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The command cp SI 52 in the Bourne shell script copies the file named by the value of SI to the file named 52. The SI is a positional parameter that represents the first argument passed to the script when it is executed. Positional parameters are numbered from 1 to 9, and can be accessed by using the dollar sign $ followed by the number. For example, $1 is the first positional parameter, $2 is the second, and so on. Therefore, the SI in the script is equivalent to $1, and it represents the first argument passed to the script. The correct answer is D. A positional parameter. References:

• [Positional Parameters - FreeBSD]
• [Shell Scripting Tutorial - Positional Parameters]

A /24 IPv4 prefix provides 256 IP addresses, which is the number of addresses in one octet (2^8). A /28 subnet has 16 IP addresses (2^4). To calculate how many /28 subnets can fit into a /24 prefix, divide the total number of addresses in the /24 prefix by the number of addresses in a /28 subnet: 256 / 16 = 16. However, since each subnet has network and broadcast addresses that cannot be used for hosts, the actual number of usable subnets is less. In practice, you can create 16 subnets, each with 14 usable IP addresses for hosts.

References:

• Subnet Cheat Sheet
• IP Subnet Calculator

A symbolic link, or symlink, is a special type of file that points to another file or directory on the file system1. When creating a symbolic link with the ln command, the syntax is as follows:

ln -s target link

where target is the file or directory to link to, and link is the name of the symbolic link2. If the link name already exists, the ln command will fail and display an error message indicating that the target already exists3. This is because the ln command does not overwrite existing files or directories by default4. Therefore, the only way to create a symbolic link with the same name as an existing file or directory is to manually remove the existing target first, and then run the ln command again. Alternatively, the ln command can be used with the -f (force) option, which will remove the existing target and create the symbolic link in one step4. However, this option is not mentioned in the question, so the correct answer is A.

References: 1: How to Create Symbolic Links in Linux [Complete Guide] - Linux Handbook 2: Ln Command in Linux (Create Symbolic Links) | Linuxize 3: How to Create and Use Symbolic Links (aka Symlinks) on Linux - How-To Geek 4: Symbolic Links in Unix/Linux - Stack Abuse