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One of the jobs of the kernel is to:
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Load the operating system after the computer is turned on
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Manage the system's resources
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Turn source code into machine code
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Transfer mail from one machine to another
Question 2
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Unix is:
(choose two)
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A text editor
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A type of hardware
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A trademark
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An operating system
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A distribution of Linux
Question 3
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Linux is written in:
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Source code refers to:
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A human readable version of computer software
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The license that dictates how you may use and share the software
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The interface that software uses to talk to the kernel
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The version of a program that the computer runs on the CPU
Question 5
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Open source means:
(choose two)
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You must share your changes
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You must support the software you share
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You cannot charge anything for the software
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You can modify the software's source code
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You can view the software's source code
Question 6
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Most of the tools that are part of Linux systems come from:
Question 7
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The Linux platform that runs on mobile phones is called:
Question 8
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What does a distribution provide to add and remove software from the system?
Question 9
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The bootloader's job is to:
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Perform the initial installation of the kernel to hard drive
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Assign initial settings such as network address
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Install software from the Internet or removable media
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Load the application into memory
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Load the kernel after the computer is powered on
Question 10
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Unix was originally invented at:
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AT&T Bell Labs
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Xerox PARC
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Stanford University
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Berkeley University
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Bangalore University
Question 11
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A license where you don't have access to the source code is called:
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Closed source
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Impaired source
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Open Source
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Sourceless
Question 12
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Which distributions are made by, or clones of, Red Hat?
(choose two)
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CentOS
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Ubuntu
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Debian
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Fedora
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Slackware
Question 13
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Ubuntu is derived from which distribution?
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Fedora
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Scientific Linux
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Slackware
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux
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Debian
Question 14
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Open source licenses differ, but generally agree that:
(choose two)
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You should have access to the source code of software
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You are not allowed to sell the software
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You must redistribute your changes
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You should be able modify the software as you wish
Question 15
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Applications make requests to the kernel and receive resources, such as memory, CPU, and disk in return.
True or False?
Question 16
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The most important consideration when choosing an operating system is:
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The licensing model of the operating system
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What the computer will do
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How much performance is needed
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Wether or not it is cloud-friendly
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The operating system's mascot
Question 17
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Linux is not Unix because:
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It hasn't undergone certification
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It's not made by the Open Group
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There are too many distributions
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It's not good enough
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It's free
Question 18
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A release cycle:
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Describes how long the software will be supported for
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Describes how often updates to the software come out
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Is always 6 months
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Only applies to software you pay for
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Doesn't matter in an Open Source environment
Question 19
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A maintenance cycle:
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Only has meaning for paid software
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Should be short so you always have the freshest releases
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Should be long so that you have time before you need to upgrade
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Describes how long a version of software will be supported
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Describes how often updates for software come out
Question 20
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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.
True or False?
Question 21
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Software is backward compatible if:
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It still supports old file formats or applications
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It can be upgraded without downtime
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It works across Linux/Mac/Windows
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People still use old versions
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If the next version still works the same way
Question 22
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Apple's OS X is:
(choose three)
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Certified as UNIX compatible
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Derived from FreeBSD
Able to natively run Windows binaries
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Only compatible with Apple hardware
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Derived from Linux
Question 23
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Microsoft Windows:
(choose three)
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Comes in desktop and server variants
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Has powerful scripting capabilities
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Has a Linux compability mode
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Has a short maintenance cycle
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Has a built in virtualization
Question 24
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Other commercial Unixes:
(choose two)
Question 25
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When choosing a distribution of Linux, you should consider: (Choose five)
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Which distributions are supported by the software you need to run
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The maintenance cycle of the distribution
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Which management tools are provided by the distribution
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Whether or not the distribution is under active development
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If you need support on the distribution itself
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Popularity on social media.
Question 26
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The Samba application is a:
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File Server
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Security Server
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Web Server
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Mail Server
Question 27
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Which of the following are examples of desktop software? (choose two)
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File share
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Web browser
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Compiler
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Music player
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Web server
Question 28
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If you wanted to set up a blog, which software would be most helpful?
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Dovecot
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Postfix
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Wordpress
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Samba
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MySQL
Question 29
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Which of the following pieces of software deal with file sharing? (choose three)
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Samba
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PostgreSQL
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Netatalk
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X-Windows
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NFS
Question 30
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If you wanted to create and print an invoice, which software could you use?
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Libreoffice
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GNOME
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Compiz
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Evolution
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Firefox
Question 31
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POP and IMAP are related to:
Question 32
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When a computer boots, it can get its network information through:
Question 33
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Which of the following are examples of text editors?(choose four)
Question 34
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A package manager: (choose two)
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Keeps track of which files belong to which packages
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Emails you when software is out of date
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Can optionally repartition your disk to make room for Linux
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Performs a fresh install of Linux
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Downloads software from the Internet
Question 35
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An interpreted programming language: (choose two)
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Is converted into machine specific instructions as the program runs
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Tends to offer more features than compiled languages
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Requires a linking step but no compilation step
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Requires a compilation step but no linking step
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Takes fewer resources to run than a compiled language
Question 36
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Which of the following are true about compiled programming languages?
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C is a compiled language
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Compiled languages are great for system administration tasks like scripting
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Ruby is a compiled language
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A programmer is usually more productive when using a compiled language
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Perl is a compiled language
Question 37
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Which package manager is used in Fedora, a Red Hat derived system?
Question 38
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The Linux shell: (choose three)
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Allows you to launch programs
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Has a built in text editor
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Is customizable
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Has a scripting language
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Is responsible for tracking the location of configuration files
Question 39
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Which application would you use to edit and piece together sound files to make podcast?
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Audiolicious
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Bash
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Audacity
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GIMP
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Thunderbird
Question 40
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The two main families of Linux shells are: (choose two)
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C Shell
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Korn shell
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Python Shell
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emacs
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Bourne Shell
Question 41
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Which server software would you use to create a company directory that you could search and authenticate against?
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ISC DHCP
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bind
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Netatalk
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Samba
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OpenLDAP
Question 42
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A Mail Transfer Agent's primary purpose is to:
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Serve email to end clients
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Filter out spam
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Act as a gateway between faxes and email
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Manage the end user's inbox
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Deliver mail between servers
Question 43
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Which of the following are examples of a web server? (choose two)
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WordPress
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Nginx
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postfix
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Apache
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NFS
Question 44
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If you wanted to let a Linux machine share files with Windows clients and servers, you would use:
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NFS
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DNS
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Samba
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Netatalk
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bind
Question 45
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Richard Stallman is associated with:
Question 46
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A "copyleft provision" in a software license means:
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You must provide free copies of the software if you use it
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You must distribute the source to any changes you make
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You may not link against third party closed source software
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You give up your copyright to the software
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You must provide support for your modifications
Question 47
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The largest difference between the GPLv2 and BSD licenses is:
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GPLv2 is not approved by the OSI
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GPLv2 requires assigning copyright to the FSF
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Only BSD allows commercial use
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BSD has no copyleft provision
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Nothing, they are virtually identical
Question 48
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The Free Software Foundation believes that:
(choose two)
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money should ever change hands
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Software should not have copyright
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People should write software with no expectation of making money
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Software should be free to share
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Software should be free to modify
Question 49
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Which of the following licenses was made by the FSF?
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GPLv3
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Apache
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BSD
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MIT
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Creative Commons
Question 50
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A permissive free software license:
(choose two)
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Places no restrictions on sharing modifications
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Means you can use the software for anything you want
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Places the software in the public domain
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Does not allow the software to be locked to certain hardware
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Requires you share software changes but not binaries
Question 51
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Linux is distributed under which license?
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GPLv3
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MIT
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GPLv2
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Linux Foundation
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BSD
Question 52
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Who founded the Open Source Initiative?
(choose two)
Question 53
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A generic term for Open Source and Free Software is:
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FLOSS
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OS/FS
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GPL
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Libre Software
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SLOFF
Question 54
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Which are examples of permissive software licenses?
(choose two)
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LGPLv3
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BSD
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GPLv2
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MIT
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GPLv3