Open Source Development Tools and Overview (Quiz)

Question 1
________ is the proper filename for the file that contains targets, dependencies and rules which are used to define how your source code should be built into a binary executable.

1. compiler
2. make
3. gcc
4. Makefile

Solution:  Makefile

Question 2
What editor are you required to use in order to write source code on Linux?

1. nano
2. vim
3. Any editor you are comfortable with
4. emacs

Solution:  Any editor you are comfortable with

Question 3
Which gcc compiler option should you use in order to include symbols for debugging?

1. -Wextra
2. -o
3. -Wall
4. -g  

Solution: -g

Question 4
Before committing changes, what git command is used in order to include updates made to files that already exist in a local git repository? 

1. update
2. pull
3. add
4. push  

Solution: add

Question 5
When working with a remote git repository, what command should be used in order to synchronize changes from the the remote repository into the local repository? 

1. update
2. add
3. push
4. pull  

Solution: pull

Question 6
Which is not another term for kernel mode?

1. system mode
2. operating mode
3. privileged mode 
4. supervisor mode 

Solution: operating mode

Question 7
A(n) ________ is the unit of work in a system

1. timer
2. process
3. operating system
4. mode bit  

Solution: process

Question 8
What statement concerning privileged instructions is considered false?

1. They can be executed in user mode.
2. They are used to manage interrupts.
3. They can be executed in kernel mode.
4. They may cause harm to the system. 

Solution: They can be executed in user mode.

Question 9
A(n) ____ is a custom build of the Linux operating system

1. installation
2. LiveCD
3. distribution
4. VMWare Player

 Solution: distribution

Question 10
The most common secondary storage device is ____.

1. magnetic disk
2. tape drives
3. random access memory
4. solid state disks

 Solution: magnetic disk

Question 11
The two separate modes of operating in a system are

1. user mode and kernel mode
2. supervisor mode and system mode
3. physical mode and logical mode
4. kernel mode and privileged mode  

Solution: user mode and kernel mode

Question 12
Embedded computers typically run ____ operating system

1. a clustered
2. a network
3. the Windows XP
4. a real-time

Solution: a real-time

Question 13
Which of the following operating systems is not open source?

1. PCLinuxOS
2. BSD UNIX
3. Linux
4. Windows 

Solution:  Windows

Question 14
Microkernels use _____ for communication.

1. virtualization
2. message passing
3. shared memory
4. system calls 

Solution: message passing

Question 15
If a program terminates abnormally, a dump of memory may be examined by a ____ to determine the cause of the problem. 

1. module
2. control card
3. debugger
4. shell 

 Solution: debugger

Question 16
_____ allow operating system services to be loaded dynamically.

1. Virtual machines
2. Modules
3. File systems
4. Graphical user interfaces

Solution: Modules

Question 17
_____ provide(s) an interface to the services provided by an operating system.

1. System calls
2. Communication
3. Simulators
4. Shared memory

Solution: System calls

Question 18
A microkernel is a kernel ____.

1. that is compressed before loading in order to reduce its resident memory size
2. that is compiled to produce the smallest size possible when stored to disk
3. containing many components that are optimized to reduce resident memory size
4. that is stripped of all nonessential components 

 Solution: that is stripped of all nonessential components

Question 19
A _____ is an example of a systems program.

1.  text formatter
2. database system
3. command interpreter
4. Web browser 

Solution: command interpreter

Question 20
A boot block ____.

1. typically only knows the location and length of the rest of the bootstrap program
2. is composed of multiple disk blocks
3. typically is sophisticated enough to load the operating system and begin its execution
4. is composed of multiple disk cylinders 

Solution:
typically only knows the location and length of the rest of the bootstrap program