Homework Week 3 Flashcards
True or False: If you use the Linux GUI Windows X mode, you have no way of accessing any type of command line interface.
B. False
Which of the following would be reasons you might want to partition your hard drive? (choose two)
A. To dual boot a PC for two separate operating systems.
B. To turn a PATA disk into a SATA disk.
C. To partition your filesystem data from the swap space.
D. To increase the size of the hard disk.
A and C
Which of the following open source software includes various packages such as a word processor, spreadsheet, presentations, graphics, and databases?
A. GIMP
B. Thunderbird
C. Apache OpenOffice
D. Mozilla Firefox
C
Which key would you press on your keyboard to complete a command with a minimal number of keystrokes in a Linux command terminal?
A. Spacebar
B. Enter
C. Insert
D. Tab
D
Which of the following filesystems is the default for the Windows OS? A. NTFS B. Ext C. exFAT D. HFS
A
Which key would you press on the keyboard to retrieve the previous entry from your Linux command line history? A. Left arrow B. Right arrow C. Up arrow D. Down arrow
C
Which command line tool would you use to assign a static IP address in a Linux system? A. ipconfig B. route C. mount D. ifconfig
B?
not
A?
How many pins would you find on one end normal HDMI cable? A. 15 pins B. 19 pins C. 25 pins D. 29 pins
C?
NOT
D?
not
A?
Which of the following is the default shell found in most Linux distributions? A. Bash B. Ksh C. Csh D. Fish
A
Which type of software is similar to commercial software in that it is copyrighted, but a user is given a trial period before they must begin paying to use the software?
A. Proprietary
B. Shareware
C. Freeware
D. Open Source
B
Which of the following Linux folders would usually NOT store programs? A. /bin B. /usr/bin C. /usr/local/bin D. /usr/cat/info
D
Firefox is to Chrome as rpm is to \_\_\_\_\_. A. ubuntu B. java C. dpkg D. perl
C
What is a partition called that is contained in an extended partition? A. Physical B. Primary C. Ext D. Logical
D
Which filesystem was developed by the IBM Corporation and is now being used in some Linux operating systems? A. ReiserFS B. Ext C. JFS D. XFS
B?
not
D?
Which of the following is considered to be the names for the Mac OS GUI interfaces? (choose two) A. Xfce B. Unity C. Aqua D. Cocoa
C and D
Which of the following Linux commands would show the current months calendar? A. cal B. calendar C. whoami D. cat
A
OpenOffice is to LibreOffice as Thunderbird is to \_\_\_\_\_\_. A. GIMP B. Firefox C. Evolution D. Blender
C?
not
D?
What is another term for Linux distribution? A. Taste B. Aroma C. Feature D. Flavor
D
Which of the following would be considered a proprietary operating system? (choose all that apply) A. Mac OS B. Fedora OS C. Ubuntu OS D. Windows OS
A and D
Which of the following options would provide an interface between a hardware device and a software application? A. Kernel B. Device driver C. GUI D. ROM
B?
not
C?
Which command line tool would you use to view all the commands in your terminal command line history? A. history B. backup C. clear D. pwd
A
Which text mode tool for Debian based distributions can install software from a Linux system? A. yum B. install C. aptitude-get D. apt-get
D
Which of the following is considered the most powerful account in Linux? A. Root account B. Guest account C. The first user account created D. The user account most accessed
A
Which keyboard combination would you press to move your screen cursor to the end of a command line? A. Ctrl + Tab B. Ctrl + E C. Ctrl + Alt + Shift D. Ctrl + Enter
B?
NOT
A?
not
D?
Which of the following is NOT considered a normal way to connect a video monitor to a PC? A. HDMI B. DB15 Serial C. USB D. DVI
C
A Linux terminal window is best described as a(n) \_\_\_\_\_. A. command line interface B. GUI C. auditory interface D. safe mode interface
A?
not
D?
Which of the following would NOT likely be a filename used in Linux? (choose all that apply) A. /dev/xda B. /dev/sda C. /dev/sdb D. /dev/xdb
A and D
Which of the following terms would you find a the beginning of a Linux text-mode login prompt? A. logout: B. login: C. pin: D. birthdate:
B
Early versions of the Windows OS used \_\_\_\_\_ multitasking, in which programs can voluntarily give up CPU time to other processes. A. cooperative B. coefficient C. independent D. preemptive
A
Which Linux terminal command gives a user similar access to root as the su command will, but it works for just one command at a time? A. admin B. sudo C. administrator D. sodoku
B
Which of the following IEEE standards is based upon base-2 values? A. IEEE-1541 B. IEEE-802.1 C. IEEE-1394 D. IEEE-802.3
A
The C++ is considered to be a(n) \_\_\_\_\_ programming language A. interpreted B. legacy C. translated D. compiled
D
If you were inside of an Ubuntu Linux distribution, which keyboard combination would you use to return back to GUI interface from a virtual terminal screen? A. Ctrl + Alt + Home B. Ctrl + Alt + F7 C. Shift + Home D. Ctrl + Esc + Home
A?
not
C?
Which of the following are all considered Linux GUI desktop environments? (choose all that apply) A. GNOME B. Evolution C. KDE D. XFce
A, C, and D
Which character would indicate that you are in a normal default prompt inside a Linux terminal command line shell? A. # B. $ C. \ D. |
B
Which of the following would NOT be considered a duty of the Linux kernel?
A. Allocating memory for use by applications.
B. Determining the speed of a NIC interface.
C. Controlling access to the hard disk and RAM.
D. Enabling programs to access the Internet.
E. Creating the menus and folders in a GUI program.
D?
C?
not
B?
What would be the output if you entered the following command in a Linux command line terminal (see image below)?
A. echo hello world
B. hello world
C. The contents of the file /echo/hello/world
D. Nothing - you would receive an error message
B
Which of the following would you NOT use to list the capabilities and details of your Linux computer's CPU? A. uname -a B. lscpu C. cat /proc/cpuinfo D. echo cpu
D?
A?
not
C?
Which company is given credit for creating the Unix OS? A. Verizon B. AT&T C. Sprint D. GE
B
True or False: The CentOS Linux OS has very short release cycles and does not support any form of long release cycles.
A. True
B. False
B. False
Which command would you use if you have trouble finding anything inside the Linux command line? A. review B. man C. see D. locate
D
Which of the following describes a system that uses 32-bit processing? A. x86 B. x86-64 C. x32 D. x64
A
Which of the following two are considered to be pre-release versions of software applications known to contain bugs and issues? A. Epsilon B. Alpha C. Beta D. RTM
B and C
Which of the following is usually non-existent to Linux operating systems? A. Corrupt file systems B. Incompatible hardware drivers C. Viruses D. OS bugs and issues
C
Which of the following Linux command line help tools is more modern and supports hyperlinking? A. man B. info C. help D. history
C?
not
A?
Which command line tool would you place at the end of the statement below to see a list of all directories on your Linux computer?
echo $_____
A. ROUTE
B. LIST
C. PATH
D. SHOW
B?
D?
Which of the following are the two most common types of disk interfaces used inside a PC?
A. USB
B. DVD
C. PATA
D. SATA
C and D
What would you type into a Linux command line to get the following output (see image below)?
A. time
B. whoami
C. $PATH
D. uptime
d?
not
B?
Which term would fit best into the middle box in the diagram shown below?
Between applications and CPU/Memory/Devices
A. Peripherals
B. User
C. Kernel
D. Bash
C
If you see a .odt file extension on a file inside Linux, what type of document would this most likely be?
A. Portable Document Format
B. Plain Text
C. OpenDocument text
D. Microsoft Word text
C
Which term is considered a play on words and is the practice of offering people the right to freely copy and modify versions of a work with the stipulation that the same rights be preserved in works down the line?
Copyleft
GPL
EULA
FSF
A
Which hardware component converts AC power to DC power for a PC?
PCI
CPU
PSU
Motherboard
C
Which of the following hardware components would be considered the “central nervous system” of a computer?
CPU
RAM
BIOS
Motherboard
D
Which of the following command line tools would you use to see which USB devices are attached to your Linux computer?
lspci
lssee
lsuusb
ls
C
Which of the following open source applications can be used as an email client? (choose all that apply)
Evolution
LibreOffice
Thunderbird
Geary
Mutt
A, C, D, E
NOT b
Which of the following applications is an open source video editor?
Blender
The GIMP
Audacity
Firefox
A?
What is the purpose of Linux distributions using a longer release cycle?
Slow down the releases to match those of Windows and Mac OS.
Provide a more stable environment for users.
Force users to all be on the same version before a new one is released
Ensure that all bugs and issues are 100% fixed before a new version is released.
B?
D?
Which of the following are considered Linux Web Server programs? (choose all that apply)
Apache HTTPD
Perl
Java
IIS
Nginx
A AND E
Which of the following applications is an open source video editor?
Blender
The GIMP
Audacity
Firefox
A
Which of the following would be considered a proprietary operating system? (choose all that apply)
Mac OS
Fedora OS
Ubuntu OS
Windows OS
A and D
Which of the following is the port number for the LDAP protocol?
389
189
3389
1389
A?
D?
If you wanted to enable one Linux computer to access files stored on another Linux computer? Which of the following network protocols is the best choice?
FTP
DNS
PPTP
NFS
B?
A?
What does the rm command do in the Linux operating system?
Deletes a file or directory.
Outputs the first 10 lines of a file.
Creates a symbolic link to a file.
Takes you back to the /home directory.
A
What does the command line prompt pwd mean?
post working directory
personal working drive
present working directory
past working directory
C
Which of the following command line tools would you use to provide the most information about your Linux PCs motherboard features?
lspci
apt-get
fdisk
lsusb
lsmotherboard
A?
E?
Which of the following is NOT considered a good reason to use Linux as a server?
TCO
Proprietary
Stability
Security
B
Which type of programming language is converted into machine code at the time they are run?
Interpreted
Compiled
Legacy
Translated
A
What would you type into a Linux command line to get the following output (see image below)?
PICTURE OF CALENDAR
cal
date
pwd
uptime
A
Who is given credit for creating the Linux kernel back in 1991?
Andrew Tannenbaum
Linus Torvalds
Richard Stallman
Steve Jobs
B
Who is given credit for founding the GNU Project back in September 1983?
Linus Torvalds
Andrew Tannenbaum
Richard Stallman
Bill Gates
C?
B?
If you wanted to create or update a file a file from the Linux command line, which tool would you use?
head
tail
touch
echo
C?
Which Linux distribution was the first to be released in 1993?
Red Hat
Ubuntu
Slackware
Suse
C?
True or False: The Linux kernel is a break off of the Mac OS kernel.
True
False
B?
Which version of the ext filesystem is the newest used in Linux today?
ext4
ext3
ext2
extX
A?
Which of the following is considered to be an example of an embedded Linux OS? (choose all that apply)
OpenSUSE
Windows OS
Android
Ubuntu
Tivo
A, D, E?
Which Linux command line tool will allow you to mount a hard disk?
fdisk
gparted
mount
umount
C?
If a user was in a Linux command line terminal, which symbol would indicate that they were running in root access?
$
&
@
#
D
How many primary partitions can the GUID partitioning method support?
8
80
128
1028
A?