Linux+ Networking Chapter 1
Linux+ Networking Chapter 1
- 1.The operating system software is necessary for a computer to function. True or False?
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 2.Linux is a ___________ and ___________ operating system.
- A.
Production, stable
- B.
Multiuser, multitasking
- C.
Processing, operating
- D.
Large, useful
- 3.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? (Choose all that apply.)
- A.
When you need to have support in Linux for new hardware
- B.
When you need another user interface
- C.
When you need to increase the stability of Linux
- D.
When you need to use kernel modules
- 4.Which of the following kernels are developmental kernels? (Choose all that apply.)
- A.
2.3.4
- B.
2.5.5
- C.
2.2.7
- D.
2.4.4
- 5.A production kernel refers to a kernel whose:
- A.
Revision number is even
- B.
Minor number is odd
- C.
Major number is odd
- D.
Minor number is even
- 6.Many types of software are available today. Which type of software does Linux represent?
- A.
Open Source Software
- B.
Closed source software
- C.
Freeware
- D.
Shareware
- 7.Which of the following are characteristics of Open Source Software? (Choose all that apply.)
- A.
The value of the software is directly related to its price.
- B.
The software is developed collaboratively.
- C.
The source code for software is available for a small fee.
- D.
Any bugs are fixed quickly.
- 8.To which license does Linux adhere?
- A.
Open license
- B.
Artistic license
- C.
GNU Public License
- D.
Free source license
- 9.What are some good reasons for using Linux in a corporate environment? (Choose all that apply.)
- A.
Linux software is unlikely to become abandoned by its developers.
- B.
Linux is secure and has a lower total cost of ownership than other operating systems.
- C.
Linux is widely available for many platforms and supports many programming languages.
- D.
Most Linux software is closed source.
- 10.Which of the following are common methods for gaining support for Linux?
- A.
HOWTO documents at http://www.linuxdoc.org
- B.
A local Linux User Group
- C.
Internet newsgroups
- D.
All the above
- 11.Which two people are accredited with creating the UNIX operating system? (Choose two answers.)
- A.
Dennis Ritchie
- B.
Richard Stallman
- C.
Linus Torvalds
- D.
Ken Thompson
- 12.Who formed the Free Software Foundation to promote open development?
- A.
Dennie Ritchie
- B.
Richard Stallman
- C.
Linus Torvalds
- D.
Ken Thompson
- 13.Linux was developed by __________ to resemble the _________ operating system.
- A.
Linus Torvalds, MINIX
- B.
Linux Torvalds, GNU
- C.
Richard Stallman, GNU
- D.
Richard Stallman, MINIX
- 14.When the core components of the Linux operating system are packaged together with other Open Source Software, it is called a:
- A.
New kernel
- B.
New platform
- C.
Linux distribution
- D.
GNU Project
- 15.Which common GUI environments are available in most Linux distributions? (Choose all that apply.)
- A.
GNOME
- B.
CDE
- C.
KDE
- D.
RPM
- 16.Which of the following are factors that determine which Linux distribution a user will use? (Choose all that apply.)
- A.
Package manager support
- B.
Hardware platform
- C.
Kernel features
- D.
Language support
- 17.What is the most common open source Web server available for Linux?
- A.
Samba
- B.
Apache
- C.
Quid
- D.
Pine
- 18.Which of the following can be used on Linux to provide file and print services?
- A.
Samba
- B.
Apache
- C.
Quid
- D.
Pine
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