Deck 1: Introduction to Linux

Question 1

A(n) application server is one running a program that acts as an intermediary between a client computer and information. _________________________

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Linux is merely one product of open source development.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Linux is based on the Windows operating system. _________________________

Answer 3

False
UNIX

Question 4

The concept of ____ enables software developers to read other developers' source code, modify that source code to make the software better, and redistribute that source code to other developers who might improve it further.

A) Open Source Software
B) Linux
C) Closed Source Software
D) Freeware

Question 5

Software that consists of a series of software components used to control the hardware of your computer is known as application software. _________________________

Question 6

Services that are used on the local computer are referred to as server services. _________________________

Question 7

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

Question 8

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

Question 9

The ____ indicates the stability of a Linux kernel.

A) major number
B) production kernel
C) minor number
D) revision number

Question 10

The source code for Linux was released in ____.

A) 1987
B) 1990
C) 1991
D) 1993

Question 11

Which of the following is the greatest expense for companies using Linux?

A) Software upgrades
B) Additional software
C) Hiring people to maintain the Linux system
D) Operating system cost

Question 12

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

Question 13

____ is software that is distributed free of charge, but the source code is not available.

A) Open source software
B) Close source software
C) Freeware
D) Shareware

Question 14

HOWTO documents are centrally collected by the ____.

A) Linux Documentation Project
B) GNU project
C) Free Software Foundation
D) Linux User Groups

Question 15

The ____ stipulates that the source code of any software published under its license must be freely available.

A) Artistic License
B) GNU General Public License
C) Free Software Foundation
D) Freeware

Question 16

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

Question 17

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?

A) Ease of customization
B) Flexibility for different hardware platforms
C) Risk reduction
D) Stability and security

Question 18

Solaris, HP-UX and AIX are all ____ of Unix.

A) versions
B) flavors
C) types
D) instances

Question 19

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

Question 20

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

A) system service
B) graphical user interface
C) user interface
D) device driver

Question 21

A(n) ____ service provides an efficient method for transferring files over the Internet.

A) FTP
B) DNS
C) Web
D) Mail

Question 22

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.source code
f.package manager
b.software
g.firewall
c.proxy server
h.fully qualified domain name
d.GNOME
i.database
e.clustering
The sets of instructions or programs that allow the various hardware components on a computer to manipulate data (or files)

Question 23

The ability for a computer to increase workload as the number of processors increases is known as ____________________.

Question 24

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.source code
f.package manager
b.software
g.firewall
c.proxy server
h.fully qualified domain name
d.GNOME
i.database
e.clustering
An organized collection of data that is arranged into tables of related information.

Question 25

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.source code
f.package manager
b.software
g.firewall
c.proxy server
h.fully qualified domain name
d.GNOME
i.database
e.clustering
A user-friendly name that is associated with an IP address.

Question 26

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

A) package manager
B) DBMS
C) tarball
D) router

Question 27

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

A) FTP
B) News
C) Web
D) DNS

Question 28

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

A) scientific/engineering workstation
B) application server
C) supercomputer
D) office workstation

Question 29

A(n) ____________________ is a computer or special hardware device that provides interconnection between company networks, home networks, and institutional networks.

Question 30

____ Linux is the most common Linux distribution used today.

A) Red Hat
B) Debian
C) Mandrake
D) SuSE

Question 31

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.source code
f.package manager
b.software
g.firewall
c.proxy server
h.fully qualified domain name
d.GNOME
i.database
e.clustering
The list of instructions that a software developer writes to make up a program

Question 32

The ____________________ is the core component of the Linux operating system.

Question 33

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.source code
f.package manager
b.software
g.firewall
c.proxy server
h.fully qualified domain name
d.GNOME
i.database
e.clustering
A GUI Environment for Linux written in the C programming language.

Question 34

The core component of the GUI in Linux is referred to as ____.

A) GNOME
B) KDE
C) Red Hat
D) X Windows

Question 35

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.source code
f.package manager
b.software
g.firewall
c.proxy server
h.fully qualified domain name
d.GNOME
i.database
e.clustering
A service that protects companies from outside intruders on the Internet.

Question 36

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.source code
f.package manager
b.software
g.firewall
c.proxy server
h.fully qualified domain name
d.GNOME
i.database
e.clustering
A software system that installs and maintains software.

Question 37

____________________ consists of the physical components inside a computer that are electrical in nature.

Question 38

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.source code
f.package manager
b.software
g.firewall
c.proxy server
h.fully qualified domain name
d.GNOME
i.database
e.clustering
Combining several smaller computers.

Question 39

Linux kernel version 2.5.9 is a(n) ____________________ kernel.

Question 40

MATCHING
Match each term with the correct statement below.
a.source code
f.package manager
b.software
g.firewall
c.proxy server
h.fully qualified domain name
d.GNOME
i.database
e.clustering
A service that requests outside Internet resources on behalf of a computer inside of a company.

Question 41

List and describe the different types of programs that are executed on a computer.

Question 42

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

Question 43

What are the seven advantages of using Linux that were discussed in this chapter?

Question 44

What is scalability? How does it relate to clustering?

Question 45

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