chapter one and two test CET 130
The operating system software is necessary for a computer to function.T/F
True
Which two partitions do you typically create at minimum during a Fedora Linux installation? a. / b. /boot c. swap d. /home
a/c
Which of the following refers to the third primary partition on the second SCSI hard disk within Linux? hdb2 sda3 hdb3 sdb3
sdb3
After you log into a terminal, you receive a user interface called a __________.
shell
Which prompt do regular users receive when logged in to the system?
$
What is the most common open source Web server available for Linux? Answers: Samba Apache Squid pine
Apache
What is the default shell in Linux called?
BASH
When sitting at a computer running Linux, what key combination is pressed to open the graphical terminal?
Ctrl + Alt + F1
How can you protect a metacharacter(such as the $ character) from shell interpretation?
Precede it with a \.
Which of the following can be used on Linux to provide file and print services? Answers: Samba Apache Squid pine
Samba
If you boot your computer from Linux live media, you will be able to use a fully functional Linux system prior to installing Linux on permanent storage. Answers: True False
True
Linux was developed by __________ to resemble the __________ operating system. a. Linus Torvalds, MINIX b. Linus Torvalds, GNU c. Richard Stallman, GNU d. Richard Stallman, MINIX
a
Many types of software are available today. Which type of software does Linux represent. a. Open Source Software b. closed source software c. freeware d. shareware
a
Which culture embraced the term GNU(GNU's Not Unix) and laid the free software groundwork for Linux? a. the hacker culture b. the MIT culture c. the cracker culture d. the Artificial Intelligence culture
a
Which of the following kernels are developmental kernels? a. 3.3.4 b. 3.5.5 c. 3.2.7 d. 3.4.4
a/b
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 ans supports many programming languages. d. Most Linux software is closed source
a/b/c
Which of the following are factors that determine which Linux distrbution a user will use? (Choose all that apply.) Answers: a. package manager support b. hardware platform c. kernel features d. language support
a/b/c/d
The core component of the Linux operating system is the Linux kernel. If you were a Linux system administrator for a company, when would you need to upgrade your Linux kernel? a. when you need to have support in Linux for new hardware b. when you need another user interface c. when you need to increase the stability of Linux d. when you need to use kernel modules
a/c
Which common GUI environments are available in most Linux distributions? (Choose all that apply.) Answers: a. GNOME b. CDE c. KDE d. RPM
a/c
Which two people are accredited with creating the UNIX operating system? (Choose two answers.) a. Dennis Ritchie b. Richard Stallman c. Linus Torvalds d. Ken Thompson
a/d
What command is equivalent to the man -k keyword command?
apropos keyword
Who formed the Free Software Foundation to promote open development? a. Dennis Ritchie b. Richard Stallman c. Linus Torvalds d. Ken Thompson
b
Which of the following are characteristics of Open Source Software? 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.
b/d
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 _____. a. hardware b. records c. software d. processors
c
To which license does Linux adhere? a. open license b. artistic license c. GNU General Public License d. free source license
c
When the core components of the Linux operating system are packaged together with other Open Source Software, it is called a:a. new kernel b. new platform c. Linux distribution d. GNU Project
c
Which of the following is not a piece of information that the Fedora installation program prompts you for? a. Time zone b. Installation destination c. Firewall settings d. Keyboard layout
c
Which of the following is not an example of virtualization software that can be use to install Linux within another operating system? Answers: a. Oracle VirtualBox b. Microsoft Hyper-V c. Spiceworks d. VMware
c
Which command blanks the terminal screen erasing previously displayed output?
clear
A production kernel refers to a kernel whose: a. revision number is even b. minor number is odd c. major number is odd d. minor number is even
d
Which of the following are common methods for gaining support for Linux? a. HOWTO documents at http://www.linuxdoc.org b. a local Linux User Group c. Internet newsgroups d. all of the above
d
Linux commands entered via the command line are not case sensitive.t/f
false
Users enter commands directly to the kernel of the Linux operating system.t/f
false
What command can you use to safely shut down the Linux system immediately?
halt
What equivalent to the man command generally provides an easier-to-read description of the queried command and also contains links to other related information?
info
Which command typed at a command prompt displays a list of commands that would likely contain the command you desire?
man -k flush
Linux is a __________ and __________ operating system.
multiuser, multitasking
To install Linux within a virtual machine, you can specify the path to an ISO image that contains the Linux installation media within virtualization software without having to first write the ISO image to a DVD or USB flash drive. t/f
true
Which command displays the users who are currently logged in to the Linux system?
who
Which prompt does the root user receive when logged in to the system?
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