UNIX - Ch 1
Which two people are credited with creating the UNIX operating system?
- Dennis Ritchie - Ken Thompson
Which common GUI environments are available in most Linux distributions?
- GNOME - KDE
Which of the following are common methods for gaining support for Linux?
- HOWTO documents at www.tldp.org - a local Linux User Group - Internet newsgroups
What are some good reasons for using Linux in a corporate environment?
- Linux software is unlikely to be 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.
Which of the following are characteristics of Open Source Software?
- The software is developed collaboratively. - Any bugs are fixed quickly.
Which of the following are factors that determine which Linux distribution a user will use?
- package manager support - hardware platform - kernel features - language support
Which of the following kernels are developmental kernels?
4.1-rc5
What is the most common open source Web server available for Linux?
Apache
To which license does Linux adhere?
GNU General Public License
Which of the following Linux distributions is likely to be used by a cybersecurity worker?
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
Who formed the Free Software Foundation to promote open development?
Richard Stallman
Which of the following can be used on Linux to provide file and print services?
Samba
The operating system software is necessary for a computer to function. True or False?
True
Linux is a _____ and _____ operating system.
multiuser, multitasking
Many types of software are available today. Which type of software does Linux represent?
open source software
Every computer consists of physical components and non-physical components. The non-physical 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
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 support in Linux for new hardware
