Deck 8: Linux on the Desktop

Question 1

Which one of these commands will display the current directory?

A)chgperm
B)pwd
C)chmod
D)cp

Answer 1

B

Question 2

The command line cd/usr/sbin is an example of the use of a/an ________.

A)Root account
B)Relative path
C)Absolute path
D)Command-line history

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Shortly after installing Linux Ubuntu you will be prompted to ________.

A)shutdown
B)create a new user
C)create a live image
D)install updates

Answer 3

D

Question 4

This group formed in 1980s to continue the development of a standard for GUI interfaces.

A)GNU
B)OSF
C)OpenSUSE
D)X Consortium

Question 5

Everything in Linux is a ________.

A)driver
B)program
C)mode
D)file

Question 6

This default Linux directory contains many of the Linux commands.

A)/etc
B)/bin
C)/home
D)/

Question 7

At the Linux command shell, when an ordinary user is logged on, the prompt ends with which of the following characters?

A)$
B)?
C)#
D)>

Question 8

This is the one place in Linux where an ordinary user has full control.

A)$ prompt
B)mode
C)home directory
D)GNOME

Question 9

Using a special symbol, such as the tilde (~)or two dots (..), as a parameter to certain shell commands, you can move around directories in Linux using ________.

A)Root account
B)Relative path
C)Absolute path
D)Command-line history

Question 10

Use this shell command to modify file permissions.

A)chgperm
B)pwd
C)chmod
D)cp

Question 11

What is the generic term for the user interface to an OS that accepts commands and displays error messages and other screen output?

A)CLI
B)shell
C)GNOME
D)X Window System

Question 12

What organization was created in 1988 to lobby for an open UNIX?

A)GNU
B)OSF
C)OpenSUSE
D)X Consortium

Question 13

This is a bootable image of the operating system that will run from disc or other bootable media without requiring that the OS be installed on the local computer.

A)boot image
B)disk image
C)live image
D)distribution

Question 14

Which of the following is the short name for a very popular Web server first developed for UNIX, but available for Linux and other operating systems?

A)Sudo
B)Launcher
C)Apache
D)RHEL

Question 15

Which of the following is an implementation of the X Window System?

A)Linux
B)GNOME
C)macOS
D)Ubuntu Linux

Question 16

This GUI shell standard was developed in 1984 at MIT.

A)CLI
B)shell
C)GNOME
D)X Window System

Question 17

What directory contains settings and configuration data and is one of the directories created by default in Linux?

A)/etc
B)/bin
C)/home
D)/

Question 18

Which of the following will result in an error message if you enter it at the Linux command prompt?

A)shutdown-h now
B)shutdown -h now
C)man ls
D)date

Question 19

Which of the following would you enter at the Linux command line to shut down Linux immediately and to power off the computer?

A)shutdown
B)sudo shutdown now
C)exit -r
D)shutdown -r

Question 20

Despite his key role in the development of Linux, this person receives no direct financial gain.

A)Linus Torvalds
B)Steve Jobs
C)Dennis Ritchie
D)Fred Linux

Question 21

Precede a Linux shell command with this command when you are logged on as an administrator, and you can temporarily run the command, even if it normally requires root-level privileges.

A)cd
B)sudo
C)cp
D)userdel

Question 22

The Ubuntu shell command, sudo, does not require the root password, even though it will give you temporary root account privileges for administrative tasks.

Question 23

Which command will change focus to the user's home directory, regardless of the current directory?

A)cd..
B)cd ~
C)cd/
D)cd root

Question 24

Which command will delete a user?

A)su
B)sudo
C)useradd
D)userdel

Question 25

GNU was formed to develop a commercial version of a UNIX-like operating system.

Question 26

Use this shell command to copy files.

A)chgperm
B)pwd
C)chmod
D)cp

Question 27

A distribution of Ubuntu Linux labeled ________ will be supported for up to five years with free updates.

A)LTS
B)Live image
C)GNOME
D)Unity

Question 28

What permissions are assigned by the access mode number 6?

A)read only
B)read and write
C)read and execute
D)read, write, and execute

Question 29

The KDE GUI in Fedora discussed in this chapter has a screen object resembling the Windows desktop Start menu. What is the name of this object?

A)Dash
B)Kickoff Application Launcher
C)Spotlight
D)Workspace Switcher

Question 30

It is impossible to start a live image of Linux in a virtual machine.

Question 31

Because Linux is basically a non-GUI OS, the Ubuntu Linux distribution does not include a GUI.

Question 32

Which of the following options for the ls command will show a listing of all files, including hidden files?

A)-F
B)-l
C)-a
D)-S

Question 33

Linux is case sensitive.

Question 34

When working in a live image of Linux, you are logged in with an administrator user account.

Question 35

Ubuntu and Fedora are sources of Linux distributions.

Question 36

As in Windows, if you are logged on to Ubuntu Linux as an administrator-type account, you must provide your own password before doing an administrative task.

Question 37

Which of the following is true when you delete a user in Linux?

A)The user's home directory is deleted.
B)The user's home directory is not deleted.
C)The user's home directory is moved.
D)The user's home directory is renamed.

Question 38

The various versions of Linux have little in common with one another.

Question 39

What command displays the entire contents of a file, pausing when the screen is full and waiting for a keystroke to continue?

A)cd
B)sudo
C)cp
D)more

Question 40

The word burn is used to describe the act of creating a bootable image on a hard drive.

Question 41

What is a traditional Linux CLI shell?

Question 42

A file has the permissions rwxr-xr-x. Describe what these permissions are and to whom they apply.

Question 43

Describe where Linux stores command-line history and briefly describe a feature that takes advantage of this history.

Question 44

Describe the Livepatch service for Ubuntu and the problem it solves.

Question 45

Defend or dispute this statement: When you start Linux, if you do not see a Login page you are not logged in as a user.

Question 46

Describe how you would shut down Linux from the Ubuntu GNOME GUI.

Question 47

In Linux, who is the owner of a file?

Question 48

Explain Ken Thompson's role in the evolution of Linux.

Question 49

You have installed Linux Ubuntu with the GNOME GUI. Briefly explain what command-line interface (CLI)you would use in this GUI.

Question 50

What two organizations were involved in something the trade press called the "UNIX wars?"