Deck 9: System Initialization and X Windows

Question 1

GRUB must be reinstalled after editing its configuration file.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

____ is a freely available version of X Windows used in many Linux distributions.

A)X.org
B)XFree
C)FreeX86
D)XFree86

Answer 2

D

Question 3

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

Answer 3

True

Question 4

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.

Question 5

A Linux system in runlevel ____ is a system that has no daemons active in memory and is ready to be powered off.

A)0
B)1
C)6
D)7

Question 6

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

A)Xfce; KDE; GNOME
B)KDE; Xfce; GNOME
C)GNOME; KDE; Xfce
D)KDE; GIMP; GNOME

Question 7

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.

A)/etc/X11/XF86Config
B)/etc/X11/xorg.conf
C)/etc/X11/xwin.conf
D)/etc/X11/xorg

Question 8

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

A)image=
B)default=
C)install=
D)root=

Question 9

The two most common desktop environments that are used on Linux are the ____ and the ____.

A)KDE; kwin
B)KDE; Xfce
C)Xfce; GNOME
D)KDE; GNOME

Question 10

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

A)boot=
B)default=
C)install=
D)root=

Question 11

____ of the GRUB boot loader typically resides on the Master Boot Record.

A)Stage1
B)Stage1.5
C)Stage2
D)Stage2.5

Question 12

The Linux kernel is stored in the ____ directory.

A)/
B)/boot
C)/root
D)/krnl

Question 13

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

A)sys-conf-kb
B)system-config-kb
C)sys-config-keyboard
D)system-config-keyboard

Question 14

After configuring X Windows, you can fine-tune the vsync and hsync of the video card using the ____ utility after X Windows has started

A)xvidtune
B)xvideotune
C)xtune
D)vidtune

Question 15

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

A)/etc/rc/rc.local
B)/etc/rc.d/local
C)/etc/rc.d/rc.local
D)/etc/rc/local

Question 16

____ is the Window Manager used for the GNOME desktop in Red Hat Fedora Core 2.

A)kwin
B)twm
C)metacity
D)sawfish

Question 17

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

Question 18

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

Question 19

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

A)FAT32; NTFS
B)FAT16; FAT32
C)FAT16; NTFS
D)NTFS; ext3

Question 20

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

A)1
B)2
C)3
D)4

Question 21

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

Question 23

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

Question 24

Why might dual-booting be necessary or desired?

Question 25

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

Question 26

The first daemon process on a system is called the ____________________ daemon.

Question 27

What is the GRUB root partition? How does GRUB locate the GRUB root partition?

Question 28

When the ____ command is run by the root user, hardware information is automatically detected and written to an XFree86 configuration file called /root/XF86Config.new .

A)Xorg -configure
B)XFree86 -configure
C)XF86Setup
D)xf86cfg

Question 29

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

Question 30

A(n)____________________ defines the number and type of daemons that are loaded into memory and executed by the kernel on a particular system.

Question 31

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

Question 32

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