Linux Programs

Question 1

What is a package management system (PMS)?

Answer 1

Linux system for installing and managing various software applications.

Question 2

What is compiled code?

Answer 2

Code converted from its original source code into machine code.

Question 3

What is interpreted code?

Answer 3

Code that is converted on a line-by-line basis to machine code at the time they’re run by an interpreter.

Question 4

On Linux, _______ implements the SMB/CIFS protocol commonly used by Microsoft for file and printer sharing.

Answer 4

Samba

Question 5

What types of applications are Thunderbird, Evolution, KMail, and Mutt?

Answer 5

Email clients

Question 6

From which application does LibreOffice originate?

Answer 6

OpenOffice.org

Question 7

In which language was most of the Linux kernel written?

Answer 7

C

Question 8

What are GNOME, KDE Plasma, and Xfce?

Answer 8

Linux desktop environments

Question 9

What PMS tools do Red Hat-based Linux systems use?

Answer 9

“rpm” and “yum”

Question 10

What are ownCloud and Nextcloud?

Answer 10

Private cloud software