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This course explores the principles, development, and impact of open source systems in software engineering. Students will examine the history and evolution of the open source movement, analyze successful open source projects, and learn the collaborative methodologies that drive open source communities. Key topics include licensing, governance models, development tools, version control, and the economics of open source software. Hands-on exercises provide practical experience in contributing to existing open source projects and managing open source code, preparing students to participate effectively in this dynamic and increasingly influential sector of the technology industry.
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Linux+ Guide to Linux Certification 3rd Edition by Jason Eckert
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Linux
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Q1) A GUI Environment for Linux written in the C programming language.
A)source code
B)software
C)proxy server
D)GNOME
E)clustering
F)package manager
G)firewall
H)fully qualified domain name
I)database
Answer: D
Q2) The core component of the GUI in Linux is referred to as ____.
A) GNOME
B) KDE
C) Red Hat
D) X Windows
Answer: D
Q3) ____________________ consists of the physical components inside a computer that are electrical in nature.
Answer: Hardware
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Chapter 2: Linux Installation and Usage
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Q1) ____ are specific letters that start with a dash ("-").
A) Arguments
B) Options
C) Keywords
D) Metacharacters
Answer: B
Q2) Another name for virtual memory is ____________________ memory.
Answer: swap
Q3) The ____ filesystem is compatible with the Windows FAT filesystem.
A) ext3
B) REISER
C) ext2
D) VFAT
Answer: D
Q4) ____ is the most common method of installing Linux.
A) Installation from a DVD
B) Installation from an NFS server across the network
C) Installation from packages located on the hard disk
D) Installation from CD-ROM media
Answer: A
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Chapter 3: Exploring Linux Filesystems
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Q1) The ____ command displays the last five lines of a text file.
A) end -5
B) head -5
C) stop -5
D) tail -5
Answer: D
Q2) The three characters following a period in a file name are referred to as the filename extension. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
Q3) It is acceptable to use shell metacharacters when naming files.
A)True
B)False
Answer: False
Q4) In a file listing, the 9 characters following the file type (for example, -rwxr-xr-x) refer to the file's ____________________.
Answer: permissions mode
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Chapter 4: Linux Filesystem Management
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Q1) You can see the contents of a certain variable in memory by using the ____ metacharacter with the echo command.
A) $
B) *
C) & D) #
Q2) Command used to displays BASH shell aliases.
A)chgrp
B)groups
C)alias
D)touch
E)chmod
F)chown
G)ping
H)whoami
I)umask
Q3) To move files, you can use the mv command.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Describe hard and symbolic links. What is the difference between them?
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Chapter 5: Linux Filesystem Administration
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Q1) What are the three different types of hard drives? Briefly describe each, and list the possible configurations and device files for each type.
Q2) To format a filesystem with a specified filesystem type, you can use the ____ option with the mkfs command.
A) -t
B) -f
C) -c
D) -o
Q3) Indicates a particular device.
A)MBR
B)/proc/devices
C)soft limits
D)minor number
E)tune2fs
F)/dev
G)major number
H)device file
I)hard limits
Q4) What is filesystem corruption? What factors may lead to filesystem corruption?
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Chapter 6: Advanced Installation
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Q1) If you have an installed Linux system, you can use the ____________________ command to write an ISO image to a USB flash memory drive.
Q2) A(n) ____________________ CPU is a CPU that has a speed greater than the speed that was originally intended for the processor.
Q3) Normally, kickstart files are text files. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q4) It is good form to check the installation log files after installation as well as verify settings on the system after installation to ensure that all hardware was detected with the correct values. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q5) A Fedora 13 CD installation requires ____ CDs.
A) two
B) four
C) six
D) ten
Q6) What is System Rescue? Explain how you would activate this tool.
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Chapter 7: Working With the Bash Shell
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Q1) Constructs that alter the flow of a program based on whether a command in the program completed successfully or based on a decision that the user makes given a question posed by the program.
A)hashpling
B)tee
C)environment variables
D)stdin
E)stderr
F)decision construct
G)shell scripts
H)stdout
I)file descriptors
Q2) What are file descriptors? What are the three file descriptors are available to each command that can be manipulated by the BASH shell, and what is the purpose of each?
Q3) Any command that can be executed on the command line can also be placed inside any environment file.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A case construct must be ended by ____________________.
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Chapter 8: System Initialization and X Windows
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Q1) The two most common desktop environments that are used on Linux are ____ and
A) KDE; kwin
B) KDE; Xfce
C) Xfce; GNOME
D) KDE; GNOME
Q2) Using one boot loader to boot one of several operating systems is known as multi-booting. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q3) When a computer first initializes, the system BIOS performs a(n)
Q4) A Linux system in runlevel ____ is a system that has no daemons active in memory and is ready to be powered off.
A) 0
B) 1
C) 6
D) 7
Q5) Why might dual-booting be necessary or desired?
Q6) The first daemon process on a system is called the ____________________ daemon.
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Chapter 9: Managing Linux Processes
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Q1) In the output of the ps -l command, the ____ column is the most valuable to systems administrators because it indicates what the process is currently doing.
A) process state
B) process flag
C) process priority
D) PID
Q2) To display a list of at Job IDs, you can specify the ____ option to the at command.
A) -l
B) -u
C) -a
D) -d
Q3) A value of 0 for a process priority indicates low priority.
A)True
B)False
Q4) The ps command is the only command that can view process information.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 10: Common Administrative Tasks
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Q1) Sending print jobs from a print queue to a printer is commonly called printing.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Describe the process of sending information to a printer using the CUPS daemon.
Q3) Describe the commands used in the LPD printing system. What CUPS printing system commands do they correspond to?
Q4) The primary Group ID for a user.
A)facility
B)LPD
C)rsyslogd
D)primary group
E)logrotate
F)GID
G)spooling
H)CUPS
I)UID
Q5) In the process called ____________________, a user's user name and password are checked against a system database that contains all user account information.
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Chapter 11: Compression, System Backup, and Software Installation
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Q1) Command that can be used to copy files to the appropriate location on the filesystem
A)full backup
B)make install
C)checksum
D)tarball
E)compression ratio
F)Brasero Disc Burner
G)compression algorithm
H)sum
I)archive
Q2) It is good form to read the Makefile after you run the configure script.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Describe the difference between full and incremental backups. Explain how both might be used to implement a back-up strategy, mentioning how the dump/restore utility can assist in this implementation. Provide an example.
Q4) A(n) ____________________ backup backs up only the data that has been changed since the last backup.
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Chapter 12: Network Configuration
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Q1) The most common media access method used to send TCP/IP packets onto network media is called Token Ring. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q2) Computer names are called ____.
A) host IDs
B) network names
C) host names
D) network IDs
Q3) Discuss modems, ISDN, and DSL. What types of data transfer speeds are each of these capable of? How are they typically configured?
Q4) Directed communication from one computer to another single computer using TCP/IP is referred to as a(n) unicast. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q5) SLIP is a newer technology than PPP.
A)True
B)False
Q6) Describe the telnet and SSH utilities. What is the difference between them?
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Chapter 13: Configuring Network Services
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Q1) What is Sendmail? How do you identify the users on a Sendmail system? What is the process of making changes to this identification?
Q2) The ____ SQL statement is used to delete a database.
A) DELETE DATABASE
B) DROP TABLE
C) DROP DATABASE
D) DELETE TABLE
Q3) What is NFS? How do you access files using a configured NFS Server?
Q4) A DNS name resolution request whereby a FQDN is resolved to an IP address.
A)DNS cache file
B)SQL
C)Network File System (NFS)
D)forward lookup
E)document root
F)zone
G)directive
H)recursive query
I)reverse lookup
Q5) How does DHCP automatically configure IP addresses?
Q6) The first DNS server in a zone is called the ____________________ DNS server.
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Chapter 14: Troubleshooting, Performance, and Security
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Q1) For the GRUB boot loader, errors are typically the result of a missing file in the /boot directory. _________________________
A)True
B)False
Q2) The ____________________ command is used to view the current SELinux status.
Q3) Processes can initiate numerous connections, called ____________________, to files on the filesystem in addition to standard input, standard output, and standard error.
Q4) A tool used by network applications that authenticate users.
A)proactive maintenance
B)ulimit
C)/etc/ld.so.conf
D)vmstat
E)/var/log
F)sudo
G)Orca
H)reactive maintenance
I)Pluggable Authentication Modules (PAM)
Q5) What methods can be used to physically secure local computers?
Q6) How can netfilter/iptables be used to create a firewall service?
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