Exam 1: Introduction to Linux

Consider the phrase "collaboration between several developers with a common need speeds up software creation, and when bugs in the software are found by these users, bug fixes are created very quickly" from the chapter. This statement describes which advantage of the Linux operating system?

MATCHING Match each term with the correct statement below. -A service that protects companies from outside intruders on the Internet.

Companies that use services on a computer to serve client computers are said to have a(n) Internet server. _________________________

Companies and institutions using computers to perform extraordinarily large calculations that would be unsuitable for most computers would employ a(n) ____.

Describe the possible methods for obtaining Linux support discussed in this chapter.

A(n) ____ service allows users to post messages in forums.

The term hacker refers to someone who illegally uses computers for personal benefit or to cause damage.

MATCHING Match each term with the correct statement below. -A service that requests outside Internet resources on behalf of a computer inside of a company.

Linux is merely one product of open source development.

MATCHING Match each term with the correct statement below. -The sets of instructions or programs that allow the various hardware components on a computer to manipulate data (or files)

MATCHING Match each term with the correct statement below. -The list of instructions that a software developer writes to make up a program

Each computer participating on the Internet must have an IP address.

It is difficult to port software designed for UNIX to Linux.

A ____ is merely a compressed archive of files that usually contain scripts that install the software contents to the correct location on the system.

The ____ indicates the stability of a Linux kernel.

MATCHING Match each term with the correct statement below. -A GUI Environment for Linux written in the C programming language.

What are the four implications of using Open Source Software that were discussed in this chapter?

Open Source Software (OSS) is freely developed and continuously improved by a large community of software developers.

What is scalability? How does it relate to clustering?

A(n) ____ is a piece of software that tells the operating system how to use a specific hardware device.