Module 1 Linux
What does a distribution provide to add and remove software from the system?
Package manager
Bash
Application Programming Interface (API)
Partitioning tool
Compiler
A license where you don t have access to the source code is called
Impaired source
Open source
Sourceless
Closed source
A release cycle
Describes how long the software will be supported for
Is always 6 months
Only applies to software you pay for
Doesnt matter in an Open Source environment
Describes how often updates to the software come out
Select all that apply: "Which distributions are made by, or clones of, Red Hat? (choose two)"
Debian
CentOS
Fedora
Slackware
Ubuntu
The most important consideration when choosing an operating system is:
Whether or not it is cloud-friendly
The operating systems mascot
What the computer will do
The licensing model of the operating system
How much performance is needed
If a software release is in a state in that it has many new features that have not been rigorously tested it is typically referred to as beta software
True
False
Software is backward compatible if:
It can be upgraded without downtime
It still supports old file formats or applications
If the next version still works the same way
People still use old versions
It works across Linux/Mac/Windows
Applications make requests to the kernel and receive resources, such as memory, CPU, and disk in return
True
False
Select all that apply: Other commercial Unixes: (choose two)
Are almost obsolete
Are tied to their vendors hardware
Use completely different commands than Linux
Are UNIX certified
Do not run the GNU tools
Select all that apply: Open source licenses differ, but generally agree that: (choose two)
You are not allowed to sell the software
You should be able modify the software as you wish
You must redistribute your changes
You should have access to the source code of software
Select all that apply: Microsoft Windows: (choose three)
Has a short maintenance cycle
Has a new desktop version every year.
Has powerful scripting capabilities
Has a Linux compatibility mode
Has built in virtualization
Comes in desktop and server variants
A maintenance cycle
Describes how often updates for software come out
Describes how long a version of software will be supported
Only has meaning for paid software
Should be short so you always have the freshest releases
Should be long so that you have time before you need to upgrade
One of the jobs of the kernel is to:
Turn source code into machine code
Transfer mail from one machine to another
Load the operating system after the computer is turned on
Manage the systems resources
When choosing a distribution of Linux, you should consider: (choose five)
The maintenance cycle of the distribution
Whether or not the distribution is under active development
Which distributions are supported by the software you need to run
Which management tools are provided by the distribution
If you need support on the distribution itself
Popularity on social media
Linux is not Unix because:
It hasn't undergone certification
It's not made by the Open Group
There are too many distributions
It's free
It's not good enough
UNIX was originally invented at:
Stanford University
Bangalore University
Berkeley University
Xerox PARC
AT&T Bell Labs
The Linux platform that runs on mobile phones is called:
IOS
Android
MicroLinux
LinuxMobile
Teldroid
Linux is written in
Java
Perl
.Net
C
C++
Open source means:
You can modify the software's source code
You can view the software's source code
You must support the software you share
You cannot charge anything for the software
You must share your changes
Select all that apply: Apple's OS X is:
Able to natively run Windows binaries
Derived from Linux
Derived from FreeBSD
Only compatible with Apple hardware
Primarily used to manage network services
Certified as UNIX compatible
The bootloaders job is to:
Load the kernel after the computer is powered on
Load the application into memory
Assign initial settings such as network address
Perform the initial installation of the kernel to hard drive
Install software from the Internet or removable media
Select all that apply: Unix is: (choose Two)
A trademark
A distribution
A text editor
An operating system
A type of hardware
Most of the tools that are part of Linux systems come from:
Google
The GNU project
The Open Source Initiative
Red Hat and Debian
The Linux foundation
Source code refers to:
A human readable version of computer software
The interface that software uses to talk to the kernel
The version of a program that the computer runs on the CPU
The license that dictates how you may use and share the software
Ubuntu is derived from which distribution?
Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Fedora
Slackware
Scientific Linux
Debian
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