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What is Linux?

Authored by Steven Ellison

Computers

10th Grade - University

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What is Linux?
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the most basic (core) component of an operating system called?

Pod

Kernel

Driver

BIOS

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

This the name of the equivalent of a service on Windows?

Service

Proc

Utility

Daemon

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the official term for different "flavors" of Linux?

Kernels

Distributions

Linices

Unices

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

One of the great advantages for Linux is that you can see and modify the code that makes the system operate; this is known as?

Open Source

Shareware

Plaintext

Freeware

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In this open source licensing scheme, terms and conditions follow the software and any changes you make to it.

dupleft

tradeleft

regileft

copyleft

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

With this type of open source license, you can build upon open source software and charge for your modifications.

Passive

Pessimistic

Permissive

Permanent

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which of the following groups DO NOT contribute to open source software?

Individuals

Apache Foundation

Microsoft

They all do

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