Linux Group Quiz Two

24. If one were to install the Fedora 13 Linux system with all its packages (all those availbel from the standard installation CD/DVD), it would require ________ GB of Hard Drive space (approximately).

9 GB

15. To access a hard drive in Linux, one must have a file in the file system pointing the physical hard drive. Such files, by default, are stored in the _________ standard Linux directory. A. /dev B. /var C. /etc D. /bin

A. /dev

25. Match the Linux Distro with its target usage. RPM-based, general purpose Distro; major release made every 6 months; most used RPM-based Distro; supported by Red Hat organization

A. Fedora

9. During installation one is required to configure/create two account; these two accounts are __________. A. Root and one regular user B. Root and Administrator C. Administrator and an installation guest D. Root and an installation guest

A. Root and one regular user

10. To interface with the operating system the end user must go through (interact with) the kernel file. To pass user input to the kernel, the user must have a channel/connection with the kernel. The command-line channel to the kernel is called a _________ in Linux. A. Terminal B. Prompt C. Login D. Driver

A. Terminal

27. Knowing file extensions is critical in IT. As an IT professional, you man not use or create end-user type files much, but you will be copying, backing up, assigning permissions, etc for files often. What is the file extension for the following types of files: ASCII Text file _________

ASCII text file .txt

21. To indicate to the BASH Shell that a string is to be considered as a variable and not as a literal string, you should prefix the string with which character? A. # B. $ C. ^ D. :

B. $

25. Match the Linux Distro with its target usage. Sponsored by American company Novell; supports the GNOME GUI; installation program is called YaST

B. OpenSUSE

13. Like most operating systems, Linux has a method for extending RAM (memory) to the hard disk if physical RAM is full. To an application this area of the hard disk appears to be "real" RAM. What is this area of the hard disk called? A. HDA B. Virtual Memory C. /opt D. Memory journal

B. Virtual Memory

11. The C Programming Language command to display something on the screen is _________. A. echo B. printf C. display D. out

B. printf

27. Knowing file extensions is critical in IT. As an IT professional, you man not use or create end-user type files much, but you will be copying, backing up, assigning permissions, etc for files often. What is the file extension for the following types of files: C Programming Language Source Code _________

C Programming Language Source Code .c

27. Knowing file extensions is critical in IT. As an IT professional, you man not use or create end-user type files much, but you will be copying, backing up, assigning permissions, etc for files often. What is the file extension for the following types of files: C++ Programming Language Source Code ________

C++ Programming Language Source Code .cpp

17. Command-line options are suffixed with the _________ character. A. $ B. / C. - D. <blank space>

C. -

16. Program started by the BIOS of a computer at system startup that "kick starts" Linux? A. MBR B. Kernel C. Boot loader D. Swap file

C. Boot loader

7. To open a terminal in Fedora Linux you could press which of the following key combinations? A. CTRL+ALT+DEL B. SHIFT+4 C. CTRL+ALT+F2 D. ALT+T

C. CTRL+ALT+F2

20. The default GUI for a Fedora 13 installation is _________. A. KDE B. HAD C. GNOME D. GRUB

C. GNOME

19. The first primary partition of the first (of 4 maximum) physical PATA hard disk would be designated as _________ in Linux. A. D1P1 B. HDA0 C. HDA1 D. PTA1

C. HDA1

25. Match the Linux Distro with its target usage. Debian-based Distro managed by a British-based company; most popular distro for the personal computer.

C. Ubuntu

6. The entry point for the "ls" command's C code is _________. A. a function called "foo" B. a function called "execute" C. a function called "main" D. a function called "list"

C. a function called "main"

27. Knowing file extensions is critical in IT. As an IT professional, you man not use or create end-user type files much, but you will be copying, backing up, assigning permissions, etc for files often. What is the file extension for the following types of files: Compressed File (in Linux) _________

Compressed File (in Linux) .gz

25. Match the Linux Distro with its target usage. Known for having the most packages available of the Linux Distros; not back by a particular organization; uses the APT package management system

D. Debian

12. A Hard Disk can be partitioned into separate areas, each area can have a Linux file system on it different from the file systems on the other areas of the Hard Disk. A table keeping track of all the partitions and files systems for each on a given Hard Disk is stored on the first readable sector; this table is called _________. A. FAT B. NTFS C. HDA D. MBR

D. MBR

8. The most basic (and slowest) hard disk technology compatible with any Linux Distribution is called _________. Historically this technology was called IDE (Integrated Drive Electronics or ATA (Advanced Technology Attachment). A. SATA B. Solid State Drive C. ISO D. PATA

D. PATA

14. One of the early questions in Fedora 13 installation asks whether you want to check the installation media for errors prior to installation. What is "installation media" referring to in this question? A. The Memory of the computer system being installed to; this includes a memory clear-out prior to starting installation B. The Hard Drive of the computer system being installed to; the "media" hosting the Linux installation C. The DVD drive containing the installation CD or DVD; the "media" being installed from D. The DVD or CD that contains the Fedora 13 installation files and process instructions; the "media" being stalled from

D. The DVD or CD that contains the Fedora 13 installation files and process instructions; the "media" being stalled from

18. There are 5 menu options available form the Fedora 13 installation menu (the initial menu). The 5th item on the list is "Memory test". IF you were to select/run this menu item, a test of the physical and logical RAM chip would be run. Selecting the "Memory test" item in the GUI triggers the ________ Linux command. A. testmem95 B. mem C. fdisk D. memtest86

D. memtest86

25. Match the Linux Distro with its target usage. Targeted toward the commercial market; code is open souce; used mainly as a server for large systems

E. Red Hat Enterprise

1. True/False Linux command-line commands are not case sensitive.

FALSE

2. True/False All Linux commands have options associated with them.

FALSE

4. True/False Logging to the Linux system is stored in the /etc/logs directory, by default.

FALSE

5. True/False The Linux kernel interprets commands entered at a terminal's command-line.

FALSE

22. Before installing any Linux distributions on a Computer, you should first make sure the Linux distribution you are installing has the compatible device drivers you need for the specific computer (and its hardware). To make sure such is the case you can check the _________ __________ List on the Linux vendor's website.

Hardware Compatibility List

27. Knowing file extensions is critical in IT. As an IT professional, you man not use or create end-user type files much, but you will be copying, backing up, assigning permissions, etc for files often. What is the file extension for the following types of files: Linux Config File __________

Linux Config File .cfg .conf

3. True/False The time zone for a Linux instance can be set during installation.

TRUE

23. List three file systems available in stock Linux.

ext2, ext3, ext4, reiser, NTFS, VFAT

26. The kernel file is a core component of an operating system, which loads all other components and serves to centrally control the activities of the computer. The kernel is often just a single file; for Windows XP and Windows 7 that file is "ntldr"; for Linux (regardless of Distro) that file is _________.

vmlinux or vmlinuz