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- 1.
LAMP is an open source web development platform that uses ?
- A.
Linux, Asterisk, Mozilla, Python
- B.
Linux, Asterisk, MySql, Perl
- C.
Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP
- D.
Linux, Apache, Microsoft, Perl
Correct Answer
C. Linux, Apache, MySql, PHP -
- 2.
Quagga, the open source project is named after
- A.
The founder of the project
- B.
A penguin
- C.
A subspecies of zebra
- D.
It is an abbreviation
Correct Answer
C. A subspecies of zebra -
- 3.
Is Apache the Web server with the largest market share?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 4.
This type of software is distributed with a single restriction: any redistributed version of the software must be distributed with the original terms of free use, modification, and distribution. What is it?
- A.
Open source software
- B.
Free Software
- C.
Confined Software
- D.
Delimited Software
Correct Answer
B. Free Software -
- 5.
Open Source software is generally more expensive for its users ?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 6.
Who invented the GPL (GNU General Public License) ?
- A.
Linus Torvalds
- B.
Richard Stallman
- C.
James Gosling
- D.
John Warner Backus
Correct Answer
B. Richard Stallman -
- 7.
Quagga which is an open source suite of applications for the management of routing protocols, currently provides open source versions of which of the following protocols for Unix and Unix derived platform?
- A.
Open Shortest Path First (OSPF)
- B.
Routing Information Protocol (RIP)
- C.
Border Gateway Protocol (BGP)
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
D. All of the above -
- 8.
Programmers that work on Open Source projects are specially attracted by the short term financial profits they can make?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 9.
Which was the first commercial company to put its software in Open Source ?
- A.
IBM
- B.
Netscape
- C.
Microsoft
- D.
Apple
Correct Answer
B. Netscape -
- 10.
Who created Linux?
- A.
Linus Torvalds
- B.
Richard Stallman
- C.
Eric Raymond
- D.
Steve Jobs
Correct Answer
A. Linus Torvalds -
- 11.
What is source code?
- A.
It's the binary program which is run by the computer
- B.
It's the collection of program instructions as they are written, in a legible manner by the programmer
- C.
It's code intended to improve the security of software programs.
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
B. It's the collection of program instructions as they are written, in a legible manner by the programmer -
- 12.
MySql, Samba and Perl are Open Source software ?
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 13.
What organization defines Open Source rules?
- A.
The Open Source Institute
- B.
The Open Source Committee
- C.
The Open Source Initiative
- D.
The Open Source Board
Correct Answer
C. The Open Source Initiative -
- 14.
Copyleft is the clause in the GPL license which forces to make public the source code of any development derived from programs obtained within the scope of this license.
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 15.
Which one of these softwares have NOT come out of The Open Source Movement?
- A.
PHP
- B.
Blender
- C.
Perl
- D.
Wikipedia
- E.
None of the above
Correct Answer
E. None of the above -
- 16.
Who coined the term represented by this famous although non-legal symbol?
- A.
Bjarne Stroustrup
- B.
Linus Tourvalds
- C.
Richard Stallman
- D.
Eric Raymond
Correct Answer
D. Eric Raymond -
- 17.
What command is used to sort the lines of data in a file in reverse order?
- A.
Sort - r
- B.
St
- C.
Sh
- D.
Sort
Correct Answer
A. Sort - r -
- 18.
The command chmod 761 letter is equivalent to
- A.
Chmod 4=7, g = 6, o = 1 letter
- B.
Chmo a = 761 letter
- C.
Schmod u = rws, g = rw, o = x letter
- D.
Chmod 167 letter
Correct Answer
C. Schmod u = rws, g = rw, o = x letter -
- 19.
What command is used with vi editor to move forward to the end of a word?
- A.
C
- B.
D
- C.
E
- D.
B
Correct Answer
C. E -
- 20.
The IP address are based on
- A.
16-bit addresses
- B.
8-bit addresses
- C.
32-bit addresses
- D.
64-bit addresses
Correct Answer
C. 32-bit addresses -
- 21.
To build a modularized kernel, the kernel-headers and kernel-source packages must first be installed. Where will you find the kernel-headers and kernel-source?
- A.
/usr/local
- B.
/usr/src/linux
- C.
/usr/sre/redhat
- D.
/usr/bin
Correct Answer
B. /usr/src/linux -
- 22.
After you have compiled your kernel, what do you have to edit to boot your new kernel image?
- A.
/boot/lilo.conf
- B.
/etc/conf.modules
- C.
/etc/named.boot
- D.
/etc/lilo.conf
Correct Answer
D. /etc/lilo.conf -
- 23.
To create an installation boot floppy disk from Linux (or another Unix) machine, what command could you use?
- A.
Fdisk
- B.
Fsck
- C.
Dd
- D.
Rawrite
Correct Answer
C. Dd -
- 24.
You just added a new user, kara, to the system. What group is kara added to by default?
- A.
Root
- B.
Kara
- C.
Group
- D.
User
Correct Answer
B. Kara -
- 25.
What command is used to compare the files?
- A.
Ccp
- B.
Du
- C.
Cmp
- D.
Comp
Correct Answer
C. Cmp -
- 26.
What command is used to summarize the disk usage?
- A.
Disk
- B.
Du
- C.
Fdisk
- D.
Chkdsk
Correct Answer
B. Du -
- 27.
What command is used to list the jobs currently in print queues?
- A.
Lpq
- B.
Lpr
- C.
Lprm
- D.
Lpc
Correct Answer
A. Lpq -
- 28.
What can he used to set up a firewall on a Linux system?
- A.
Netstat
- B.
Route
- C.
Trace
- D.
Ipchains
Correct Answer
D. Ipchains -
- 29.
Which program is used to automatically install Red Hat Linux on identical hardware?
- A.
Bzimage.img
- B.
Tar
- C.
Ghost
- D.
Mkkickstart
Correct Answer
D. Mkkickstart -
- 30.
What service is not monitored by inetd ?
- A.
SSH
- B.
Time
- C.
Ntalk
- D.
Finger
Correct Answer
A. SSH -
- 31.
Who founded the FSF?
- A.
Linus Torvalds
- B.
Richard Stallman
- C.
Bob Young
- D.
All of the above
Correct Answer
B. Richard Stallman -
- 32.
What shell's wild-card is used to match a single character?
- A.
[!ijk]
- B.
[ijk]
- C.
?
- D.
*
Correct Answer
C. ? -
- 33.
Which of the following format of partition tables does Linux use?
- A.
Linux
- B.
BSD
- C.
UnixWare
- D.
DOS
Correct Answer
D. DOS -
- 34.
Which of the following NIS clients returns the name of the NIS server used by the NIS client?
- A.
Ypwhich
- B.
Ypbind
- C.
Ypcat
- D.
Yppoll
Correct Answer
A. Ypwhich -
- 35.
What command is used to halt a Linux system?
- A.
Init 0
- B.
Shutdown -t
- C.
Shutdown -g -y0
- D.
Ctrl+Alt+Del
Correct Answer
A. Init 0 -
- 36.
GNOME is based on
- A.
CORBA toolkit
- B.
COM/DCOM toolkit
- C.
ORE toolkit
- D.
OLE DB toolkit
Correct Answer
A. CORBA toolkit -
- 37.
Which daemon is used for the Apache server?
- A.
Apached
- B.
Httpd
- C.
Shttp
- D.
Html
Correct Answer
B. Httpd -
- 38.
What was the last released version of Red Hat Linux?
- A.
5.5
- B.
7.3
- C.
9
- D.
10
Correct Answer
B. 7.3 -
- 39.
What does YUM stand for?
- A.
Yakim Unlimited Mapping
- B.
Yellowdog Updater, Modified
- C.
Your Update Manager
- D.
Nothing
Correct Answer
B. Yellowdog Updater, Modified -
- 40.
What’s the quickest way to determine the architecture of a Linux box from the shell?
- A.
Cat /proc/arch
- B.
Uname –a
- C.
Dmesg | grep –I arch
- D.
Ls –la /root
Correct Answer
A. Cat /proc/arch -
- 41.
What directory is commonly used to hold configuration files?
- A.
/var
- B.
/usr/local
- C.
/root
- D.
/etc
Correct Answer
D. /etc -
- 42.
Which of the following runs Linux?
- A.
TiVo
- B.
Microsoft Xbox 360
- C.
Nintendo Wii
- D.
IPhone 4
Correct Answer
C. Nintendo Wii -
- 43.
What is "sed" short for?
- A.
Secondary editor
- B.
Stream editor
- C.
Sequential editor
- D.
Segment editor
Correct Answer
B. Stream editor -
- 44.
What utility will print out a sequence of numbers in Linux?
- A.
Jot
- B.
Seq
- C.
Incr
- D.
Num
Correct Answer
B. Seq -
- 45.
What is a core file?
- A.
The kernel
- B.
A debugging file left behind when a process crashes
- C.
A very important system file that shouldn’t be deleted
- D.
A file that’s left behind when a package is uninstalled
Correct Answer
B. A debugging file left behind when a process crashes -
- 46.
How do you check on the status of the httpd service on a SLES 10 box?
- A.
Service httpd status
- B.
Httpd status
- C.
Apache status
- D.
Rcapache2 status
Correct Answer
D. Rcapache2 status -
- 47.
What key displays the load on each CPU in the "top" utility?
- A.
1
- B.
I
- C.
L
- D.
C
Correct Answer
A. 1 -
- 48.
This open source framework, designed for the purpose of writing and running tests in Java, has been important in the evolution of test-driven development.
- A.
JUnit
- B.
NUnit
- C.
JREUnit
- D.
JavaUnit
Correct Answer
A. JUnit -
- 49.
Linux's mascot name is:
- A.
Geeko
- B.
Tux
- C.
Hexley
- D.
Beastie
Correct Answer
B. Tux -
- 50.
The first major company to release a desktop Linux for the mass market, not developers or techincal users, was:
- A.
IBM
- B.
Red Hat
- C.
Corel
- D.
Caldera
Correct Answer
C. Corel -
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