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Introduction to UNIX
Kate Wrightson
Joe Merlino

What Is Unix?

Multiple Choice

Click on the correct response for each question below.



1

Unix is portable because it is written in
A)Java
B)Assembly language
C)English
D)C language
2

The letters BSD represent
A)Berkeley School Design
B)Boston System Design
C)Berkeley Software Development
D)Boise School Definition
3

Unix is gaining some popularity again because of
A)U.S. space program
B)The Internet
C)Microsoft Windows
D)IBM
4

One of the first software from the GNU project was
A)VI editor
B)C-shell
C)EMACS editor
D)AWK program
5

The free software foundation was established because of
A)BSD
B)Linux
C)GNU project
D)Microsoft
6

The part of the Unix operating system that interacts with the hardware is called
A)GNU project
B)The kernal
C)The shell
D)Linux
7

The man credited with starting Linux is
A)Linus Torvalds
B)Ken Thompson
C)Linux Smith
D)Richard Stallman
8

FreeBSD is
A)Not really free
B)Free
C)Both B and D
D)Includes the source code
9

Which of the following people were not major factors in the development of Unix?
A)A. Dennis Ritchie
B)Ken Thompson
C)Bill Gates
D)Linus Torvalds
10

Which are the major branches in the Unix family tree?
A)AIX and Solaris
B)BSD and SYS V
C)Linux and BSD
D)Sys V and Solaris




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