1.1 The Linux Community and a Career in Open Source

Question 1

What is a Linux distribution? and what does a ‘distro’ consist of?

Answer 1

A bundle of software - Its consists of a Linux kernel and a selection of applications that are maintained by a company or user community.

Question 2

What are the two most popular package managers and their file extensions?

Answer 2

yum - .rpm (for Red Hat Distros)

apt - .deb (for GNU / Debian Distros)

Question 3

What is Linux?

Answer 3

One of the worlds most popular operating systems originally designed by Linus Torvolds and inspired by the Unix operating system (Lin-ix).

Question 4

Name the two major “family” distributions of Linux

Answer 4

Debian - (apt)
Red Hat - (rpm)

SUSE Linux is a popular distro in Europe markets

Question 5

Name two of the most popular distributions of Linux under Debian

Answer 5

Ubuntu
Debian/GNU

Question 6

Name two of the most popular distributions of Linux under Red Hat

Answer 6

Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL)
& CentOS - For Server Environments

Fedora - For Desktop Environments

Question 7

What is an embedded systems?

Answer 7

A system of computer hardware and software installed designed for specific devices

Question 8

Name two of the most popular implementations of embedded systems

Answer 8

Android - On Mobile Phones, Tablets, TVs, Smart Watches, Appliances, etc.

Raspbian - A credit card sized computer that can function as a desktop computer

Question 9

What is cloud computing?

Answer 9

Utilizing computer resources from a third-party provider over the internet

Also known as IaaS - Infrastructure as a Service

Question 10

How is Linux provisioned in “the cloud”?

Answer 10

Via IaaS instances in a browser or command line interface.

Clients select an image of their preferred Linux distribution via their cloud computing provider which contains the data that is deployed to a new instance on behalf of the client within minutes.