Linux+ Chapter 1

What term is used to describe a running program on Linux?

• Application

• Process

• Runtime

• Project

What is represented by the second number in the Linux Kernel Version 2.3.4?

• Minor number

• Major number

• Production kernel

• Development kernal

Under which licensing model is Linux made available?

• GPL

• Freeware

• Shareware

• All of the Above

Which of the following describes a type of closed source license which is distributed free of charge, yet after a certain number of hours of usage or to gain certain features of the program, payment is required?

• Artistic License

• Shareware

• Free Software Foundation

• Freeware

A task-specific instructions guide to performing a wide variety of tasks that is freely available from the Linux Documentation Project is known as which of the following?

• Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

• Man pages

• HOWTO documents

• Linux User Groups (LUGs)

What Internet service provides content caching services for clients?

• DNS

• Firewall

• Proxy

• FTP

Which email service is responsible for sending messages between services?

• MTA

• MDA

• MUA

• MHA

DNS can be used to map which of the following types of names to IP addresses?

• DHCP ID

• NetBIOS names

• FQDNs

• TCP names

Which of the following are a collection of programs and tools designed to allow for the creation, modification, maintenance, and access of information from databases?

• Network File Systems (NFSs)

• Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD)

• Multiplexed Information and Computing Service (MULTICS)

• Database Management Systems (DBMSs)

The ability for a computer to increase workload as the number of processors increase is known as ________?

• Clustering

• Scalability

• Multitasking

• Process