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Ubuntu is derived from which distribution? Red Hat Enterprise Linux  Debian  Slackware  Scientific Linux

Which distributions are made by, or are clones of, RedHat? (choose two)  Ubuntu  Debian  Fedora  Slackware  CentOS

A software release cycle describes:  How often the computer must be upgraded to support new software  How often upgrades come out for software  How often the software’s memory is released…

What does a distribution provide to add and remove software from the system?  Compiler  Partitioning tool  Package Manager  Bash  Application Programming Interface (API)

The Linux platform that runs on mobile phones is called:  Android  Teledroid  IOS  LinuxMobile  MicroLinux

A network of inexpensive computers connected to sensors and controllers is called:  Open source networking  Closed source computing  Relationational database  Internet of Things (IoT)  Creative commons

Bundling utilities, management tools, and application software with a Linux kernel is called a:  A trademark  A type of hardware A text editor  A distribution of Linux

A computer running Linux can:  Function as a web server  Serve a government agency  All of the above  Be used to create new programs  Outperform proprietary systems at certain tasks

Linux Mint is:  A refreshing after dinner treat  Compatible with Android systems  A proprietary version of Ubuntu with advanced features  Distributed in every country without license restrictions  A fork of…

The release cycle:  Dictates how often software is updated  Should be long so that you have time before you need to upgrade  Describes how long software will be supported  Should…

Debian is a community effort that supports many hardware platforms True or False?  True  False

The Raspberry Pi is popular with experimenters because:  It’s cheap and adaptable  The hardware never changes  It runs Microsoft Office  It takes months or years to develop an application  End…

Artificial intelligence has little potential for gains in efficiency, safety and productivity.  True  False

IoT is one application of embedded systems: True or False?  True  False

SUSE is derived from which distribution?  Fedora  Scientific Linux  Red Hat Enterprise Linux  Slackware  Debian

Which distribution is related to Red Hat?  Debian  Raspbian  Ubuntu  Slackware  Fedora

A long software release cycle is:  Makes programming more difficult since new features cannot be used  Valued by businesses that want stability  Only offered by Red Hat and SUSE  Characterized…

Linux originally only ran on:  Intel 386 PCs  Raspberry Pi computers  Specialized processor chips  Xerox copy machines  Macintosh

In Linux, RPM can be defined as:  Relational peak monitoring  The speed a record plays back at  Radical performance machine  The Package Manager program for Red Hat Linux  Random program…

Linux distributions use this to add and remove software from the system:  Partitioning tool  Application Programming Interface (API)  Bash  Compiler  Package manager