Linux Chapter 1 Quiz

Which of the following can be used to synchronize the time between a number of Linux servers and workstations on a network with a time clock source on the Internet? SFTP IMAP SMTP NTP

NTP - Network Time Protocol

When examining a Linux kernel version number of 4.18.8, what is the minor number? 4 18 8 None of these

18

When examining a Linux kernel version number of 4.18.8, what is the revision number? 4 18 8 None of these

8

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. all the above

When examining a Linux kernel version number of 4.18.8, what is the major number? 4 18 8 None of these

4

A Linux server can NOT provide which of the services listed? NTP FTP DHCP MTA All of these can be provided

All of these can be provided

Which of the following types of encryption uses a pair of keys known as a public and private? symmetric asymmetric SHA1 hashing message digest

Asymmetric

The most common method of Linux clustering is known as __________ clustering. Enter your answer in the space.

Beowulf

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

Dennis Ritchie & Ken Thompson

What piece of software tells the operating system how to use a specific hardware device? Graphical user interface System service Device driver User interface

Device Driver

What service provides a method for the efficient transfer of files over the Internet? FTP HTML SMTP Telnet

FTP

The iptables software on Linux is an example of what kind of software? Routing Anti-virus Firewall Proxy

Firewall

What software type is distributed free of charge, but the source code is not available? Open source software Shareware Closed source software Freeware

Freeware

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? shareware freeware malware tryware

Freeware

Linux is freely developed and considered open source software. It is covered under this public license. OSI LUA GNU PST

GNU - "GNUs Not Unix"

Which of the following is the greatest expense for companies using Linux? Additional software Operating system cost Hiring people to maintain the Linux system Software upgrades

Hiring People to maintain the Linux System

When using an Internet browser in Linux to reach a website, how is the address www.linux.org handled? It is a FQNN and goes directly to the site It is a FQDN and is translated by DNS It is a FQDN and is translated by DHCP None of these are correct

It is a FQDN and is translated by DNS

When installing the latest Linux Version, you can choose Red Hat, Ubuntu, GNOME or KDE distributions. Which of the choices will be common to all distributions? GUI Desktop Bootloader Kernel

Kernel

What two Linux distributions utilize the Debian package manager by default? Red Hat Linux SUSE Linux Linux Mint Ubuntu Linux

Linux Mint & Ubuntu Linux

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

Linux distribution

Which of the following would be a term applicable to an e-mail program on a workstation that is used to view email? MTA MDA MUA MBR

MUA - Mail User Agent

The mutt software is an example of what type of mail service software on Linux? Mail Transfer Agent Mail Delivery Agent Mail User Agent Mail Transport Agent

Mail User Agent

When viewing the version number for a Linux kernel, what number indicates the stability of the kernel? Major number Revision number Minor number Production kernel number

Minor Number

Linux is a ___________ and ___________ operating system. a. production, stable b. multiuser, multitasking c. processing, operating d. large, useful

Multiuser, Multitasking

Which of the choice is NOT used to identify a Linux kernel version? Name Major number Minor number Revision number

Name

A Linux developmental kernel is classified as -rc2. What does this indicate? It is stable Ready for production Needs more testing A and B only

Needs more testing

Proxy servers keep track of the information passed to each client by maintaining what type of table? Firewall Routing Network Address Translation (NAT) Caching

Network Address Translation (NAT)

Which term describes the security analysis that attempts to break into systems to test the strength of the system? Vulnerability assessment Penetration test Cyber attack None of these

Penetration test

If you encrypt data using a public key, that data can only be decrypted using the matching ________ key

Private

Which of the following types of servers can be used to cache requested Internet resources so that they can be more quickly delivered to users requesting the same resource while at the same time reducing the burden on the external network connection to the Internet for an organization? file server DNS server proxy server DHCP server

Proxy Server

if you encrypt data using a private key, that data can only be decrypted using the matching ______ key

Public

What Linux distribution is the most commonly used distribution within organizations today? Mandrake SuSE Debian Red Hat

Red Hat

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

Richard Stallman

Which of the following types of cloud platforms would a webmail service offered to the general public be considered? SaaS PaaS IaaS MaaS

SaaS- Software as a Service

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: a. hardware b. records c. software d. processors

Software

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: Router Package manager DBMS Tarball

Tarball

Which choice identifies a compressed archive of files that can be installed on a Linux system without updating the central database? RPM DPM Pacman Tarball

Tarball

Which of the following server roles does Apache perform? web server mail server name server certificate authority

Web Server

In Linux, the core component of the GUI is known as: GNOME KDE X Windows Red Hat

X Windows

What is the core component of the Linux GUI? Desktop X Windows Ubuntu None of these

X Windows

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. 2.3.4 c.4.1-rc5 *Until Linux kernel 2.6.0, an odd-numbered minor number was used to denote a development kernel, and an even-numbered minor number was used to denote a production kernel

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

a. GNOME & b. KDE

Linux was developed by __________ to resemble the _________ operating system. a. Linus Torvalds, MINIX b. Linux Torvalds, GNU c. Richard Stallman, GNU d. Richard Stallman, MINIX

a. Linus Torvalds, MINIX

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

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

a. Samba

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

a. When you need support in Linux for new hardware. c. When you need to increase the stability of Linux

Many types of software are available today. Which type of software does Linux represent? a. open source software b. closed source software c. freeware d. shareware

a. open source software

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. package manager support b. hardware platform c. kernel features

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. the hacker culture

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

b. Apache

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

To which license does Linux adhere? a. open license b. artistic license c. GNU General Public License d. free source license

c. 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

c. Kali

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

True

What is the total cost of the software needed to install a native Linux server? $0 Less than $100 Less than $1000 Varies according to configuration

$0

The United States Air Force was able to install Linux on a popular gaming console and then connect over 1,700 of these systems together to work as one big supercomputer. Which of the following types of technologies did they implement? herding cloud computing group computing clustering

Clustering

On which distribution is the Ubuntu Linux distribution based? Red Hat Debian Gentoo Arch

Debian