DCOM 142 EXAM SCRIPT 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The two main families of Linux shells are: (choose two) - ✔✔C Shell
Bourne Shell
✔✔Which of the following pieces of software deal with file sharing? (choose three) -
✔✔NFS
Netatalk
Samba
✔✔If you wanted to let a Linux machine share files with Windows clients and servers,
you would use: - ✔✔Samba
✔✔Which of the following are examples of text editors? (choose four) - ✔✔vim
Correctc.
nano
Correctd.
emacs
Correcte.
pico
✔✔Which server software would you use to create a company directory that you could
search and authenticate against? - ✔✔OpenLDAP
✔✔A Mail Transfer Agent's primary purpose is to: - ✔✔Deliver mail between servers
✔✔When a computer boots, it can get its network information through: - ✔✔DHCP
✔✔Which application would you use to edit and piece together sound files to make
podcast? - ✔✔Audacity
✔✔The Linux shell: (choose three) - ✔✔Has a scripting language
Allows you to launch programs
Is customizable
✔✔Which of the following are examples of desktop software? (choose two) - ✔✔Web
browser
Music Player
, ✔✔A "copyleft provision" in a software license means: - ✔✔If you redistribute the
software, you must distribute the source to any changes you make
✔✔The FSF's general principal principles are summarized by the term ,which refers to
using copyright laws for purposes that are in some ways contrary to copyright's original
intent. - ✔✔Copyleft
✔✔If you wanted to set up a blog, which software would be most helpful? -
✔✔WordPress
✔✔POP and IMAP are related to: - ✔✔Email
✔✔Which of the following are true about compiled programming languages? - ✔✔C is a
compiled language
✔✔Which are examples of permissive software licenses? (choose two) - ✔✔MIT
BSD
✔✔Which of the following licenses was made by the FSF? - ✔✔GPLv3
✔✔Who founded the Open Source Initiative? (choose two) - ✔✔Eric Raymond
Bruce Perens
✔✔An interpreted programming language: (choose two) - ✔✔is converted into machine
specific instructions as the program runs
tend to offer more features than compiled languages
✔✔Which package manager is used in Fedora, a Red Hat derived system? - ✔✔yum
✔✔A generic term for Open Source and Free Software is - ✔✔FLOSS
✔✔If you wanted to create and print an invoice, what could you use? - ✔✔LibreOffice
✔✔Linux is distributed under which license? - ✔✔GPLv2
✔✔What type of multitasking does Linux use? - ✔✔Preemptive
✔✔Social network "like" buttons can track your activity across the Internet. - ✔✔True
✔✔If you want to store logins and passwords for different websites in a secure manner,
you could use: - ✔✔KeePassX
ANSWERS GUARANTEE A+
✔✔The two main families of Linux shells are: (choose two) - ✔✔C Shell
Bourne Shell
✔✔Which of the following pieces of software deal with file sharing? (choose three) -
✔✔NFS
Netatalk
Samba
✔✔If you wanted to let a Linux machine share files with Windows clients and servers,
you would use: - ✔✔Samba
✔✔Which of the following are examples of text editors? (choose four) - ✔✔vim
Correctc.
nano
Correctd.
emacs
Correcte.
pico
✔✔Which server software would you use to create a company directory that you could
search and authenticate against? - ✔✔OpenLDAP
✔✔A Mail Transfer Agent's primary purpose is to: - ✔✔Deliver mail between servers
✔✔When a computer boots, it can get its network information through: - ✔✔DHCP
✔✔Which application would you use to edit and piece together sound files to make
podcast? - ✔✔Audacity
✔✔The Linux shell: (choose three) - ✔✔Has a scripting language
Allows you to launch programs
Is customizable
✔✔Which of the following are examples of desktop software? (choose two) - ✔✔Web
browser
Music Player
, ✔✔A "copyleft provision" in a software license means: - ✔✔If you redistribute the
software, you must distribute the source to any changes you make
✔✔The FSF's general principal principles are summarized by the term ,which refers to
using copyright laws for purposes that are in some ways contrary to copyright's original
intent. - ✔✔Copyleft
✔✔If you wanted to set up a blog, which software would be most helpful? -
✔✔WordPress
✔✔POP and IMAP are related to: - ✔✔Email
✔✔Which of the following are true about compiled programming languages? - ✔✔C is a
compiled language
✔✔Which are examples of permissive software licenses? (choose two) - ✔✔MIT
BSD
✔✔Which of the following licenses was made by the FSF? - ✔✔GPLv3
✔✔Who founded the Open Source Initiative? (choose two) - ✔✔Eric Raymond
Bruce Perens
✔✔An interpreted programming language: (choose two) - ✔✔is converted into machine
specific instructions as the program runs
tend to offer more features than compiled languages
✔✔Which package manager is used in Fedora, a Red Hat derived system? - ✔✔yum
✔✔A generic term for Open Source and Free Software is - ✔✔FLOSS
✔✔If you wanted to create and print an invoice, what could you use? - ✔✔LibreOffice
✔✔Linux is distributed under which license? - ✔✔GPLv2
✔✔What type of multitasking does Linux use? - ✔✔Preemptive
✔✔Social network "like" buttons can track your activity across the Internet. - ✔✔True
✔✔If you want to store logins and passwords for different websites in a secure manner,
you could use: - ✔✔KeePassX
