Linux Practice Exam

All Linux versions are open source.

• True

• False

Everything Linux does is considered a process.

• True

• False

RAM is considered non-volatile storage.

• True

• False

A Linux CD/DVD-ROM drive is represented as a file.

• True

• False

The nature of open-source software discourages discovering and reporting security vulnerabilities.

• True

• False

The main characteristic of ____ is that its source code is published with the software.

• shareware

• freeware

• closed source software

• open source software

Windows is an example of ____.

• shareware

• freeware

• closed source software

• open source software

Which software type allows users to have access to it for a limited time before it expires?

• Shareware

• Freeware

• Open-source

• General Public License

Who developed Linux?

• Dennis Ritchie

• Linus Torvalds

• Andrew Tannenbaum

• Ken Thompson

Each hardware device must have its own ____ so that the operating system can detect it.

• name

• process

• driver

• daemon