IST 190 TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
open source software - Answers - Open source software is software with source code
that anyone can use, study, modify, and share
cli - Answers - Command Line Interface
enables easier automation, deployment, and provisioning, and simplifies both local and
remote system administration
who develops open source software? - Answers - Volunteers and developers
Red Hat - Answers - RedHat is the world's leading provider of open source software
solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performance
cloud, Linux, middleware, storage, and virtualization technologies
What is a Linux distribution? - Answers - A Linux distribution is an installable operating
system constructed from a Linux kernel and supporting user programs and libraries.
Explain the multistage process that Red Hat uses to integrate open source software into
RHEL? - Answers - RedHat participates in supporting and contributing code to open
source projects/sponsors and integrates project software into community-driven
distributions, and stabilizes the software to offer it as supported enterprise-ready
products
What is Fedora? - Answers - Fedora (formerly Fedora Core) is a Linux distribution
developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and owned by Red Hat.
What is CentOS? - Answers - CentOS as a group is a community of open source
contributors and users.
What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux? - Answers - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a
Linux distribution developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market.
List three ways to "try out" Red Hat Enterprise Linux as detailed in Chapter 1. - Answers
- Purchase a subscription, a trial subscription, downloading an evaluation copy
What is bash? What is sh? What is the difference between bash and sh? - Answers -
The default shell for users in Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the GNU Bourne-Again Shell
(bash). Bash is an improved version of one of the most successful shells used on UNIX-
like systems, the Bourne Shell (sh).
command line - Answers - A command line is a text-based interface which can be used
to input instructions to a computer system.
, physical console - Answers - The hardware display and keyboard used to interact with a
system.
shell - Answers - The Linux command line
terminal - Answers - provides a keyboard for user input and a display for output
virtual console - Answers - An application that simulates a physical terminal device in
software and connects it with Linux system on serial port through software configuration
virtually.
three parts of a Linux command command: - Answers - Command - to run
three parts of a Linux command: Options - Answers - Options - to adjust the behavior of
the command
three parts of a Linux command: Arguments - Answers - Arguments - which are typically
targets of the command
--help - Answers - Causes the command to print a description of what it does, a "usage
statement" that describes the command's syntax, and a list of the options it accepts and
what they do
Desktop Environment - Answers - The graphical user interface on a Linux system.
Gnome 3 is the default for RHEL7, other versions include Gnome and Gnome 2
Define what the following features of the RHEL8 GNOME3 desktop provide: Activities
Overview - Answers - Activities Overview - special mode that helps a user organize
windows and start applications; can be started via the Applications menu or by pressing
the Super key
Define what the following features of the RHEL8 GNOME3 desktop provide: Dash -
Answers - Dash - configurable list of icons of the user's favorite applications,
applications that are currently running, and a grid button which can be used to select
arbitrary applications
message tray - Answers - provides a way to review notifications sent by applications or
system components to GNOME
top bar - Answers - bar that runs along the top of the screen and provides the
Applications and Places menus, as well as controls for volume, networking, calendar
access, and selecting between keyboard input methods. Under the menu for the user's
name are options to adjust account settings, lock the screen, switch users, log out of the
system, or shut it down
open source software - Answers - Open source software is software with source code
that anyone can use, study, modify, and share
cli - Answers - Command Line Interface
enables easier automation, deployment, and provisioning, and simplifies both local and
remote system administration
who develops open source software? - Answers - Volunteers and developers
Red Hat - Answers - RedHat is the world's leading provider of open source software
solutions, using a community-powered approach to reliable and high-performance
cloud, Linux, middleware, storage, and virtualization technologies
What is a Linux distribution? - Answers - A Linux distribution is an installable operating
system constructed from a Linux kernel and supporting user programs and libraries.
Explain the multistage process that Red Hat uses to integrate open source software into
RHEL? - Answers - RedHat participates in supporting and contributing code to open
source projects/sponsors and integrates project software into community-driven
distributions, and stabilizes the software to offer it as supported enterprise-ready
products
What is Fedora? - Answers - Fedora (formerly Fedora Core) is a Linux distribution
developed by the community-supported Fedora Project and owned by Red Hat.
What is CentOS? - Answers - CentOS as a group is a community of open source
contributors and users.
What is Red Hat Enterprise Linux? - Answers - Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) is a
Linux distribution developed by Red Hat and targeted toward the commercial market.
List three ways to "try out" Red Hat Enterprise Linux as detailed in Chapter 1. - Answers
- Purchase a subscription, a trial subscription, downloading an evaluation copy
What is bash? What is sh? What is the difference between bash and sh? - Answers -
The default shell for users in Red Hat Enterprise Linux is the GNU Bourne-Again Shell
(bash). Bash is an improved version of one of the most successful shells used on UNIX-
like systems, the Bourne Shell (sh).
command line - Answers - A command line is a text-based interface which can be used
to input instructions to a computer system.
, physical console - Answers - The hardware display and keyboard used to interact with a
system.
shell - Answers - The Linux command line
terminal - Answers - provides a keyboard for user input and a display for output
virtual console - Answers - An application that simulates a physical terminal device in
software and connects it with Linux system on serial port through software configuration
virtually.
three parts of a Linux command command: - Answers - Command - to run
three parts of a Linux command: Options - Answers - Options - to adjust the behavior of
the command
three parts of a Linux command: Arguments - Answers - Arguments - which are typically
targets of the command
--help - Answers - Causes the command to print a description of what it does, a "usage
statement" that describes the command's syntax, and a list of the options it accepts and
what they do
Desktop Environment - Answers - The graphical user interface on a Linux system.
Gnome 3 is the default for RHEL7, other versions include Gnome and Gnome 2
Define what the following features of the RHEL8 GNOME3 desktop provide: Activities
Overview - Answers - Activities Overview - special mode that helps a user organize
windows and start applications; can be started via the Applications menu or by pressing
the Super key
Define what the following features of the RHEL8 GNOME3 desktop provide: Dash -
Answers - Dash - configurable list of icons of the user's favorite applications,
applications that are currently running, and a grid button which can be used to select
arbitrary applications
message tray - Answers - provides a way to review notifications sent by applications or
system components to GNOME
top bar - Answers - bar that runs along the top of the screen and provides the
Applications and Places menus, as well as controls for volume, networking, calendar
access, and selecting between keyboard input methods. Under the menu for the user's
name are options to adjust account settings, lock the screen, switch users, log out of the
system, or shut it down
