Linux Ess. Chapter 2

What's an OS?

• A modern operating system that doesn't manage hardware and software resources.

• An operating system is software that runs on a computing device and manages the hardware and software components that make up a functional computing system

• Desktop and server operating system that runs on a single-purpose device such as a firewall, or a mobile phone.

• The three major operating systems: Microsoft Windows, Apple macOS, and Linux.

What are six decision points?

• I don't know.

• Debian, Red hat, MacOS, Linux, ChromeOS, Microsoft, Windows, Amazon Web services

• Computer system, Switches, Plugboards, Open source, Beta, Software, Features, Development

• Role, Function, Life Cycle, Stability, Compatibility, Cost, and Interface

Whats a Server?

• a person that provide service to their community

• serving information to clients

• A server can be accessed remotely by many users or provide services to remote users

• A software in the open source realm that is released for peer review

True or false: "There has been 20 version of Windows since 1985."

• True

• False

True or False: "Apple makes the macOS operating system..."

• True

• False

What are the two Linux can be used?

• MOTD and Ubuntu

• GUI and CLI

• Fedora and Debian

• Stable and Unstable

What are the three distributions?

• don't click me (this is a trick question)

• CentOS, RHEL, Scientific Linux, etc

• SUSE, Red Hat, Android, etc

• Linux Mint, GNU, SUSE, etc

What is Linux From Scratch (LFS)?

• It's more of a learning tool than a working distribution

• The world’s most popular Linux distribution

• It's a specialized Linux distribution optimized to run on Raspberry Pi hardware

• The fork of Ubuntu Linux

True or False : "Linux started out as something you would onlu run a computer like Linus Torvalds."

• True

• I don't know

• False

Name an entertainment device that was embedded in Linux...

• Computer

• DVRs

• Smart Watches

• IoT