OS chapter 7 Linux Flashcards
Who is the inventor of Linux?
Linux Torvalds
What company is responsible for developing UNIX?
AT&T
How does an OS become a UNIX system?
It must be certified, otherwise it is only UNIX-like.
What does open source mean?
It means that users are able to inspect and change source code freely.
What are some Linux distributions?
Red Hat, Debian
What do Web servers do?
Serve static web pages to clients via HTTP and can host dynamic content by adding PHP, Java, Ruby, Python, etc.
What are some popular web servers?
Apache and Nginx.
What does a Mail Transfer Agent do?
They move emails between sites.
What does a Mail Delivery agent do?
Delivers emails to a user’s mailbox.
What do POP/IMAP servers do?
They let clients download mail.
What is a Network File System?
The native UNIX file sharing protocol.
What does Samba do?
It allows a Unix machine to emulate a Windows client and server?
What does Netatalk do?
It allows a Unix machine to emulate an Apple file server.
What is an ISC bind?
It’s a DNS server that resolves names to addresses and more.
What is OpenLDAP?
an LDAP server for directory information.
