Mod 01 Introduction to Linux
What term refers to a person that manages the Linux components that allow developers to push new versions of their software to the cloud?
DevOp
Which of the following software terms are equivalent? (Choose all that apply.)
FOSS OSS FLOSS
What service provides a method for the efficient transfer of files over the Internet?
FTP
Which of the following types of hardware are supported by the Linux operating system? (Choose all that apply.)
IoT devices supercomputers Internet servers personal workstations
What Linux distribution is commonly used by cybersecurity professionals because it is packaged with several security-related tools?
Kali
Amir is unfamiliar with Linux and would like to obtain physical help installing Linux on his laptop computer. What resource would best suit Amir's needs?
LUG
What two Linux distributions utilize the Debian package manager by default?
Linux Mint Ubuntu
Which of the following types of cloud delivery models would a containerized web app be considered?
PaaS
From what common Linux distribution is the Fedora Linux distribution derived?
Red Hat
Which of the following are features of open source software (OSS)? (Choose all that apply.)
Software is developed through widespread collaboration Software bugs are fixed quickly. Software features evolve based on users' needs.
In Linux, the core component of the GUI is known as:
X Windows
Which of the following types of encryption uses a pair of keys known as public and private?
asymmetric
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?
clustering
What type of software license does Linux adhere to?
copyleft
What are services running on a Linux server called?
daemons
What piece of software tells the operating system how to use a specific hardware device?
device driver
The iptables and nftables software on Linux is an example of what kind of software?
firewall
What term is used to refer to a specific variety of UNIX?
flavor
Which of the following terms describes a type of useful and legitimate software that is distributed by a developer at no charge and with no source code?
freeware
What culture led to the development of free and open source software, from which Linux is derived?
hacker
Which of the following is the greatest expense for companies using Linux?
hiring people to maintain the Linux system
What common software component do all Linux distributions share at minimum?
kernel
Which of the following services does an MTA provide?
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?
proxy server
When viewing the version number for a modern Linux kernel, what number indicates that it is a development kernel?
release candidate number
Which of the following job roles are most likely to use Linux on their workstation computer?
software developers
An archive of files that usually contains source code or scripts that can be used to install software is referred to as a:
tarball
Web app developers must regularly push new versions of their containerized web apps to the cloud. What is this process called?
CD
