Correct Answer: Fewer than 500,000
Your Answer: Approximately 1 million
Besides the fact that Linux
was started before good free C++ compilers were available, Linus Torvalds
is no fan of C++. Standard C and assembly language make up 99.71 percent
of the kernel.
Who among the following has never contributed any source code to the Linux kernel?
Correct Answer: Richard M. Stallman
Your Answer: Hans Reiser
Stallman thinks the name should be GNU/Linux, because
the kernel doesn't function as an OS without supporting code developed
by the Free Software Foundation. But Stallman has never actually written
code for the kernel itself.
If you needed to work primarily with very large multimedia files, which of the following file systems would offer the best performance?
Correct Answer: XFS
Your Answer: Ext2fs
Originally developed by Silicon Graphics, XFS offers
smooth data transfer and handles large files very efficiently, either of
which would be a boon to multimedia production.
Of the following, which is the most widely used GUI windowing system among major enterprise Linux distributions?
Correct Answer: X.org
Your Answer: Gnome
Trick question! Of the software projects listed, only
X.org is a windowing system. The others are desktop environments that run
on top of X.org.
What is the main benefit of the noatime mount option for Linux file systems?
Correct Answer: It improves performance by reducing the
frequency of disk writes
Your Answer: It improves performance by reducing the
frequency of disk writes
Normally, Linux will update the time stamp on a file
every time it is accessed. With the noatime option, the kernel will update
files only when their contents are changed.
Which of the following virtualization technologies allows Windows virtual machines to run on a Linux system?
Correct Answer: Xen
Your Answer: Xen
Most of the virtualization software listed can only launch
other instances of Linux. Xen can support Windows virtual machines also,
provided your processor supports Intel VT or AMD-V technology.
In Linux parlance, what is a "binary blob"?
Correct Answer: A driver that is loaded into the kernel
as a binary object, for which no source code is available
Your Answer: An orphaned file whose allocation information
in the file system has been lost
The Linux community is divided over the practice of running
closed source code as part of the Linux kernel, but when hardware vendors
refuse to release their specifications, it's often the only option.
Of the following Linux distributions, which does not use RPM as its primary software distribution package format?
Correct Answer: Ubuntu
Your Answer: Ubuntu
Ubuntu has its roots in Debian, which has its own package
format. The rest all use the format invented by Red Hat.
Which of the following companies is among the top 10 corporate contributors to the Linux kernel, according to the Linux Foundation?
Correct Answer: Intel
Your Answer: Cisco
All of the companies named have contributed a significant
amount of code to the kernel. But of the four, Intel tops the list, having
been responsible for about 4 percent of recent code changes.
Who is Larry Ewing?
Correct Answer: The creator of "Tux the penguin," the
official Linux mascot
Your Answer: The creator of "Tux the penguin," the official
Linux mascot
Ewing drew the affable avian with the first version of
the GIMP, back in 1996.
