Chapter 1

Question 1

Definition of Linux

Answer 1

kernel of the system, which is central controller of everything that happens to a computer

Question 2

GNU/Linux

Answer 2

defines the operating system

Question 3

GNU

Answer 3

free software that provides open source equivalents of many common UNIX commands

Question 4

UNIX

Answer 4

OS developed at AT&T Bell Labs in 1970s

Written in the C language

Question 5

Linux

Answer 5

Created by Linus Torvalds in 1991 as a hobby project

Open source

Written in the C language

Linux is UNIX like. Linux =/= UNIX

Question 6

GNU Project

Answer 6

Created by Richard Stallman in 1983

Question 7

Distributions

Answer 7

Kernel, tools, suite of applications that come bundled together

Full featured distro includes a package manager to help you add or remove software

Ex: Ubuntu, Red Hat, Debian

Question 8

Command Line Interface (CLI)

Answer 8

text-based interface to the computer that relies primarily on keyboard input.

Linux embraces CLI more than GUI (graphical user interface)