User Interfaces and Desktops

Question 1

X11 server’s configuration file

Answer 1

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

Question 2

Script used to start X

Answer 2

startx

Question 3

startx -depth

Answer 3

start the server with the indicated color depth

Question 4

startx -dpi

Answer 4

Start the server with the indicated DPI

Question 5

startx -layout Multihead

Answer 5

starts the server with multiple displays

Question 6

xinit

Answer 6

Initializes X and starts the fist X client app

Question 7

xinit #

Answer 7

starts the GUI on the indicated display number

Question 8

xwininfo

Answer 8

Provides window info for X apps

Question 9

xhost +

xhost -

Answer 9

Allow or disallow x forwarding from or to a server

Question 10

X Windows Server startup process

Answer 10

startx -> xinit -> xinitrc -> Xclients

Question 11

DISPLAY

Answer 11

Environment variable that determines the display and screen that X applications are to display on

Question 12

If we see DISPLAY=:1.0 what does it mean?

Answer 12

The default display is on localhost, display server 1, screen 0

Question 13

DISPLAYMANAGER

Answer 13

Variable that determines which display manager X should use

Question 14

Which file do you edit to change the display manager greeting?

Answer 14

/etc/issue

Question 15

What do you need to configure to change the default color depth of the screen?

Answer 15

Go into xorg.conf, in the “Screen” section, set DefaultDepth

Question 16

GDM configuration files directory

Answer 16

/etc/X11/gdm

Question 17

Location to change GNOME display greeting

Answer 17

/etc/gdm/custom.conf

Question 18

Configuration file to change XDM greeting

Answer 18

/etc/X11/xdm/Xresources

Question 19

XDM configuration files

Answer 19

/etc/X11/xdm/xdm-config

/etc/X11/xdm/Xresources

Question 20

KDM configuration files

Answer 20

/etc/X11/kdm

/etc/kde/kdm

Question 21

Sticky Keys

Answer 21

Causes special keys (such as shift) to be able to be pressed and released, but behave as if it is still held down until the next key is pressed

Question 22

Slow Keys

Answer 22

Requires the key to be pressed longer for it to register

Question 23

Bounce/Repeat Keys

Answer 23

Reduces the error rate of a user hitting the same key multiple times on accident

Question 24

kmag

Answer 24

Magnifier tool

Question 25

Orca

Answer 25

Screen reader

Question 26

GOK

Answer 26

On-screen keyboard