Exam 8: Linux on the Desktop

What is the generic term for the user interface to an OS that accepts commands and displays error messages and other screen output?

This default Linux directory contains many of the Linux commands.

The word burn is used to describe the act of creating a bootable image on a hard drive.

Describe the Livepatch service for Ubuntu and the problem it solves.

Which of the following is an implementation of the X Window System?

A distribution of Ubuntu Linux labeled ________ will be supported for up to five years with free updates.

What directory contains settings and configuration data and is one of the directories created by default in Linux?

Which of the following will result in an error message if you enter it at the Linux command prompt?

The command line cd/usr/sbin is an example of the use of a/an ________.

What two organizations were involved in something the trade press called the "UNIX wars?"

As in Windows, if you are logged on to Ubuntu Linux as an administrator-type account, you must provide your own password before doing an administrative task.

GNU was formed to develop a commercial version of a UNIX-like operating system.

Use this shell command to modify file permissions.

This is a bootable image of the operating system that will run from disc or other bootable media without requiring that the OS be installed on the local computer.

Shortly after installing Linux Ubuntu you will be prompted to ________.

What permissions are assigned by the access mode number 6?

Everything in Linux is a ________.

Describe how you would shut down Linux from the Ubuntu GNOME GUI.

Which of the following is true when you delete a user in Linux?

Despite his key role in the development of Linux, this person receives no direct financial gain.