +1
Misconception. +1 means OLDER than 1 day.
Remedy. Sign convention: -N = within last N, +N = older than N.
C: -atime 1
Misconception. atime = access time, not modification.
Remedy. m-time vs a-time vs c-time.
D: -newer 1
Misconception. -newer takes a filename, not a number.
Remedy. -newer REFERENCE compares to REFERENCE file.

Authority mappings

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DCWF tasks: T0447
KU outcomes: CO-O5-O2
NCAE errors: SMB Login / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno.SSH Login / failure: Failed to connect to host: IPSMB Login / failure: SMB operation failed: [Errno.SMB Login / failure: SMB connection failed: proto.SSH Login / partial: The following users failed t.SSH Login / partial: The following users failed t.