Exam 9: System Initialization and X Windows

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If your system uses the X.org implementation of X Windows, the mouse, keyboard, monitor, and video adapter card information is stored in the ____ file in text format.

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To see whether the daemon loaded successfully at boot time, simply view the contents of the ____________________ file after the system has fully initialized.

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/var/log/messages

To configure your keyboard, you can use the ____ command from either a GUI or terminal environment and restart X Windows.

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Most daemons accept the arguments start , stop , and restart .

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If you are using a Linux boot loader to dual boot another operating system in addition to Linux, it is easiest if Linux is installed after the other operating system has been installed.

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In the /etc/lilo.conf file, the ____ keyword specifies the absolute pathname to the Linux kernel.

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Match each term with the correct statement below.
Modifies the look and feel of X Windows.
NTLOADER
For terminal logins, the program that is started on tty1 through tty6 and restarted continuously to allow for login after login.
X client
Bootloader that resembles common UNIX boot loaders and is more recent than the LILO boot loader.
ELILO
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Modifies the look and feel of X Windows.
NTLOADER
For terminal logins, the program that is started on tty1 through tty6 and restarted continuously to allow for login after login.
X client
Bootloader that resembles common UNIX boot loaders and is more recent than the LILO boot loader.
ELILO
Utility used to resize a Windows partition.
active partition
A system process that performs useful tasks, such as printing, scheduling, and operating system maintenance.
Window Manager
A boot loader that is available with Windows NT, Windows 2000,Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003
daemon
Partition to which the Master Boot Record points.
Grand Unified Bootloader
Programs that tell X Windows how to draw the graphics and display the results.
mingetty
A LILO version available for Intel Pentium and Itanium computers that use Extensible Firmware Interface (EFI).
FIPS
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The first daemon process on a system is called the ____________________ daemon.

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Version 2.0 of FIPS supports the ____ and ____ filesystems only.

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____ships with a small set of easy-to-use tools and consumes less hardware resources than ____ or ____.

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When a computer first initializes, the BIOS on the mainboard performs a(n)____________________.

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In Linux, runlevel ____ is also known as multiuser mode.

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List and describe the seven Linux runlevels. Mention the common name of each.

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The /etc/rc.d/rc 5 command only executes files that start with S in the /etc/rc.d/rc5.d/ directory.

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The init daemon uses its configuration file, ____________________, to load on the system other daemons that provide system service.

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How do you add a daemon that is automatically started by the init daemon upon entering a certain runlevel at system startup?

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In the /etc/lilo.conf file, the ____ keyword specifies the file that contains the physical layout of the disk drive.

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You can choose to use a Window Manager only, and not use a desktop manager.

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After the entries in /etc/inittab have been executed, the ____ file is executed to perform tasks that must occur after system startup.

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What are four limitations that must be considered when using FIPS?

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