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General Linux

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are the two popular text editors we have used in class?

a)

sed

b)

vim

c)

awk

d)

nano

2.

Which of the following is currently most popular web server platform on Linux?

a)

apache

b)

nginx

c)

iis

d)

sun

3.

Which of the following is another (formerly most) popular web server platform for Linux?

a)

apache

b)

iis

c)

sun

d)

cloudflare

4.

What daemon is the very first to be launched and handles the launching of all other daemons?

a)

journald

b)

chronyd

c)

kerneld

d)

systemd

5.

Who is the original creator of Linux?

a)

Torvalds

b)

Ballmer

c)

Gibson

d)

Gates

6.

Which of the following is a popular mail transfer daemon that runs on Linux (as well as many other OSes) which we installed and configured in class?

a)

Postmail

b)

Postfix

c)

MailQ

d)

Mutt

7.

What directory do the majority of daemon and system processes derive their configuration files from?

a)

/var

b)

/opt

c)

/proc

d)

/etc

8.

What partition has its on special filesystem, stores items that won't fit in RAM, and acts akin to the Page File on Windows?

a)

RamD

b)

Swap

c)

Proc

d)

Var

9.

What is the name for a "flavor" of Linux that may contain its own setup/configuration utilities as well as choices like what package manager to use?

a)

ISO

b)

Version

c)

Distro

d)

LTS

10.

What is the most key component of any operating system, but also what makes Linux so special as you can highly customize it and only include what is really needed; thus, you can make it faster and more secure.

a)

Boot Loader

b)

Kernel

c)

Shell

d)

GUI

11.

Which of the following is NOT a command that can be used to help you find something from the Linux terminal?

a)

locate

b)

find

c)

which

d)

where

12.

What essential Linux command allows you to access specific help pages for terminal commands?

a)

dict

b)

man

c)

help

d)

whatis

13.

In what directory does the kernel reside?

a)

/boot

b)

/var

c)

/etc

d)

/run

14.

What is the default boot loader for most modern Linux systems called?

a)

Booty Bootachomas

b)

Klaunch

c)

TTYme

d)

Grub

15.

What software license states that any open source software licensed with it must have any modifications or additions re-licensed under the same terms?

a)

CopyRight

b)

CopyLeft

c)

Pervasive

d)

Permissive