NOS 120 - Chapter 1 Review

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

2.3.4 3.5.5 The minor (middle) number is ODD.

What is the most common opensource Web server available for Linux?

Apache

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

Dennis Ritchie Ken Thompson (R&T)

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

Device driver

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

Firewall

Which common GUI environments are available in most Linux distributions? (Choose all that apply).

GNOME KDE

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

What are some good reasons for using Linux in a corporate environment? (Choose all that apply).

Linux software is unlikely to become 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 would be a term applicable to an e-mail program on a workstation that is used to view email?

MUA

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

Mail User Agent

Who formed the Free Software Foundation to promote open development?

Richard Stallman (S = software foundation)

Which of the following can be used on Linux to provide file and print services?

Samba

Which of the following are characteristics of Open Source Software? (Choose all that apply).

The software is developed collaboratively. Any bugs are fixed quickly.

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

True

Which of the following are common methods for gaining support for Linux?

all the above 1. How to documents 2. Local Linux groups 3. Internet Newsgroups

Which of the following terms describes a type of useful and legitimate software that is distributed by a developer where they do not charge for the software but also do not distribute the source code along with it?

freeware

Which of the following are factors that determine which Linux distribution a user will use? (Choose all that apply).

hardware platform language support

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? (Choose all that apply).

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