Chapter 1

Question 1

Every computer consists of
physical components and non-physical
components. The non-physical
components of a computer that
understand how to work with the physical
components are referred to as \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_.

Answer 1

Software

Question 2

The operating system software is
necessary for a computer to function.
True or False?

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Linux is a __________ and __________

operating system.

Answer 3

Multiuser, multitasking

Question 4

The core component of the Linux operating
system is the Linux kernel. If you were a
Linux systems administrator for a company,
when would you need to upgrade your
Linux kernel? (Choose all that apply.)

a.when you need support in Linux for
new hardware
b. when you need another user interface
c. when you need to increase the
stability of Linux
d. when you need to use kernel modules

Answer 4

When you need to have support in linux for new hardware and when you need to increase stability.

Question 5

Which of the following kernels are
developmental kernels? (Choose all that
apply.)
a. 2.3.4
b. 3.5.5
c. 4.1-rc5
d. 4.4.4

Answer 5

2. 3.4

2. 5.5

Question 6

Many types of software are available
today. Which type of software does
Linux represent?

Answer 6

Open source

Question 7

Which of the following are
characteristics of Open Source Software?
(Choose all that apply.)
a. The value of the software is directly
related to its price.
b. The software is developed
collaboratively.
c. The source code for software is
available for a small fee.

Answer 7

Software is devloped collaborativly, bugs fixed quickly.

Question 8

8. To which license does Linux adhere?

Answer 8

GNU Public License

Question 9

What are some good reasons for using
Linux in a corporate environment?
(Choose all that apply.)
a. Linux software is unlikely to be
abandoned by its developers.
b. Linux is secure and has a lower
total cost of ownership than other
operating systems.
c. Linux is widely available for many
platforms and supports many
programming languages.

Answer 9

Linux software is unlikely to be
abandoned by its developers.

Linux is secure and has a lower
total cost of ownership than other
operating systems.

Linux is widely available for many
platforms and supports many
programming languages.

Question 10

Which of the following are common

methods for gaining support for Linux?

Answer 10

HOWTO documents, a local linux user group, and internet newsgroups

Question 11

Which two people are credited with
creating the UNIX operating system?
(Choose two answers.)

Answer 11

Dennis Ritchie

Ken Thompson

Question 12

Who formed the Free Software Foundation

to promote open development?

Answer 12

Richard Stallman

Question 13

Which culture embraced the term “GNU”
(GNU’s Not UNIX) and laid the free
software groundwork for Linux?

Answer 13

a. the hacker culture

Question 14

Linux was developed by __________
to resemble the __________ operating
system.

Answer 14

Linus Torvalds, MINIX

Question 15

When the core components of the
Linux operating system are packaged
together with other Open Source
Software, it is called a __________.

Answer 15

c. Linux distribution

Question 16

Which common GUI environments are
available in most Linux distributions?
(Choose all that apply.)
a. GNOME
b. CDE
c. KDE
d. RPM

Answer 16

GNOME

KDE

Question 17

Which of the following are factors
that determine which Linux
distribution a user will use? (Choose
all that apply.)
a. package manager support
b. hardware platform
c. kernel features
d. language support

Answer 17

package manager support
hardware platform
kernel features
language support

Question 18

What is the most common open source

Web server available for Linux?

Answer 18

b. Apache

Question 19

Which of the following can be used
on Linux to provide file and print
services?

Answer 19

a. Samba

Question 20

Which of the following Linux
distributions is likely to be used by a
cybersecurity worker?
a. Fedora
b. Ubuntu
c. Kali
d. Gentoo

Answer 20

c. Kali