1-3 Flashcards
In what year was the first edition of Fedora released?
2003
Who developed the Linux kernel?
Linus Torvalds
The _____ is the heart of the Linux OS.
Kernel
A _____ provides a graphical window manipulation and includes mouse control.
Window Manager
Which one of the below is not a Linux Desktop environment?
XFCE
GNOME
WIN
KDE
WIN
GNU stands for:
GNUs not UNIX
What is the term for describing the “giving of free rights” to software instead of taking them away?
Copyleft
The Linux Filesystem ________ Standard defines the design of the directory and file structure.
Hierarchy
Which are two Linux X server systems?
Xfree86
X.org
OS X
Windows
Xfree86, X.org
What year was the Linux kernel developed?
1991
What year was UNIX developed?
1969
Linux can be found in phones, cars, yada, yada, yada..
True
Which two of the below are Linux shell wildcards?
*, ?
What was the free Red Hat predecessor to Fedora 1?
Red Hat 9
What is the primary programming language used for creating UNIX and Linux software?
C / C++
Which 2 are the major directions or paths of UNIX?
System V, BSD
NOT Linux, OS X, Windows
Microsoft licensing is under the _____ licensing model.
EULA
T/F: According to Richard Stallman, “free” refers to the cost of the software under the GPL.
False
Who started the GNU Project?
Richard Stallman
What year was Red Hat Enterprise released?
2001
Fedora is under the _____ licensing model.
GPL
The X window system was developed in ______.
1984
What year was the first distribution of Red Hat Linux?
1994
Which two people were the developers of Red Hat Linux?
Bob Young, Marc Ewing
Which of the below is not a Linux shell?
bash
ksh
csh
tcsh
cash
Cash
Which of the below is not a window manager?
metacity
mutter
win
kwin
win
GPL stands for:
General Public License
GTK stands for:
GNOME Tool Kit
A _____ is a prepackaged Fedora distribution for a specific purpose or included software.
spin
What is the name of the Fedora installer program?
Anaconda
What is the minimum CPU requirement for a Fedora GUI desktop based isntallation?
1.0GHz
Which filesystem format types are recognized by Fedora?
HFS FAT32
NTFS EXT4
EXT3 All of the above
All of the above are recognized.
T/F: Fedora uses drive letters like Windows to allow access to partitions or drives.
False
T/F: RAID is an acceptable backup solution.
False
Traditionally, hard disks are limited to _____ primary partitions.
4
8
6
2
4
T/F: The Red Hat edition of Fedora supports both 32 bit and 64 bit CPU architectures.
False
32 bit support has ended.
Why is it not a good idea to use the Fedora “live” CD for installation?
It limits installation choices
RAID 0 and RAID 1 require a minimum of _____ hard disks.
2
T/F: Fedora provides support for only 6 months during the trial period.
False
What Windows and Linux downloadable software mentioned in the book can install a live ISO to USB thumb drive?
liveusb-creator
How Many partitions are created during a default install of Fedora?
3-4
Which one of the below is not a user interface?
XUI
CLI
TUI
GUI
XUI
What is the maximum partitions allowed on an IDE/ATA/SATA hard disk?
63
What is the name of the Linux command line utility that formats and installs a filesystem on a disk partition?
mkfs
Which one of the below is not a Linux software tool to create hard disk partitions?
Partition Magic
Which one is not a typical Linux partition?
/home
/
/users
/boot
SWAP
/users
RAID 5 requires a minimum of ____ hard disks.
3
What is the device name for the first IDE hard disk?
/dev/hda
What is the minimum hard disk space required for a Fedora GUI desktop based installation?
10GB
Which command should be used to update a new installation of Fedora?
dnf -y update
What is the name of the Linux boot loader?
GRUB
What type of hardware is SMART designed for?
hard disks
GRUB stands for:
Grand Unified Bootloader
T/F: The Fedora installation disk can be used to check the installation disk media.
True
What is NTP?
Network Time Protocol
What is the Linux installer’s kickstart file called?
anaconda-ks.cfg
T/F: Fedora is not capable of setting up a dual boot operating system on a single computer.
False
It is capable.
T/F: The Fedora installer does not have the ability to resize or reclaim disk space used by another operating system.
False
It does have the ability.
T/F: The Fedora installation disk can also be used to perform a system rescue.
True
What is the name of the installer application that identifies hardware, loads drivers, builds filesystems, and starts the X server?
Anaconda
What is the name of the memory test program included on the installation disk?
memtest86+
The Fedora installer uses a _______ design.
Hub and spoke
What is the name of the GNOME graphical disk management software included with Fedora?
gnome-disks
T/F: LVM is the default partitioning method used when installing Fedora.
True
What are the 4 commonly recommended partitions created in Fedora?
SWAP, /, /home, /boot
The Fedora installer screen times out in:
60 seconds
What are the most popular Linux environments for a full graphical experience?
GOME, KDE
Which one of the below is not one of the kernel boot parameters?
noflush
What is the Linux traditional name for the first network card?
eth0
T/F: Fedora supports both IPv4 and IPv6.
True
T/F: RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), is free.
False
RHEL is not free, but Fedora is.
T/F: There is support available for RHEL.
True
What are two important things about CentOS in relation to RHEL?
It is an RHEL-compatible Linux distribution.
Cheaper than enterprise–it’s free.
What resource does a live image require more of?
RAM
