Ch 1 Review Questions

Which of the following kernels are developmental kernels? a. 2.3.4 b. 3.5.5 c. 4.1-rc5 d. 4.4.4

2.3.4 2.5.5 This is because the minor number is odd.

What is the most common open source Web server available for Linux?

Apache.

Which two people are accredited with creating the UNIX operating system? a. Dennis Ritchie b. Richard Stallman c. Linus Torvalds d. Ken Thompson

Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson.

Which common GUI environments are available in most Linux distributions? GNOME CDE KDE RPM

GNOME and KDE

To which license does Linux adhere? open license artistic license GNU General Public License free source license

GNU Public License.

Which of the following are common methods for gaining support for Linux? a. HOWTO documents at www.tldp.org b. A local Linux User Group c. Internet newsgroups. d. All of the above

HOWTO documents at www.tldp.org A local Linux User Group and Internet newsgroups.

Which of the following Linux distributions is likely to be used by a CyberSecurity worker? Fedora Ubuntu Kali Gentoo

Kali

Linux was developed by __________ to resemble the _________ operating system.

Linus Torvalds, MINIX

When the core components of the Linux operating system are packaged together with other Open Source Software, it is called a:

Linux Distribution.

What are some good reasons for using Linux in a corporate environment? a. Linux software is unlikely to become abandoned by its developers. b. Linux is secure and has a lower total cost of ownership than other operating systems. c. Linux is widely available for many platforms and supports many programming languages. d. 2QMost Linux software is closed source.

Linux software is unlikely to become abandoned by its developers. Linux is secure and has a lower total cost of ownership than other operating systems. Linux is widely available for many platforms and supports many programming languages.2W

A production kernel refers to a kernel whose:

Minor number is even.

Many types of software are available today. Which type of software does Linux represent?

Open Source Software (OSS).

Who formed the Free Software Foundation to promote open development? a. Dennis Ritchie b. Richard Stallman c. Linus Torvalds d. Ken Thompson

Richard Stallman.

Which of the following can be used on Linux to provide file and print services?

Samba

Every computer consists of physical components and nonphysical components. The nonphysical components of a computer that understand how to work with the physical components are referred to as:

Software.

Which culture embraced the term GNU (GNU's Not UNIX) and laid the free software groundwork for Linux?

The hacker culture.

Which of the following are characteristics of Open Source Software? (Choose all that apply.) a. The value of the software is directly related to its price. b. The software is developed collaboratively. c. The source code for software is available for a small fee. d. Any bugs are fixed quickly.

The software is developed collaboratively and Any bugs are fixed quickly

The operating system software is necessary for a computer to function. True or False?

True.

The core component of the Linux operating system is the Linux kernel. If you were a Linux systems administrator for a company, when would you need to upgrade your Linux kernel?

When you need to have support in Linux for new hardw When you need to increase the stability of Linux.

Linux is a _____ and _____ operating system.

multiuser, multitasking

Which of the following are factors that determine which Linux distribution a user will use? (Choose all that apply.) a. package manager support b. hardware platform c. kernel features d. language support

package manager support hardware platform kernel features language support all of them