Deck 1: Introduction to Linux

Question 1

The GNU General Public License (GPL) was developed by which organization?​

A) ​Free Software Foundation (FSF)
B) ​Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)
C) ​Microsoft
D) ​Sun Microsystems

Answer 1

A

Question 2

On closed-source operating systems, hot fixes for software bugs are deployed very quickly.​

Answer 2

False

Question 3

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

Answer 3

False

Question 4

In Linux, the core component of the GUI is known as:

A) GNOME
B) KDE
C) X Windows
D) Red Hat

Question 5

The iptables software on Linux is an example of what kind of software?​

A) ​Routing
B) ​Anti-virus
C) Firewall​
D) ​Proxy

Question 6

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

Question 7

Many programming function libraries and UNIX-like commands appeared in the 1980s as a result of the work on the GNU project.​

Question 8

What Linux distribution is the most commonly used distribution within organizations today?

A) Mandrake
B) SuSE
C) Debian
D) Red Hat

Question 9

An archive of files that usually contain scripts that install the software contents to the correct location on the system is referred to as a:

A) router
B) package manager
C) DBMS
D) tarball

Question 10

What computer system was the first to run the UNIX operating system?​

A) ​Apple II
B) ​DEC PDP-7
C) Sun ​SPARC
D) ​IBM 5150

Question 11

When viewing the version number for a Linux kernel, what number indicates the stability of the kernel?

A) major number
B) revision number
C) minor number
D) production kernel number

Question 12

What software type is software that is distributed free of charge, but the source code is not available?

A) Open source software
B) Shareware
C) Close source software
D) Freeware

Question 13

Which type of open source license ensures that the source code of a program is freely available while also allowing the original author of the source code some control over the changes made to it?​

A) ​Freeware
B) ​Shareware
C) ​GPL
D) ​Artistic

Question 14

Each computer on a network requires a unique way to identify itself and to refer to other computers. This is accomplished by using IP addresses.

Question 15

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

A) GNU Public License
B) Free Software Foundation
C) Freeware
D) Artistic License

Question 16

In what year was the source code for the Linux kernel released?

A) 1987
B) 1990
C) 1991
D) 1993

Question 17

The Linux kernel was developed and released in 1991 by:​

A) ​Richard Stallman
B) ​Linus Torvalds
C) ​Andrew Tannenbaum
D) ​Dennis Ritchie

Question 18

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

A) Additional software
B) Operating system cost
C) Hiring people to maintain the Linux system
D) Software upgrades

Question 19

What service provides a method for the efficient transfer of files over the Internet?

A) FTP
B) HTML
C) SMTP
D) Telnet

Question 20

What piece of software tells the operating system how to use a specific hardware device?

A) graphical user interface
B) system service
C) device driver
D) user interface

Question 21

Dennis Ritchie invented what programming language, which was then used to rewrite the UNIX operating system?​

A) ​PERL
B) ​Python
C) Pascal
D) ​C

Question 22

A(n) _________________________ is a computer or special hardware device that provides interconnection between company networks, home networks, and institutional networks.

Question 23

Proxy servers keep track of the information passed to each client by maintaining what type of table?​

A) firewall
B) ​routing
C) ​Network Address Translation (NAT)
D) ​caching

Question 24

The __________ implementation of X Windows is the latest implementation, and is based on the original MIT X Windows project that was released as OSS in 2004.​​

Question 25

The _________________________ is the core component of the Linux operating system.

Question 26

Match each correct item with the statement below.​
a.​Beowulf clustering
b.Closed source software​
c.​cracker
d.​distribution
e.flavor
f.​GNU General Public License (GPL)
g.​hacker
h.​kernel
i.​newsgroup
j.process
​A person who explores computer science to gain knowledge.

Question 27

Match each correct item with the statement below.​
a.​Beowulf clustering
b.Closed source software​
c.​cracker
d.​distribution
e.flavor
f.​GNU General Public License (GPL)
g.​hacker
h.​kernel
i.​newsgroup
j.process
​A term that refers to the specific type of UNIX operating system.

Question 28

​The overall cost of using a particular operating system is known as?

A) ​Total cost of ownership (TCO)
B) ​Owner Related Expense (ORE)
C) ​Cost to Own (CTO)
D) ​Return on Investment (ROI)

Question 29

Match each correct item with the statement below.​
a.​Beowulf clustering
b.Closed source software​
c.​cracker
d.​distribution
e.flavor
f.​GNU General Public License (GPL)
g.​hacker
h.​kernel
i.​newsgroup
j.process
​A program loaded into memory and running on the processor performing a specific task.

Question 30

​The QT toolkit is utilized by which GUI environment?

A) ​GNOME
B) ​Enlightenment
C) ​KDE
D) ​Xfce

Question 31

List and describe the different types of programs that are executed on a computer.

Question 32

​Discuss the difference between developmental kernels and production kernels, and explain how the minor number is used to distinguish between the two.

Question 33

Describe the differences between Mail Transfer Agents (MTAs), Mail Delivery Agents (MDAs), and Mail User Agents (MUAs).​ Provide examples of each.

Question 34

The ability for a computer to increase workload as the number of processors increases is known as _________________________.

Question 35

Match each correct item with the statement below.​
a.​Beowulf clustering
b.Closed source software​
c.​cracker
d.​distribution
e.flavor
f.​GNU General Public License (GPL)
g.​hacker
h.​kernel
i.​newsgroup
j.process
​The central, core program of the operating system.

Question 36

Match each correct item with the statement below.​
a.​Beowulf clustering
b.Closed source software​
c.​cracker
d.​distribution
e.flavor
f.​GNU General Public License (GPL)
g.​hacker
h.​kernel
i.​newsgroup
j.process
​A complete set of operating system software, including the Linux Kernel, supporting function libraries, and a variety of OSS packages that can be downloaded from the Internet free of charge.

Question 37

Describe what a fully qualified domain name (FQDN) is, and how it is used, then detail how IP addresses are related to FQDNs.​

Question 38

________________ are a collection of programs and tools designed to allow for the creation, modification, manipulation, maintenance, and access of information from databases.​

Question 39

The mutt software is an example of what type of mail service software on Linux?​

A) ​Mail Transfer Agent
B) ​Mail Delivery Agent
C) ​Mail User Agent
D) ​Mail Transport Agent

Question 40

What is scalability? How does it relate to clustering?

Question 41

The two main competing GUI environments available in Linux are:​

A) ​XFree86
B) ​X.org
C) ​GNU Network Object Model Environment (GNOME)
D) ​K Desktop Environment (KDE)

Question 42

Match each correct item with the statement below.​
a.​Beowulf clustering
b.Closed source software​
c.​cracker
d.​distribution
e.flavor
f.​GNU General Public License (GPL)
g.​hacker
h.​kernel
i.​newsgroup
j.process
A person who uses computer software maliciously for personal profit.​

Question 43

Match each correct item with the statement below.​
a.​Beowulf clustering
b.Closed source software​
c.​cracker
d.​distribution
e.flavor
f.​GNU General Public License (GPL)
g.​hacker
h.​kernel
i.​newsgroup
j.process
​The software whose source code is not freely available from the original author; Windows 98 is an example.

Question 44

Match each correct item with the statement below.​
a.​Beowulf clustering
b.Closed source software​
c.​cracker
d.​distribution
e.flavor
f.​GNU General Public License (GPL)
g.​hacker
h.​kernel
i.​newsgroup
j.process
​A software license, ensuring that the source code for any OSS will remain freely available to anyone who wants to examine, build on, or improve upon it.

Question 45

What two options below are examples of common UNIX flavors?​

A) ​Macintosh OS X
B) ​Red Hat Linux
C) ​OpenSuSE
D) ​HP-UX

Question 46

The two different implementations of X Windows are called:​

A) ​KDE
B) ​XFree86
C) ​Gnome
D) ​X.org

Question 47

​Because Linux has the ability to manage thousands of tasks at the same time, including allowing multiple users to access the system simultaneously, it is referred to as an operating system that is:

A) ​multiaccess
B) ​multilevel
C) ​multiuser
D) ​multitasking

Question 48

Match each correct item with the statement below.​
a.​Beowulf clustering
b.Closed source software​
c.​cracker
d.​distribution
e.flavor
f.​GNU General Public License (GPL)
g.​hacker
h.​kernel
i.​newsgroup
j.process
​A popular and widespread method of clustering computers together to perform useful tasks using Linux.

Question 49

​What two Linux distributions below utilize the Debian package manager by default?

A) ​Red Hat Linux
B) ​SUSE Linux
C) ​Linux Mint
D) ​Ubuntu Linux

Question 50

Match each correct item with the statement below.​
a.​Beowulf clustering
b.Closed source software​
c.​cracker
d.​distribution
e.flavor
f.​GNU General Public License (GPL)
g.​hacker
h.​kernel
i.​newsgroup
j.process
​An Internet protocol service accessed via an application program called a newsreader.