Linux – Quiz 1

Question 1
1. Who developed Linux?

a. Andrew Tannenbaum

b. Ken Thompson

c. Dennis Ritchie

d. Linus Torvalds
1 points
Question 2
1. When you purchase a Dell Server it will arrive with a pre-intalled Linux Distibution of your choice.
True
False
1 points
Question 3
1. Of the Top 500 Supercomputers in 2013; Linux operating systems were used on _____ servers.

482

2

500

452
1 points
Question 4
1. Which of the following is NOT one of the Layers of Linux?

The Popcorn

XWindows Window Manager

The Shell

The Boot Manager
1 points
Question 5
1. One of the UNIX operating system philosophies is everything is a ___________ ?

File

Process

Object

Open Source
1 points
Question 6
1. Windows is an example of ____.

a. shareware

b. closed source software

c. open source software

d. freeware
1 points
Question 7
1. Linux was developed as ________________________?

a clone of Unix

a clone of Microsoft Windows

a clone of MINIX

a clone of MAC OS
1 points
Question 8
1. Which of the following is NOT part of the GPL (General Public License)?

Free to change the software to suit your needs

Free to share the changes you make

You must purchase support for all distributions

Free to share the software
1 points
Question 9
1. You should use Linux because?

All of the other answers are true

It is stable

It is reliable

Most distributions are free
1 points
Question 10
1. The main characteristic of ____ is that its source code is published with the software.

a. freeware

b. closed source software

c. shareware

d. open source software
1 points

 

Chapter 1

Open Source Software (OSS) is freely developed and continuously  improved by a large community of software developers. true

It is difficult to port software designed for UNIX to Linux. false

Is Linux less expensive than other operating systems such as Windows true

Linux is based on the Windows operating system. false

Software that consists of a series of software components used to control the hardware of your computer is known as application software. false

Does Linux allow only a single user to access the system simultaneously? false

Did the GNU Public License legalize free distribution of source code? true

Companies that use services on a computer to serve client computers are said to have a(n) Internet server true

The ____ stipulates that the source code of any software published under its license must be freely available.

GNU General Public License

Which of the following is the greatest expense for companies using Linux?

Hiring people to maintain the Linux system

Services that are used on the local computer are referred to as server services false

A(n) application server is one running a program that acts as an intermediary between a client computer and information. true

Linux is the most common Linux distribution used today Red Hat

The ____ indicates the stability of a Linux kernel minor number

is software that is distributed free of charge, but the source code is not available Freeware

Is Samba the most common service used to allow clients to connect to shared information and printers on a Linux server? True

The term hacker refers to someone who illegally uses computers for personal benefit or to cause damage. False

Is Linux referred to as a multioperational operating system? false
Each computer participating on the Internet must have an IP address. true

Linux is merely one product of open source development. true

A Unix based operating system created by a Finnish american pioneer Linus Torvalds. Linux

Free and free to distribute and add. Open Source

The os the Linux kernel collided with to create the full operating system. Gnu

The base and the command line of a operating system. kernel

Linux operating systems created by users of Linux. Open source graphics and UI using Linux. Distrobution

What are the 3 main Linux families and representative distributions?

(1) Debian family distribution, e.g. Ubuntu
(2) SUSE family distribution, e.g. openSUSE
(3) Fedora family distribution, e.g. CentOS

Which popular distributions fall under the Fedora family?

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), CentOS, Scientific Linux, and Oracle Linux.

What is the relative strength of the Debian family?

Debian focuses on one key aspect, that is, stability. It also provides the largest and most complete software repository to its users.

A method where multiple tasks are performed during the same period of time multitasking

A computer program that runs as a background process, rather than being under the direct control of an interactive user.

service (‘daemons’ in UNIX)

The glue between hardware and applications kernel

A graphical user interface on top of the operating system. Desktop environment

An interface for typing commands for the operating system to execute. Command line

Collection of software making up a Linux-based OS. distribution

A program that boots the OS. Ex: GRUB, ISOLinux boot loader

A method for organizing and storing files. filesystem

Command line interpreter that interprets the command line input and instructs the OS to perform any necessary tasks and commands. shell

A logical part of the disk where a filesystem usually exists. partition

Filesystem Hierarchy Standard. The standard layout for file storage in a Linux system. FHS

Are Linux file system names case-sensitive? Yes

What is responsible for starting system and network services at boot time? init