Ch1 Introduction Exam

Ch1 Introduction Exam

1. Bash is:

   • a shell
   • a website
   • a networking term
   • an operating system

2. The two login types are:

   • GUX and CLI
   • URI and CLI
   • CLI and GUI
   • URI and CLU

3. The core software component that tells the hardware what actions to take is called the ________.

   • compiler
   • kernel
   • transmitter

4. The location of users’ default shells is stored in the ______ file.

   • /etc/passwd
   • /etc/gshadow
   • /etc/shadow
   • /etc/group

5. What does a distribution provide to add and remove software from the system?

   • Application Programming Interface (API)
   • Partitioning tool
   • Package manager
   • Bash
   • Compiler

6. A software release cycle describes:

   • How often the software’s memory is released back to the operating system
   • How often the computer must be upgraded to support new software
   • The often security fixes are implemented
   • How often the computer must be rebooted
   • How often upgrades come out to software

7. Ubuntu is derived from which Linux distribution?

   • Red Hat Enterprise Linux
   • Slackware
   • Scientific Linux
   • Fedora
   • Debian

8. Which Linux distributions are derived from Red Hat?

   (choose two)

   • Debian
   • Fedora
   • CentOS
   • Slackware
   • Ubuntu

9. Bundling utilities, management tools, and application software with a Linux kernel is called a:

   • A type of hardware
   • A trademark
   • A distribution of Linux
   • A text editor

10. Applications make requests to the kernel and receive resources, such as memory, CPU, and disk in return.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

11. Commands are interpreted by the shell and transformed into actions by the kernel.

    True or False?

    • True
    • False

12. A filesystem is a hierarchy of directories and files with the root / directory at the top of the directory tree:

    True or False?

    • True
    • False