Linux Chapter 1

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 common GUI environments are available in most Linux distributions?

1. GNOME 2. KDE

Which two people are credited with creating the UNIX operating system?

Dennis Ritchie and Ken Thompson

Linux was developed by __________ to resemble the _________ operating system.

Linus Torvalds, MINIX

A production kernel refers to a kernel whose

Minor is even

A development kernel refers to a kernel whose

Minor is odd

Linux is a ___________ and ___________ operating system.

Multiuser and Multitasking

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

True

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

the hacker culture

What are common methods for gaining support for Linux?

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

What are some good reasons for using Linux in a corporate environment?

1. Linux is unlikely to be abandoned by its developers 2. Linux is secure and has a lower total cost of ownership than other operating systems. 3. Linux is widely available for many platforms and supports many programming languages.

What are characteristics of Open Source Software

1. The software is developed collaboratively. 2. Any bugs are fixed quickly.

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?

1. When you need to have support in Linux for new hardware. 2. When you need to increase the stability of Linux.

What are factors that determine which Linux distribution a user will use?

1. package manager support 2. hardware platform

Kernel 3.10.4 Which number is major, minor, and revision?

3 = Major 10 = Minor 4 = Revision

When the core components of the Linux operating system are packaged together with other OSS, it is called a:

Linux distribution

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