1. Name the author who wrote the Linux Operating System at the University of Helsinki in 1990. 
Richard Stallman
Dennis Ritchie
Linus Torvalds
Bill Ahern
Ken Thompson

2. Name the Father of the Free Software Foundation (FSF). 
Dennis Ritchie
Ken Thompson
Linus Torvalds
Richard Stallman
Bill Ahern

3. Name the author of the UNIX Operating System at AT&T Bell Labs who also authored the "C" Programming language that made UNIX such a highly portable operating system. 
Dennis Ritchie
Ken Thompsn
Bill Ahern
Linus Torvalds
Richard Stallman

4. Name the two authors who wrote the UNIX Operating System at AT&T Bell Labs in 1969. 
Linus Torvalds
Ken Thompson
Richard Stallman
Dennis Richie
Bill Ahern

5. Select the most accurate description for /dev/hdc. 
/dev/hdc is the secondary hard drive on IDE channel 0.
/dev/hdc is the first (primary) hard drive on IDE channel 0.
/dev/hdc is the first hard drive on IDE channel 1.
/dev/hdc is the secondary hard drive on IDE channel 0.
/dev/dhc does not exist on a Linux PC.

6. The directory is the major subdirectory beneath root that contains spooled files, queued files, log files, mail, ftp files, and web server files. 
rav
par
sar
queue
var

7. The directory is the major subdirectory beneath root that contains most UNIX system configuration files. 

8. The directory is the major subdirectory beneath root that contains casual user commands. 

9. The directory is the major subdirectory beneath root that is the root user (or the superuser's) assigned directory upon login. 


10. What does "i" option represent on the following command-line: # rpm -ivh dhcpd-3.0-1-i386.rpm 
insert a dash
install the rpm package
inability to react
insecure
inode option

11. What type of link does the following shell command-line create?

ln /home/fishg/schedule /home/boss/fishg-schedule

flexible
soft (symbolic)
specific
hard
spanning

12. The major subdirectory beneath root that contains the bootable copy of Linux is named? 
/
root
boot
lib
mnt

13. The three types of files found in UNIX are: 
directory
data
inode
ordinary
device

14. List each component making up a valid Linux shell command-line. 
prompt, command, space, option, space, argument(s)
prompt, action, arguments
prompt, command, shadow
prompt, space, syntax
prompt, command, space, argument, space, option

15. Below are two entries made on the UNIX shell command-line by a casual user, one entry after the other entry. What output is displayed by the "echo" command?

a=100

echo $a

$a
$
0
100
a

16. A Linux workstation has 783 application packages loaded onto the kernel. What is the output of the following command:

# rpm -qa | who -l

334
830
783
784
782

17. On the Linux shell command-line, a dash, "-", peceeds a(n) . 
command
option
prompt
argument
space

18. Linux requires how many partitions at a minimum? 
8
3
2
4
1

19. Name the disk partitioning utility used to create hard drive partitions during the initial installation of Linux. 
fdisk
disk quick
zdisk
disk druid
chkconfig

20. Before loading Linux on 150 workstations at a business location, the Linux distribution vendor's should be checked. 
Hardware Compatibility List
GNU-GPL
Reputation
License cost
Warranty statement


1. Explain why we must "mount" a CD/DVD unit to the UNIX file system tree before being able to access files on a CD/DVD disk.

Because mounting allows the computer to access the cd rom so without it the cd rom will just sit in the cd tray.

1. Explain three primary uses for the rpm command when administering application packages on a Fedora Linux client or server?

1. Explain what functions the "i" , "v" , and "h" options perform for the rpm command as it is interpreted and displayed by the shell.

1. Explain why the "tab key" technique is so important when using the rpm command.