ELE 202: Digital System for Telecommunications 2

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Assignment 3

1. Versions of Linux are sometimes called:
2. Which market is Linux more popular in?
3. Which version of Linux comes out of Germany?
4. What does it mean to have Root privileges in Linux?
5. The administrator account on a Microsoft PC has a username of Administrator. What is the username of a Linux PC Administrator?
6. What command will show a list of all current, logged-on users?
7. What is the difference between the user and root command prompts?
8. What does the forward slash indicate?
9. What is different about the use of a slash between Windows and Linux?
10. What command will list the contents of a directory?
11. Which directory stores commands required for System administration?
12. Which Linux commands are case sensitive?
13. Which Linux command will clear the monitor screen of all old commands or data?
14. What command should be entered on the command line to determine the shell version currently in use?
15. What command will display all TCP/IP configuration data?
16. What command should be entered on the command line to list all files in a directory called /utilities in the long parameter format?
17. What directory contains a list of available Linux Shells?
18. What is the default shell for Linux?
19. What is the redirection symbol?
20. What are the two popular Linux GUIs?

Know the following terms:

• GNU Project
• Root Account
• Root Directory
• RPM Package
• Shell
• User Account
• VI Editor