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CNIT 340 Exam 1| 58 QUESTIONS| WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Question 1: If you wanted to add new features to Linux, would
you be able to legally publish those changes?
- Yes, because Linux is open source
- Yes, because Linux is free software
- No, because the original Linux is owned by someone else
- No, because Linux is copyrighted
- None of the above
CORRECT ANSWER : A
Question 2: What is the best description for UNIX?
- refers to a collection of related operating system.
- is a operating system that handles only root actions.
- is a AT&T phone operating system.
- UNIX and Linux are the same operating system.
- None of the Above
CORRECT ANSWER : A
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Question 3: There were many disputes over the legalities of
UNIX, which included lawsuits that spanned throughout its lifetime. What was the main reason why the UNIX intellectual property was so important to sue over.
- People were greedy and wanted to keep the information for
- Linux violated some of SCO's intellectual properties and it
- The law required for UNIX/Linux to be claimed by a group
- IBM needed the advantage on the SCO group with their
- None of the Above
themselves.
needed to be obtained.
for legalities to be in full affect
undercover schemes so they had to make claims on it.
CORRECT ANSWER: B
Question 4: How may a business benefit from adopting
UNIX/Linux into their business?
a) Lower software and possibly hardware costs
b) Better service and support
c) More open source software
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d) Both a and c
e) Both b and c
CORRECT ANSWER : D
Question 5: How do you send the output of a program to the
input of another:
- Redirects
- Grep
- Pipe
- Dircmp
CORRECT ANSWER : C
Question 6: What prefix to a command allows a command to be
run at the root level?a)sudo b)cat c)man d)ls
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e)cd ..
CORRECT ANSWER: A
Question 7: Why would someone want to use "-9" after a "kill" command?a)They don't want to fully end the process.b)They want to be able to go back to the process running if they mess up.c)They want to definitely end the program with prejudice.d)They want to execute kill with more privileges.e)None of the above.