1.) An operating system does not do which of the following:
Provide word-processing features for users.
2.) Name four career paths where a strong knowledge of Linux is useful.
1. Network Administrator
2. System Administrator
3. Technical Writer
4. Business Consultant
3.) Linus Torvalds began to create Linux because:
He wanted a powerful operating system but could not afford one.
4.) The Free Software Foundation is dedicated to the idea that:
The real value of software is in customization, not in selling mass-produced copies.
5.) The GNU Project is important to Linux because:
It provides the majority of the system utilities used by Linux.
6.) The GPL includes all of the following facets except:
Software that runs on a GPL operating system must be given away
7.) In general usage, the name "open source software" refers to:
Software that has the source code included and follows a set of general principles espoused by the OpenSource consortium.
8.) In the Linux kernel version 2.6.10, the second digit, 6, indicates:
A minor kernel release number for a stable kernel
9.) Version numbers for Linux distributions don't track Linux kernel version numbers because:
Distributions include many components, so the vendor assigns a version number to the collection of software as a whole.
10. HOWTO documents discuss a variety of specific subjects. They are written for:
Anyone new to the subject being discussed
11.) The _________ directory is the beginning of the Linux directory structure---the top of the inverted tree.
/root
12.) The pwd command is used to:
Display the current working directory on the screen.
13.) The command Ls -l is invalid because:
Linux commands are case sensitive.
14.) Which task is not likely to be assigned to you as a system administrator?
Develop a new cash register system using C programming
15.) Linux file names can include:
Letters, digits, punctuation, and many special characters.
16.) The rm command is used in Linux to:
Delete files from a hard disk.
17.) A trash can facility on a Linux graphical desktop differs from the rm command in that:
Files placed in the trash can are not deleted until the trash can is emptied, but files deleted by rm are deleted immediately.
18.) Each answer contains several paths separated by semicolons. Which answer contains only absolute paths?
/var/named;/etc/samba;/home/abutler
19.) Within the Nautilus file manager, you can view the properties of a selected file or directory by:
Right-clicking the file or directory and selecting the Properties item from the context menu.
20.) Within the Nautilus file manager, pressing Shift+Ctrl+N is analogous to what command?
mkdir
21.) Which of the following commands is most likely to produce the following output on the screen? /home/abutler
pwd
22.) You see in the output of ls -l an unrecognized file. You wonder what it contains. Your first step should be to use which command?
file
23.) If the slocate fails to function as expected, it is likely because:
The index of file and directory names has not been created using updatedb.
24.) In Red Hat Linux, documentation files dedicated to each installed software package are stored:
In the /usr/share/doc directory
25. The Red Hat Enterprise Linux product line includes several versions such as:
WS, ES, AS, and Professional Workstation
Chapter 2 Review Questions
1.) The historical beginnings of the X Window System originated with:
Project Athena
2.) Why might a person choose to purchase a commercial X server instead of using XFree86, which comes free with each copy of Linux?
Because the purchased version of X server may support video cards that XFree86 does not.
3.) Describe the function of an X server within the X Window system
The X server essentially acts as a video card driver by communicating with with the video card and sending the most basic images to the screen. It also communicates with the mouse and the keyboard used in the graphical environment.
4.) A(n) _______ is another name for any graphical application running in the X Window System
X client
5.) Name four windows managers that can be used with the X Windows System on Linux:
1. twm (Tab Window Manager)
2. fvwm (Feeble Virtual Window Manager)
3. wm2
4. mwm (Motif Window Manager)
6.) A window manager is best described as:
A special-purpose X client that provides core graphical functionality for other X clients
7.) Name the two graphical libraries used by the two major desktop environments of Linux.
1. Qt
2. GTK+
8.) A graphical library is best described as:
A collection of functions that any graphical program can use to create a common look and feel.
9.) Choosing not to run X:
Can cause configuration problems on server-based systems.
10.) The ________ command is normally used to start the X Window System if you are not using a graphical login.
startx
11.) To minimize an active window in a GNOME desktop using default setting, you either:
Press Alt+F9 or select minimize from the window control menu.
12.) Describe the purpose of clicking and dragging to highlight text in one graphical window, then selecting another window and clicking both mouse buttons at the same time.
It copies the text from the first graphical window to the second. Doing this saves you steps by allowing you to copy the text directly instead of copying it to the clipboard and then to the second graphical window.
13.) The workspace switcher in GNOME lets you:
Move between four desktop backgrounds, each of which can have different windows open on it.
14.) To enable the feature that saves your desktop setup each time you log out of GNOME, you would explore which item on the preferences submenu?
Sessions
15.) Describe the function of the Alt+Tab and Alt+F1 combinations in GNOME.
Alt+Tab rotates the focus among all of your windows. Alt+F1 displays the main menu of GNOME.
16.) The Desktop Switcher utility lets you:
Switch your desktop between any installed window manager or desktop environment that the utility can locate on the system.
17.) Selecting a desktop theme lets you control:
The look and feel of most aspects of your desktop interface.
18.) Define an emblem as used in the Nautilus file manager.
It is a picture that you can "drop" on a file or folder to change what the icon looks like.
19.) When you select a text editor in the Preferred Application window of GNOME:
You select the text editor that GNOME or Nautilus starts whenever you want to view a text file.
20.) OpenOffice.org consist of the following:
Word processor, spreadsheet, a drawing program, presentation software, and database tools.
21.) For which platforms is OpenOffice.org available?
Windows, Solaris, Mac, and Linux
22.) Evolution is:
A program that includes email, calendar, task list, and contact management features, similar to Microsoft Outlook.
23.) When setting up a POP e-mail account, Evolution and Mozilla differ in that:
One is integrated with the GNOME main menu, the other is not.
24.) List four features that Evolution provides via its Summary window or the standard icons on the left side of the Summary window.
Weather information, critical update notices for Red Hat Linux and Fedora, a summary of e-mail, and a summary of tasks.
25.) Within the Nautilus file manager, the side pane is used to:
Display basic information about an object that has been selected in the left part of the window, including,for example, a thumbnail image of a graphic file, if so configured in the Preview tab of the File Management Preferences window.
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