DCOM 142 midterm UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
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DCOM 142 midterm UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Unix was originally invented at: - CORRECT ANSWER- AT&T Bell Labs
Microsoft Windows: (choose three) - CORRECT ANSWER- Has built in virtualization
Has powerful scripting capabilities
Comes in desktop and server variants
Linux ...
DCOM 142 midterm UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
Unix was originally invented at: - CORRECT ANSWER- AT&T Bell Labs
Microsoft Windows: (choose three) - CORRECT ANSWER- Has built in virtualization
Has powerful scripting capabilities
Comes in desktop and server variants
Linux is written in: - CORRECT ANSWER- C
Open source licenses differ, but generally agree that: (choose two) - CORRECT ANSWER-
You should have access to the source code of software
You should be able modify the software as you wish
When choosing a distribution of Linux, you should consider: (choose five) - CORRECT
ANSWER- Whether or not the distribution is under active development
Which distributions are supported by the software you need to run
If you need support on the distribution itself
The maintenance cycle of the distribution
Which management tools are provided by the distribution
,A maintenance cycle: - CORRECT ANSWER- Describes how long a version of software
will be supported
If you log in to a Linux system in graphical mode, you cannot use text mode commands in
that session - CORRECT ANSWER- False
One of the jobs of the kernel is to: - CORRECT ANSWER- Manage the system's resources
What does a distribution provide to add and remove software from the system? - CORRECT
ANSWER- Package manager
The Linux platform that runs on mobile phones is called: - CORRECT ANSWER- Android
Linux is not Unix because - CORRECT ANSWER- It hasn't undergone certification
A release cycle - CORRECT ANSWER- Describes how often updates to the software come
out
Ubuntu is derived from which distribution? - CORRECT ANSWER- Debian
The bootloader's job is - CORRECT ANSWER- Load the kernel after the computer is
powered on
Other commercial Unixes: - CORRECT ANSWER- Are UNIX certified
Are tied to their vendor's hardware
CentOS is a Linux distribution with a long release cycle. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
The most important consideration when choosing an operating system is: - CORRECT
ANSWER- What the computer will do
Applications make requests to the kernel and receive resources, such as memory, CPU, and
disk in return - CORRECT ANSWER- True
, Which distributions are made by, or clones of, Red Hat? (choose two) - CORRECT
ANSWER- Fedora
CentOs
Software is backward compatible if: - CORRECT ANSWER- It still supports old file
formats or applications
Unix is (choose two) - CORRECT ANSWER- A trademark
An operating system
Which of the following is an example of an embedded Linux OS? - CORRECT ANSWER-
Android
A license where you don't have access to the source code is called: - CORRECT ANSWER-
Closed Source
Most of the tools that are part of Linux systems come from: - CORRECT ANSWER- The
GNU project
If a software release is in a state in that it has many new features that have not been
rigorously tested, it is typically referred to as beta software. - CORRECT ANSWER- True
The Linux kernel is derived from the BSD kernel - CORRECT ANSWER- False
Source code refers to: - CORRECT ANSWER- Human readable version of computer
software
Open source means: (choose two) - CORRECT ANSWER- You can view the software's
source code
You can modify the software's source code
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