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Module 1 Review

Total questions: 53

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

John is a system administrator and he uses a text-based interface to interact with the operating system. What is this interface called?

a)

CLI

b)

GUI

c)

IOU

d)

GPL

e)

Shell

2.

Imagine you are using a computer system where you interact with icons, windows, widgets, and screens. What is this interface with the operating system called?

a)

GUI

b)

CLI

c)

IOU

d)

GPL

e)

Shell

3.

Imagine you are working on a computer system. Which component would you use to directly communicate with the kernel?

a)

Shell

b)

GPL

c)

IOU

d)

GUI

e)

CLI

4.

Imagine you are a system administrator for a large corporation. You are considering switching your company's servers to LINUX. What are some reasons for its growing popularity? (Choose all that apply)

a)

It's free of cost

b)

It's user-friendly

c)

It can operate on older hardware

d)

It has robust support

5.

Imagine you are studying the history of computer systems and you come across the Unix system. Can you tell who wrote the first Unix system?

a)

Ken Thompson

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Brian Kernihan

d)

Linus Torvolds

6.

Imagine you are studying the history of operating systems and you come across the LINUX kernel. Can you tell who wrote it?

a)

Linus Torvolds

b)

Bill Gates

c)

Steve Jobs

d)

Brian Kernihan

7.

Imagine you are researching the history of open-source software and you come across the Free Software Foundation. Can you identify who founded this organization?

a)

Linus Torvalds

b)

Ken Thompson

c)

Andrew Tanenbaum

d)

Richard Stallman

8.

Imagine you are participating in a quiz competition. The host asks, 'In what year was the GNU project initiated?'

a)

1991

b)

1984

c)

1985

d)

2001

e)

1492

9.

You are participating in a tech quiz and the quizmaster asks, 'What does the acronym GNU stand for?'

a)

Global Network Users

b)

GNU is not UNIX

c)

Great New UNIX

d)

Global Network UNIX

10.

Imagine you are a software developer and you are planning to create a new Linux distribution. You decided to base it on an existing distribution. Which distribution did the creators of Ubuntu choose for this purpose?

a)

Red Hat

b)

OpenSUSE

c)

Fedora

d)

Debian

11.

You are setting up a new Linux system and you need to install a boot loader. What is the name of the boot loader you would typically use in Linux?

a)

GRUB

b)

Kernel

c)

INIT

d)

BIOS

12.

Imagine you are using a computer. What role does the kernel play in this scenario?

a)

It starts up the computer

b)

It allows you to type commands into the terminal

c)

It manages the computer's resources

d)

It interprets the commands you type

13.

You are planning to buy a new mobile device and you want it to have a Linux based operating system. Which of the following options would you choose?

a)

iOS

b)

Ubuntu

c)

Android

d)

Raspberry Pi

14.

John is setting up a network for his new startup. He is considering using Linux but is unsure if it is compatible with servers or just desktop computers. Is this statement true or false: 'Linux is only compatible with desktop computers not servers'?

a)

True

b)

False

15.

You are setting up a new Linux system and need to partition the hard drive. Which two partitioning methods would you likely use? (Select two)

a)

GPT

b)

NTFS

c)

MBR

d)

Extended

16.

You just bought a new hard drive and you're setting it up. What would be the primary characteristic of the primary partition you're creating?

a)

It's bootable

b)

It can hold up to 2.2 TB

c)

It can be sub-divided into logical drives

d)

It acts as virtual memory

17.

You have a computer and you want to create an extended partition on its hard drive. What would be the primary characteristic of this extended partition?

a)

It can be used to boot the computer

b)

It can hold up to 2.2 TB of data

c)

It can be sub-divided into logical drives

d)

It acts as virtual memory

18.

You are a system administrator and you are tasked with choosing a Linux distro for your company's servers. You are considering CentOS7. Can you identify the source for the CentOS7 Linux distro?

a)

Debian

b)

OpenSUSE

c)

UNIX

d)

Red Hat

19.

Consider the scenario where John, a software developer, creates a program and decides to give up all rights to it, making it impossible for anyone to enforce any rights on it. Is this program considered public domain software?

a)

True

b)

False

20.

John found a software online that is open source. He believes that this means the software is public domain. Is he correct?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

You are working as a computer technician in a company. Your manager asked you to list down all the hardware components in the computers of the office for inventory purposes. Which of the following would you include in your list? (Select all that apply)

a)

Motherboards

b)

Processors

c)

Power Supplies

d)

Optical drives

e)

Linux OS

22.

Imagine you are a computer science student studying the history of operating systems. You come across a fact that the Linux Operating System is derived from an earlier system. Can you name that system?

a)

UNIX

b)

ROBLOX

c)

UNIT

d)

MINECRAFT

23.

Imagine you are a historian researching the history of computer systems. In which year was the first UNIX system written?

a)

1969

b)

1968

c)

1970

d)

1999

24.

Reorder the following in years they were released:

a)

UNIX

b)

MINIX

c)

Linux

1)
2)
3)
25.

Imagine you are setting up a new computer for your office work, but you don't want to spend money on Microsoft Windows Office. Which of the following products could you use instead that are free to clients?

a)

MOS

b)

Libre Office

c)

Google Docs

d)

Open Office

26.

Imagine you are starting a new software development project. Which two types of software licensing could you potentially use?

a)

Free and Open Source Software (FOSS)

b)

Proprietary Software

c)

Free Software

d)

Openware

27.

Match the following with their definition:

ND

Attribution Required

CC

ShareAlike

BY

No Derivatives

NC

Non-Commercial

SA

Creative Commons

28.

Match the following name to the reason we use it:

Fedora

You are a manager and you want a good support contract

Linux Mink

You want Red Hat without the support contract from Red Hat

CentOS

You want a point-clicky hacking interface

RedHat

You want Red Hat on your laptop/desktop

Kali

You want a personal graphical desktop to play movies, music and games.

29.

Imagine you are working on an embedded system project. Which of the following Linux applications could you potentially use in your project?

a)

Android OS

b)

Raspberry Pi projects

c)

AppleOS

d)

Medical Equipment

e)

Automobile and space flight controls

30.

True or False: The kernel directs which program gets access to the system resources.

(a)  

31.

Consider a scenario where you are using your computer. The Kernel, which is the core part of the operating system, manages the system's resources and communicates between _______ and ______ components. What are these components?

a)

Hardware

b)

Software

c)

Freeware

d)

Embedded

32.

Reorder these into boot order sequence:

a)

BIOS

b)

MBR

c)

GRUB

d)

Kernel

e)

INIT

1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
33.

Imagine you are building a computer from scratch. Which component on the motherboard would initiate the booting process of a Linux system?

a)

BIOS

b)

RunLevel

c)

MBR

d)

GRUB

34.

Match the following logos with their distribution:

Debian

Redhat

Ubuntu

OpenSUSE

Fedora

35.

John is setting up his new computer and he needs to connect two main types of devices to it. These devices are:

a)

Input

b)

Output

c)

Throughput

d)

Peripherals

36.

The backbone of the computer is the

(a)  

37.

Consider a scenario where you are using a computer. This computer, like all others, has both _____ term memory and _____ term memory.

a)

Long

b)

Short

c)

Saved

d)

Volatile

38.

John is learning about computer hardware and he came across a term 'CPU'. Can you tell him what CPU stands for?

a)

Central Processing Unit

b)

Central Processor Unit

c)

Central Process Unit

d)

Central Processing Unity

39.

Match the following components to their slots on the Motherboard:

24-Pin Power

RAM

ZIF Socket

CPU

Case Fan Power

GPU

Memory

Motherboard Power Supply

PCI-E x16

Fan to cool off the internal PC

40.

John is a computer technician and he was explaining about different types of Motherboards to his team. Can you recall the 4 types of Motherboards he mentioned today?

a)

RATX

b)

EATX

c)

ATX

d)

micro-ATX

e)

mini-ITX

41.

Reorder the following the motherboards from smallest to largest:

a)

mini-ITX

b)

micro-ATX

c)

ATX

d)

EATx

1)
2)
3)
4)
42.

True/False: Some components on a motherboard are removeable.

(a)  

43.

Imagine you are building a gaming PC. You need to decide on the type of cooling system to use. There are two main types of cooling systems used in computers, they are:

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

Internal

d)

External

44.

Imagine you're building a computer. You're deciding on a cooling method for your CPU. You come across a method that doesn't require any power source and uses things like Thermal Paste and Heat Sinks. What is this method called?

a)

Passive

b)

Active

c)

Internal

d)

External

45.

You are building a computer and need to choose the type of RAM. The two common types you come across are:

a)

DIMM

b)

SODIMM

c)

Mini-DIMM

d)

Micro-DIMM

46.

John is building a gaming PC. He needs to choose a cooling system that will require power to operate. Common options include case fans or liquid cooling. What type of cooling is John considering?

a)

Active

b)

Passive

c)

External

d)

Internal

47.

In a high-speed data center, _______ processing means data is processed through multiple channels simultaneously to ensure quick data transfer.

a)

Parallel

b)

Serial

c)

DDR

d)

Lane

48.

You are a computer technician and a client asks you which version of PCI is backwards compatible with another version. How would you respond?

a)

PCI-X

b)

PCI

c)

PCIe

49.

You are building a high-performance gaming PC. Which version of PCI should you use to ensure the fastest data transfer?

a)

PCIe

b)

PCI

c)

PCI-X

50.

You are building a computer and you have a motherboard that supports LGA sockets. Which processor manufacturer will you likely be using?

a)

Intel

b)

AMD

51.

LGA stands for:

(a)  

52.

John is building a computer and he has chosen an AMD processor. Which socket type should he use?

a)

LGA

b)

PGA

53.

PGA stands for:

(a)