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Linux+ Chapter 1
Linux+ Chapter 1
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Based on Chapter 1 questions of the Cencage CompTIA Linux+ 4th ed. Plus a few others
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1
Which of the following are characteristics of Open Source Software? [2]
The software is developed collaboratively
The sourcecode for software is available for a small fee.
The value of the software is directly related to its price
Any bugs are fixed quickly
2
To which license does Linux adhere ?
GNU General Public License
artistic license
free source license
open license
3
Linux was developed by __________ to resemble the _________ operating system
LinuxTorvalds, GNU
Richard Stallman, GNU
Linus Torvalds, MINIX
Richard Stallman, MINIX
4
What are some good reasons for using Linux in a corporate environment? [3]
Secure and lower total cost of ownership
Most Linux software is closed source
supports many platforms and programming languages.
Unlikely to become abandoned by its developers
5
Which of the following are common methods for gaining support for Linux?
all the above
HOWTO documents at www.linux.org
Internet newsgroups
a local Linux User Group
6
Which common GUI environments are available in most Linux distributions? [2]
KDE
CDE
GNOME
RPM
7
Which of the following can be used on Linux to provide file and print services?
Pine
Squid
Apache
Samba
8
___________provides interconnection between company, home & institutional networks
A switch
A rope
A router
A network
9
The non-physical components of a computer that works with the physical component
software
processors
records
hardware
10
A production kernel refers to a kernel whose :
minor number is even
major number is odd
revision number is even
minor number is odd
11
In the 1980's there was a large expansion of programing libraries with UNIX-like commands
True
False
12
When would you need to upgrade your Linux kernel? [2]
when you need to have support in Linux for new hardware
when you need to use kernel modules
when you need to increase the stability of Linux
when you need another user interface
13
Name one of two people are accredited with creating the UNIX operating system ?
Dennis Ritchie
LinusTorvalds
Richard Stallman
KenThompson
14
Which type of software does Linux represent?
OpenSource Software
freeware
closed source software
shareware
15
_____ is a collection of tools for dealing with databases.
Cloud Services
DBMS
IoT
FOG
16
Which of the following are factors that determine which Linux distribution a user will use?
kerne lfeatures
language support
hardware platform
packagemanager support
17
Unique identification on a computer network
DHCP
IP Address
Transfer Control Protocol
DNS
18
What is the core component of Linux?
Cotyledon
kernel
Colonel
cob
19
Which culture embraced GNU (GNU’s Not UNIX) and laid the free software ground work for Linux?
the cracker culture
Artificial Intelligence culture
hacker culture
MIT culture
20
What is the most common open source Web server available for Linux?
Pine
Squid
Apache
Samba
21
A hacker is someone who illegally uses your computer.
True
False
22
Which of the following kernels are developmental kernels ? [2]
3.3.4
3.5.5
3.2.7
3.4.4
23
The ability of a system to expand as workload increases
dilation
stretchability
inflation
scaleability
24
Linux is a___________ and ___________ operating system.
production, stable
large, useful
multiuser, multitasking
processing, operating
25
The operating system software is necessary for a computer to function.
False
True
26
The core components of Linux operating system packaged with other Open Source Software, is :
GNUProject
new kernel
new platform
Linux distribution
27
Who formed the Free Software Foundation to promote open development ?
KenThompson
Richard Stallman
LinusTorvalds
Dennie Ritchie
28
___ is the latest implementation of X Windows based on the MIT X released as OSS in 2004
KDE
X.org
XDM
Gnome
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OSS is slower to release hot fixes than closed-source operating systems
False
True
