NET260.30 Linux Network Administration Chapter 1

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

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 can be used on Linux to provide file and print services? a. Samba b. Apache c. Squid d. pine

A

Which of the following kernels are developmental kernels? (Choose all that apply.) 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? (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,D

Which common GUI environments are available in most Linux distributions? (Choose all that apply.) a. GNOME b. CDE c. KDE d. RPM

A,C

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

A,D

Linux is a and operating system.

B

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

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

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 are common methods for gaining support for Linux? a. HOWTO documents at www.linuxdoc.org b. a local Linux User Group c. Internet newsgroups d. all the above

C

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

C

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.) a. when you need 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

C,D

A production kernel refers to a kernel whose .

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

Software

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

True