Linux Environment

Question 1

Linux desktop environments are modular

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Linux Shell

Answer 2

Program that takes commands from the keyboard and gives them to the kernel to execute (inclusive of GUI)

Question 3

Bash (Bourne Again Shell)

Answer 3

Acts as the shell program within the command line interface

Question 4

Package

Answer 4

Compressed file archive containing all of the files that come with a particular application

Question 5

Maximum amount of memory accessible by a 32-bit OS

Answer 5

4 GB

Question 6

tty

Answer 6

device name for a physical or virtual terminal connection

Question 7

/etc

Answer 7

Directory most likely to find a config file after installing a package

Question 8

/dev/sd*

Answer 8

• How storage devices are labled
• the * refers to a letter for the drive number (a=1, b=2)

Question 9

/boot

Answer 9

contains the kernel, its associated files, and its needed drivers to boot up the operating system during the startup process

Question 10

/tmp

Answer 10

Where temporary files are stored on a Linux system that can be safely deleted during a reboot

Question 11

Linux desktop environments

Answer 11

• Cinnamon
• Gnome
• KDE
• XFCE
• Unity
• Mate

Question 12

in a shell prompt

Answer 12

Indicates shell is running with root privileges

Question 13

Globbing

Answer 13

represent multiple filenames by using special characters called wildcards with a single file name