5.1

Question 1

is a mechanism in Linux that allows a user to perform functions using a mouse and keyboard (similar to the Windows and Mac interfaces) as opposed to performing all functions from a Linux shell.

Answer 1

gui

Question 2

is a data structure representing a graphical scene.

Answer 2

Scenegraph

Question 3

When using the Wayland system, the Wayland compositor keeps track of what’s on the screens in a ______________ This lets the Wayland compositor know which Wayland client should receive events received from hardware devices (such as the keyboard).

Answer 3

scenegraph

Question 4

When the Wayland client makes changes, these are sent to and recorded by the

Answer 4

Wayland compositor

Question 5

is the program responsible for coordinating the input and output of the programs and applications running the GUI interface to and from the rest of the operating system, the hardware, and each other.

Answer 5

display server

Question 6

controls the placement and appearance of windows on a Linux computer (such as moving, hiding, resizing, or closing), as well as controlling what they display. In X11, this is a separate program. In Wayland, this function is incorporated in the Wayland compositor

Answer 6

window manager

Question 7

A _________________ controls the desktop features, including desktop menus, screensavers, wallpapers, desktop icons, and taskbars. Common desktops include, Gnome, Unity, Cinnamon, MATE, and KDE.

Answer 7

Desktop environment

Question 8

In a Linux system, a _____________ is the program responsible for coordinating the input and output of the programs and applications running the GUI interface to and from the rest of the operating system, the hardware, and each other

Answer 8

display server

Question 9

the display server sits between the graphical interface and the __________ and determines how your program and applications will be displayed based on your actions

Answer 9

kernel

Question 10

This program is called a display server because it is capable of ______________ its output on a remote system that is also running the display server software.

Answer 10

displaying (or serving)

Question 11

Display servers communicate with the clients (such as Google Chrome) using a ______________

Answer 11

display server protocol

Question 12

The two most popular display server protocols are _________________

Answer 12

X11 and Wayland

Question 13

X11is implemented by the X Windows System and, as such, is sometimes referred to as X Windows or just

Answer 13

x

Question 14

The Wayland protocol is used by the Wayland ________________

Answer 14

Compositor.

Question 15

The X11 server does the following

Answer 15

manages input devices
Is networked,
Uses the DISPLAY environment variable to control where the output is sent
Has two common implementations

Question 16

Two common implimentations of X11 server is

Answer 16

X.Org and Xfree86