CompTIA Linux + (Chapter 1) - Review Questions [85/100%]

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

(WRONG) - {Or partially correct?} package manager support hardware platform language support

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.)

(WRONG) - {Or partially correct?} when you need to have support in Linux for new hardware, when you need to increase the stability of Linux

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

3.3.4, 3.5.5

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

All of the above

What is the most common open source Web server available for Linux?

Apache

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

Dennis Ritchie, Ken Thompson

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

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.

A production kernel refers to a kernel whose:

Minor number is even

Many types of software are available today. Which type of software does Linux represent?

Open Source Software

Who formed the Free Software Foundation to promote open development?

Richard Stallman

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

Samba

Which culture embraced the term GNU (GNU’s Not UNIX) and laid the free software groundwork for Linux?

The hacker culture (The authors have a strange obsession with changing the modern term "Hacker" to be "Cracker" and you will see this throughout the book)

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

The software is developed collaboratively, Any bugs are fixed quickly

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

True

Linux is a ___________ and ___________ operating system.

multiuser, multitasking