IFT 250 FINAL EXAM LATEST
The ________ interacts with the hardware and the _________ interacts
with the user - ANSWERS-operating system, Shell
A program is synonymous with a process. True or false? - ANSWERS-
False
Every character has a number associated with it. What is it called? -
ANSWERS-the ASCII value
If you see a prompt like mailhost login:, what do you think mailhost
represents? - ANSWERS-The machine name
If the system echoes Login incorrect, does it mean that your user-id is
incorrect? - ANSWERS-Not necessarily, the password could be
incorrect
Name the command you used in this chapter to display filenames. -
ANSWERS-ls
Name the command you used in this chapter to display processes -
ANSWERS-ps
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, IFT 250 FINAL EXAM LATEST
Name the command you used in this chapter to display users. -
ANSWERS-who
Who are the principal architects of the UNIX operating system? -
ANSWERS-Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie
Why did AT&T virtually give away UNIX to the world? - ANSWERS-
Because it was prevented byt the US government from selling computer
software
Where did BSD UNIX originate? Name some features of UNIX that
were first found in BSD UNIX - ANSWERS-From the University of
California, Berkeley.
vi editor, C shell, symbolic links, and TCP/IP
Which flavor of UNIX is available for free and runs on the PC? -
ANSWERS-Linux
Identify the companies associated with Solaris UNIX. - ANSWERS-Sun
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, IFT 250 FINAL EXAM LATEST
Identify the companies associated with AIX UNIX - ANSWERS-IBM
Identify the companies associated with Tru64 UNIX - ANSWERS-HP
(Digital)
What does X/OPEN represent? Who owns the UNIX trademark today? -
ANSWERS-a standards body now merged with The Open Group which
owns the UNIX trademark
Who are the two brains behind Linux? - ANSWERS-Richard Stallman
and Linus Torvalds
What is the distinctive characteristic about the GNU General Public
License? - ANSWERS-Software developers distributing products under
this license must make the source code public.
Why is UNIX more portable than other operating systems? -
ANSWERS-Because it is written in C, a high-level language (high-level
lanuage can run without major modifications when moved to another
machine.
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, IFT 250 FINAL EXAM LATEST
Can you divide UNIX into two major schools? To which school does
Sun's UNIX belong? - ANSWERS-Yes, System V (AT&T) and BSD
(Berkeley): Sun is based on BSD but Solaris is based on AT&T's SVR4
Why do UNIX tools perform simple jobs rather than complex ones? -
ANSWERS-because complex jobs can be completed by connecting a
number of these simple ones.
What is the windowing system of UNIX known as? - ANSWERS-The X
Window system
Name some interpretive languages available on UNIX systems. -
ANSWERS-The shell, perl, tcl, and python
Name three notable Linux flavors. - ANSWERS-Fedora, SuSE, Ubuntu
2.1 Enter a : and press [Enter]. Next run type :. What do you conclude? -
ANSWERS-The : must be a command that does nothing. The command
type : indicates that the command is built into the shell.
2.2 UNIX commands must be in lowercase and must not have
extensions. True or false? - ANSWERS-False, you can use uppercase
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The ________ interacts with the hardware and the _________ interacts
with the user - ANSWERS-operating system, Shell
A program is synonymous with a process. True or false? - ANSWERS-
False
Every character has a number associated with it. What is it called? -
ANSWERS-the ASCII value
If you see a prompt like mailhost login:, what do you think mailhost
represents? - ANSWERS-The machine name
If the system echoes Login incorrect, does it mean that your user-id is
incorrect? - ANSWERS-Not necessarily, the password could be
incorrect
Name the command you used in this chapter to display filenames. -
ANSWERS-ls
Name the command you used in this chapter to display processes -
ANSWERS-ps
END OF
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, IFT 250 FINAL EXAM LATEST
Name the command you used in this chapter to display users. -
ANSWERS-who
Who are the principal architects of the UNIX operating system? -
ANSWERS-Ken Thompson and Dennis Ritchie
Why did AT&T virtually give away UNIX to the world? - ANSWERS-
Because it was prevented byt the US government from selling computer
software
Where did BSD UNIX originate? Name some features of UNIX that
were first found in BSD UNIX - ANSWERS-From the University of
California, Berkeley.
vi editor, C shell, symbolic links, and TCP/IP
Which flavor of UNIX is available for free and runs on the PC? -
ANSWERS-Linux
Identify the companies associated with Solaris UNIX. - ANSWERS-Sun
END OF
PAGE
2
, IFT 250 FINAL EXAM LATEST
Identify the companies associated with AIX UNIX - ANSWERS-IBM
Identify the companies associated with Tru64 UNIX - ANSWERS-HP
(Digital)
What does X/OPEN represent? Who owns the UNIX trademark today? -
ANSWERS-a standards body now merged with The Open Group which
owns the UNIX trademark
Who are the two brains behind Linux? - ANSWERS-Richard Stallman
and Linus Torvalds
What is the distinctive characteristic about the GNU General Public
License? - ANSWERS-Software developers distributing products under
this license must make the source code public.
Why is UNIX more portable than other operating systems? -
ANSWERS-Because it is written in C, a high-level language (high-level
lanuage can run without major modifications when moved to another
machine.
END OF
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, IFT 250 FINAL EXAM LATEST
Can you divide UNIX into two major schools? To which school does
Sun's UNIX belong? - ANSWERS-Yes, System V (AT&T) and BSD
(Berkeley): Sun is based on BSD but Solaris is based on AT&T's SVR4
Why do UNIX tools perform simple jobs rather than complex ones? -
ANSWERS-because complex jobs can be completed by connecting a
number of these simple ones.
What is the windowing system of UNIX known as? - ANSWERS-The X
Window system
Name some interpretive languages available on UNIX systems. -
ANSWERS-The shell, perl, tcl, and python
Name three notable Linux flavors. - ANSWERS-Fedora, SuSE, Ubuntu
2.1 Enter a : and press [Enter]. Next run type :. What do you conclude? -
ANSWERS-The : must be a command that does nothing. The command
type : indicates that the command is built into the shell.
2.2 UNIX commands must be in lowercase and must not have
extensions. True or false? - ANSWERS-False, you can use uppercase
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