LINUX Chapter 1,2,3

In the GNU Emacs editor, what key combination can be used to delete all characters between the cursor and the end of the line?​

Ctrl+k

What computer system was the first to run the UNIX operating system?​

DEC PDP-7

Dennis Ritchie invented what programming language, which was then used to rewrite the UNIX operating system?​

c

An archive of files that usually contain scripts that install the software contents to the correct location on the system is referred to as a:

tarball

The overall cost of using a particular operating system is known as?

total cost of ownership (tco)

The GNU General Public License (GPL) was developed by which organization?​

Free Software Foundation (FSF)

What is the recommended size for the /home directory?

200MB

What command can be used to display the last five lines of a text file?

tail -5

The more command should not be used on binary files. true or false

true

What metacharacter indicates background command execution?

&

Select the regular expression metacharacter that matches 0 or more occurrences of the previous character.

*

Which switch below can be added to the ls command to show a list of files and their type?

-F

In what year was the source code for the Linux kernel released?

1991

Which of the following key combinations, commonly used in the vi editor command mode, displays current line statistics?

Ctrl+g

What service provides a method for the efficient transfer of files over the Internet?

FTP

What stipulates that the source code of any software published under its license must be freely available.

GNU Public License

Prior to performing an installation of Linux, the hardware components of the target system should be checked against what known compatible list below?​

Hardware Compatibility List (HCL)

Which of the following is the greatest expense for companies using Linux?

Hiring people to maintain the Linux system

the QT toolkit is utilized by which GUI environment?

KDE

The Linux kernel was developed and released in 1991 by:​

Linus Torvalds

What Linux distribution is the most commonly used distribution within organizations today?

Redhat

What two disk systems allow for the use of more than four hard drives or SSDs in a single system?​

SATA SCSI

Which type of open source license ensures that the source code of a program is freely available while also allowing the original author of the source code some control over the changes made to it?​

artistic

To display the contents of a text file called data, what command should be used? disp data

cat data

In order to move from the /home/joe/test/data to the /home/joe directory, what command below should be issued?

cd ../..

In what mode does the vi editor open by default?​

command mode

What piece of software tells the operating system how to use a specific hardware device?

device driver

What installation media source is the most common source for Linux packages?

dvd

By default, Fedora 20 allows the root user to log into the GNOME desktop.​ true or false

false

In the past, SATA hard disks were referred to as Integrated Drive Electronics (IDE).​ True or false

false

It is acceptable to use shell metacharacters when naming files. true or false

false

On closed-source operating systems, hot fixes for software bugs are deployed very quickly.​ true or false

false

The command strings /bin/echo displays the raw binary characters inside the /bin/echo binary executable program. true or false

false

The term hacker refers to someone who illegally uses computers for personal benefit or to cause damage. true or false

false

The iptables software on Linux is an example of what kind of software?​

firewall

What software type is software that is distributed free of charge, but the source code is not available?

freeware

Some Linux distributions have the ability to boot an image from install media and run entirely from RAM. What is the name for this kind of image?​

live image media

Select below the command and the associated alias available on most Linux systems that displays ​a long listing for each file in a directory?

ls -F

The mutt software is an example of what type of mail service software on Linux?​

mail user agent

When viewing the version number for a Linux kernel, what number indicates the stability of the kernel?

minor number

When using command-line terminal, specific letters that start with a dash ("-") and appear after command names are considered to be:

options

After logging into a terminal, a user will receive an interface known as which option below?

shell

​What two commands below will halt a Linux system immediately?

shutdown -H now halt

To display a text file in reverse order, what command should be used?​

tac

Linux uses a logical directory tree to organize files into different folders. true or false

tru

At minimum, Linux typically requires only two partitions to be created: a partition that is mounted to the root directory, and a partition for virtual memory.​ true or false

true

Each computer on a network requires a unique way to identify itself and to refer to other computers. This is accomplished by using IP addresses. true or false

true

Many programming function libraries and UNIX-like commands appeared in the 1980s as a result of the work on the GNU project.​ true or false

true

Open Source Software (OSS) is freely developed and continuously improved by a large community of software developers true or false

true

What is the minimum number of user accounts that must be created at install time?

two

The Linux kernel exists as a file named:​

vmlinuz

In Linux, the core component of the GUI is known as:

x windows

Which character(s) below represent extended regular expression metacharacter(s)? .

{}

Proxy servers keep track of the information passed to each client by maintaining what type of table?​

​Network Address Translation (NAT)

​Which two filesystems below do not perform journaling?

​ext2 ​VFAT