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18 Cards in this Set
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What did Linus Torvalds use to write the Linux kernel |
The GNU programming tools |
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How was the Linux kernel first made available to the general public? |
The source code was released on the internet. |
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What is a programmer likely to do with source code? |
Modify it to fix bufs or add new features. |
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Why will most software companies not sell youz their source code |
Because they believe that if they make it aavailable it will destory their revenue stream |
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What type of utilities and applications are provided in a Linux Distribution? |
Command interepretes, programming tools, text editors, typestting tools and graphical user interfaces. |
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What is X |
A complex standard distributed windowsing system on which people implement graphical interfaces. |
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What grapgical user interfaces are mentioned in the text? |
KDE and Gnome |
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Kernel |
The core of an operating system that handles memory allocation talks to hardware devices devices and make sure everything keeps running |
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Free software foundation |
an organisation of volunteers dedicarted to making good software thath anyone could use without paying |
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Source code |
the original systems program from which compiled programs are generated |
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open source |
a type of software development where any pgorammer can develop or fix bugs |
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a distribution |
a coomplete operating system kit with the utitilites and appications you need to make it do useful things |
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X |
a standart distributed windowsing system on which people implement graphical interfaces |
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Linux was created in 1980s |
false |
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Minix was created by a unuversity student |
false |
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linux is based on unix |
true |
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minix is based on Linux |
true |
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linux runs on more types of computer than any other operating system |
true |
