This Finnish undergraduate student invented Linux in September 1991.
Who is Linus Torvalds
100
the group of rectangles near the right end of the bottom panel - represents a workspace
What is Workplace Switcher Applet
100
This utility compares two files and displays a list of the differences between them.
What is diff
100
a token, such as a filename, string of text, number, or other object that a command acts on.
What is argument
100
This utility is used to interact with a remote computer, it is older than ssh and is not secure.
What is telnet
200
The following quote was stated by whom?
"Free software" is a matter of liberty, not price. To understand the concept, you should think of "free" as in "free speech," not as in "free beer"
Who is Richard Stallman, 1983, GNU Project
200
Namely, it can display a Spatial view or a File Browser window.
What is the two faces of Nautilus
200
This utility records all or part of a login session, including your input and the system's responses.
What is script
200
The shell provides a feature called __________ that stops you from inadvertently overwriting an existing file using redirection.
What is noclobber
200
This should always be implemented when you are working on the computer, especially when you are working as the system administrator.
What is Rule of Least Privilege
300
These three pieces are part of what?
1. Free to obtain
2. Free to manipulate
3. Free to distribute
What is the GNU General Public License
300
Turning this feature on can cause unexpected graphical artifacts, shorten battery life, and reduce performance in 3D applications and video playback.
What is Desktop Effects
300
This utility displays a file, skipping adjacent duplicate lines, but does not change the original file.
What is uniq
300
this is a data sink, commonly referred to as a bit bucket
What is /dev/null
300
improves system security by implementing mandatory access control policies in the Fedora/RHEL kernel
What is SELinux (Security Enhanced Linux)
400
an installation tool that performs an interactive installation using a graphical or textual interface.
What is Anaconda
400
This program that controls the look and feel of the basic GUI - runs under a desktop manager.
What is Window Manager
400
This tool provides finer-graned control over which users can access specific directories and files than do traditional Linux permissions.
What is ACL's (Access Control Lists)
400
This term encompasses the various ways you can cause the shell to alter where standard input of a command comes from and where standard output goes to.
What is redirection
400
On systems where security is a concern, the system administrator may disable this utility. It can reveal information that can help a malicious user break into a system.
What is finger
500
a state that employs two or more hard disk drives or partitions in combination to improve fault tolerance and/or performance
What is RAID (Redundant Array of Inexpensive/Independent Disks)
500
this utility provides online documentation for system utilitites.
What is man
500
This type of link is a pointer to a file whereas a symbolic link is an indirect pointer to a file.
What is hard link
500
Command-line editing under the Bourne Again Shell is implemented through this, which is available to any application written in C.
What is the Readline Library
500
This utility puts the user into a isolated directory and allows them to run a process with a root directory other than /.