Ch 1 Review Questions - CINT 108
Which two people are accredited with creating the UNIX operating system?
Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson.
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?
When you need to have support in Linux for new hardware and When you need to increase the stability of Linux.
Which of the following kernels are developmental kernels?
2.3.4 2.5.5 This is because the minor number is odd.
To which license does Linux adhere?
GNU Public License.
Linux is a _____ and _____ operating system.
multiuser, multitasking
Which common GUI environments are available in most Linux distributions?
GNOME and KDE
Which of the following are common methods for gaining support for Linux?
HOWTO documents, a local Linux User Group (LOG), and Internet newsgroups.
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?
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 (OSS).
Who formed the Free Software Foundation to promote open development?
Richard Stallman.
Which culture embraced the term GNU (GNU's Not UNIX) and laid the free software groundwork for Linux?
The hacker culture.
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.
Which of the following can be used on Linux to provide file and print services?
Samba
The operating system software is necessary for a computer to function. True or False?
True.
What is the most common open source Web server available for Linux?
Apache.
Which of the following are factors that determine which Linux distribution a user will use?
Package manager support, hardware platform, kernel features, and language support.
What are characteristics of Open Source Software?
The software is developed collaboratively and Any bugs are fixed quickly.