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Free Software Software that anyone can download at no cost. Open Source Software that anyone can modify/rewrite/update/improve the code. Kernel The heart of an operating system. Graphical Type of interface where the user communicates with the kernel through images (one word.) Command Prompt Type of interface where the user communicate with the kernel through directives typed (two words.) Server What has been the primary use of the Linux operating system in the past 20 years? Desktops What has become the recent use of the Linux operating system in the past 5 years? GNU Project that encouraged computer users to collaborate to create software. This movement began in the mid 1980's. (Three letters) Two The number of interfaces that are present in the Linux operating system? Shell Another name for the command line. Dynamic The term that refers to the graphical interface in Linux that changes from one distribution to the next. Static The term that refers to the command line interface in Linux that stays the same from one distribution to the next. Distribution The term that refers to the different versions of Linux that are out there. pwd Linux command that presents the working directory path.