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1
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In what year was the first edition of Fedora released?

A

2003

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2
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Who developed the Linux kernel?

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Linus Torvalds

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3
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The _____ is the heart of the Linux OS.

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Kernel

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A _____ provides a graphical window manipulation and includes mouse control.

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Window Manager

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5
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Which one of the below is not a Linux Desktop environment?

XFCE
GNOME
WIN
KDE

A

WIN

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GNU stands for:

A

GNUs not UNIX

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What is the term for describing the “giving of free rights” to software instead of taking them away?

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Copyleft

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The Linux Filesystem ________ Standard defines the design of the directory and file structure.

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Hierarchy

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Which are two Linux X server systems?

Xfree86
X.org
OS X
Windows

A

Xfree86, X.org

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10
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What year was the Linux kernel developed?

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1991

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11
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What year was UNIX developed?

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1969

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Linux can be found in phones, cars, yada, yada, yada..

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True

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13
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Which two of the below are Linux shell wildcards?

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*, ?

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14
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What was the free Red Hat predecessor to Fedora 1?

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Red Hat 9

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What is the primary programming language used for creating UNIX and Linux software?

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C / C++

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Which 2 are the major directions or paths of UNIX?

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System V, BSD

NOT Linux, OS X, Windows

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17
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Microsoft licensing is under the _____ licensing model.

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EULA

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18
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T/F: According to Richard Stallman, “free” refers to the cost of the software under the GPL.

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False

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19
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Who started the GNU Project?

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Richard Stallman

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20
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What year was Red Hat Enterprise released?

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2001

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21
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Fedora is under the _____ licensing model.

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GPL

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22
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The X window system was developed in ______.

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1984

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23
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What year was the first distribution of Red Hat Linux?

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1994

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Which two people were the developers of Red Hat Linux?

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Bob Young, Marc Ewing

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Which of the below is not a Linux shell? bash ksh csh tcsh cash
Cash
26
Which of the below is not a window manager? metacity mutter win kwin
win
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GPL stands for:
General Public License
28
GTK stands for:
GNOME Tool Kit
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A _____ is a prepackaged Fedora distribution for a specific purpose or included software.
spin
30
What is the name of the Fedora installer program?
Anaconda
31
What is the minimum CPU requirement for a Fedora GUI desktop based isntallation?
1.0GHz
32
Which filesystem format types are recognized by Fedora? HFS FAT32 NTFS EXT4 EXT3 All of the above
All of the above are recognized.
33
T/F: Fedora uses drive letters like Windows to allow access to partitions or drives.
False
34
T/F: RAID is an acceptable backup solution.
False
35
Traditionally, hard disks are limited to _____ primary partitions. 4 8 6 2
4
36
T/F: The Red Hat edition of Fedora supports both 32 bit and 64 bit CPU architectures.
False 32 bit support has ended.
37
Why is it not a good idea to use the Fedora "live" CD for installation?
It limits installation choices
38
RAID 0 and RAID 1 require a minimum of _____ hard disks.
2
39
T/F: Fedora provides support for only 6 months during the trial period.
False
40
What Windows and Linux downloadable software mentioned in the book can install a live ISO to USB thumb drive?
liveusb-creator
41
How Many partitions are created during a default install of Fedora?
3-4
42
Which one of the below is not a user interface? XUI CLI TUI GUI
XUI
43
What is the maximum partitions allowed on an IDE/ATA/SATA hard disk?
63
44
What is the name of the Linux command line utility that formats and installs a filesystem on a disk partition?
mkfs
45
Which one of the below is *not* a Linux software tool to create hard disk partitions?
Partition Magic
46
Which one is not a typical Linux partition? /home / /users /boot SWAP
/users
47
RAID 5 requires a minimum of ____ hard disks.
3
48
What is the device name for the first IDE hard disk?
/dev/hda
49
What is the minimum hard disk space required for a Fedora GUI desktop based installation?
10GB
50
Which command should be used to update a new installation of Fedora?
dnf -y update
51
What is the name of the Linux boot loader?
GRUB
52
What type of hardware is SMART designed for?
hard disks
53
GRUB stands for:
Grand Unified Bootloader
54
T/F: The Fedora installation disk can be used to check the installation disk media.
True
55
What is NTP?
Network Time Protocol
56
What is the Linux installer's kickstart file called?
anaconda-ks.cfg
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T/F: Fedora is not capable of setting up a dual boot operating system on a single computer.
False It is capable.
58
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.
59
T/F: The Fedora installation disk can also be used to perform a system rescue.
True
60
What is the name of the installer application that identifies hardware, loads drivers, builds filesystems, and starts the X server?
Anaconda
61
What is the name of the memory test program included on the installation disk?
memtest86+
62
The Fedora installer uses a _______ design.
Hub and spoke
63
What is the name of the GNOME graphical disk management software included with Fedora?
gnome-disks
64
T/F: LVM is the default partitioning method used when installing Fedora.
True
65
What are the 4 commonly recommended partitions created in Fedora?
SWAP, /, /home, /boot
66
The Fedora installer screen times out in:
60 seconds
67
What are the most popular Linux environments for a full graphical experience?
GOME, KDE
68
Which one of the below is not one of the kernel boot parameters?
noflush
69
What is the Linux traditional name for the first network card?
eth0
70
T/F: Fedora supports both IPv4 and IPv6.
True
71
T/F: RHEL (Red Hat Enterprise Linux), is free.
False RHEL is *not* free, but Fedora is.
72
T/F: There is support available for RHEL.
True
73
What are two important things about CentOS in relation to RHEL?
It is an RHEL-compatible Linux distribution. Cheaper than enterprise--it's free.
74
What resource does a live image require more of?
RAM

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