Linux+ and LPIC-1 Chapter 1

What is a hacker in early days of UNIX?

A person who attempts to expand their knowledge of computing through experimentation

Which statement best describes a process?

A program being executed in memory and performing a task

Fedora Linux is a branch of Debian Linux.

False

Which common GUI environments are available in most Linux distributions?

GNOME KDE pg 22

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? a. Fedora b. Ubuntu c. Kali d. Gentoo

Kali pg 41

Which two people are credited with creating the UNIX operating system? (Choose two answers.)

Ken Thompson & Dennis Richie pg 18

Find the Match Ken Thompson Dennis Richie Richard Stallman Linus Torvalds (C and co-creator of UNIX, Free Software Foundation, Linux, UNIX)

Ken Thompson - UNIX Dennis Richie - C and co-creator of UNIX Richard Stallman - Free Software Foundation Linus Torvalds - Linux

How can you tell if your Linux OS has a development kernel?

Kernel version includes the postfix -rc* where * is a number Kernel version has an odd numbered minor number if it is a pre-2.6.0 release

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

Linus Torvalds, MINIX pg 20

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

Linux distribution pg 22

Find the Match Open Source Closed Source Freeware Shareware (Adobe Acrobat Reader, Free for a limited use/time, Microsoft Windows, The source code is made available to the public)

Open Source - The source code is made available to the public Closed Source - Microsoft Windows Freeware - Adobe Acrobat Reader Shareware - Free for a limited use/time

Who formed the Free Software Foundation to promote open development?

Richard Stallman pg 18

Which one is NOT an implication of Open Source Software (OSS)?

Software will receive a high bid from potential buyers of the project

GNU General Public License stipulates that the source code of any software published under its license must be freely available. If someone modifies that source, that person must also redistribute that source code freely.

True

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

True

Underlying kernel is common to all types of Linux distributions

True

Which is NOT a Linux distribution (at least not widely used if it exists)?

Yellow Hat

Which of the following can be used on Linux to provide file and print services? a. Samba b. Apache c. Squid d. OpenStack

a pg 35

Which of the following kernels are developmental kernels? (Choose all that apply.) a. 2.3.4 b. 3.5.5 c. 4.1-rc5 d. 4.4.4

a & c

What are some good reasons for using Linux in a corporate environment? (Choose all that apply.) a. Linux software is unlikely to be 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. Most Linux software is closed source.

a, b, & c

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

a, b, c pg 22

What is the most common open source Web server available for Linux? a. Samba b. Apache c. Squid d. OpenStack

b

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.

b & d

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 the above

d

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 pg 19

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? (Choose all that apply.)

when you need support in Linux for new hardware when you need to increase the stability of Linux