Linux Administration Chapter 10
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True or False:
The Linux GUI tends to function very differently depending on the video hardware of the computer system. - false
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True or False:
The Linux GUI is comprised of many components, which work separately from the video hardware(video adapter card and monitor). - true
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The four components of the Linux GUI are:
1. ____________
2. Desktop environment
3. Window manager
4. X windows - Graphical programs (x clients)
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The four components of the Linux GUI are:
1. Graphical programs (x clients)
2. ____________
3. Window manager
4. X windows - Desktop environment
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The four components of the Linux GUI are:
1. Graphical programs (x clients)
2. Desktop environment
3. ____________
4. X windows - Window manager
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The four components of the Linux GUI are:
1. Graphical programs (x clients)
2. Desktop environment
3. Window manager
4. ____________ - X windows
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The four components of the ______ are:
1. Graphical programs (x clients)
2. Desktop environment
3. Window manager
4. X windows - Linux GUI
- The core component of the GUI in Linux is ______.
- X Windows
- The programs that tell X windows how to draw its graphics and display the results are known as ______.
- X clients
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True or False:
X clients must always run on the same computer as X windows. - false
- You may use ______ on one computer to send graphical images to an X client on a different computer by changing the DISPLAY environment variable.
- X windows
- You may use X windows on one computer to send graphical images to an ______ on a different computer by changing the DISPLAY environment variable.
- X client
- You may use X windows on one computer to send graphical images to an X client on a different computer by changing the ______ environment variable.
- DISPLAY
- X Windows is sometimes referred to as the ______ component of X Windows or simply the X ______. (same word for both blanks)
- server
- The freely available version of X Windows is called ______.
- XFree86
- X Windows was jointly developed by ______ and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1984.
- Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC)
- X Windows was jointly developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and the ______ in 1984.
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
- X Windows was jointly developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in ______.
- 1984
- ______ was jointly developed by Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC) and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1984.
- X Windows
- The original code name for X Windows was ______.
- Project Athena
- X Windows was first released in ______.
- 1985
- X windows is governed by a separate ______ from the GPL which restricts the usage of X Windows and its source code.
- license
- A ______ can modify the look and feel of X Windows.
- window manager
- Desktop environments provide development ______ that allow software to be created more rapidly.
- toolkits
- The traditional desktop environment used on Linux systems is ______.
- KDE
- What does KDE use for a window manager?
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K Window Manager
(kwm) - ______ uses the Qt tookit for the C++ programming language.
- KDE
- KDE uses the ______ tookit for the C++ programming language.
- Qt
- KDE uses the Qt tookit for the ______ programming language.
- C++
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True or False:
You may choose to use only a window manager rather than a complete desktop environment. - true
- The ______ toolkit was created by a company called Trolltech in Norway and was not released as Open Source Software until 1998.
- Qt
- The Qt toolkit was created by a company called ______ in Norway and was not released as Open Source Software until 1998.
- Trolltech
- The Qt toolkit was created by a company called Trolltech in ______ and was not released as Open Source Software until 1998.
- Norway
- The Qt toolkit was created by a company called Trolltech in Norway and was not released as ______ until 1998.
- Open Source Software
- The Qt toolkit was created by a company called Trolltech in Norway and was not released as Open Source Software until ______.
- 1998
- In the mid 1990s, most Open Source programmers preferred to develop in the ______ programming language.
- C
- The ______ desktop environment was created in 1997 due to the source code of the Qt toolkit not being freely modifiable.
- GNOME
- The GNOME desktop environment was created in 1997 due to the source code of the ______ toolkit not being freely modifiable.
- Qt
- The GNOME desktop environment was created in ______ due to the source code of the Qt toolkit not being freely modifiable.
- 1997
- ______ typically uses the Sawfish Window Manager and the GTK+ toolkit for the C programming language.
- GNOME
- GNOME typically uses the ______ Window Manager and the GTK+ toolkit for the C programming language.
- Sawfish
- GNOME typically uses the Sawfish Window Manager and the ______ toolkit for the C programming language.
- GTK+
- GNOME typically uses the Sawfish Window Manager and the GTK+ toolkit for the ______ programming language.
- C
- The GTK+ toolkit was originally developed for the ______ and is Open Source.
- GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP)
- The ______ toolkit was originally developed for the GNU Image Manipulation Program (GIMP) and is Open Source.
- GTK+
- The window manager used by ______ prior to the Sawfish Window Manager was Enlightenment which is a highly configurable window manager that allows for multiple desktops with different settings.
- GNOME
- The window manager used by GNOME prior to the Sawfish Window Manager was Enlightenment which is a highly configurable window manager that allows for ______ desktops with different settings.
- multiple
- The window manager used by GNOME prior to the ______ Window Manager was Enlightenment which is a highly configurable window manager that allows for multiple desktops with different settings.
- Sawfish
- The window manager used by GNOME prior to the Sawfish Window Manager was ______ which is a highly configurable window manager that allows for multiple desktops with different settings.
- Enlightenment
- A window manager based on the Tab Window Manager, intended to use less computer memory and to give the desktop a 3-D look was ______.
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fvwm
Feeble Virtual Window Manager - Sawfish allows most of its settings to be configured via tools or ______.
- scripts
- The ______ window manager is one of the oldest and most basic window managers.
- Tab
- The window manager that provides dr______ mouse movement and imitates the NeXTSTEP operating system interface made by Apple Computer Inc is Window Maker.
- ag and drop
- The window manager that provides drag and drop mouse movement and imitates the ______ operating system interface made by Apple Computer Inc is Window Maker.
- NeXTSTEP
- The window manager that provides drag and drop mouse movement and imitates the NeXTSTEP operating system interface made by ______ Computer Inc is Window Maker.
- Apple
- The window manager that provides drag and drop mouse movement and imitates the NeXTSTEP operating system interface made by Apple Computer Inc is ______.
- Window Maker
- Runlevel ______ starts the GNOME Display Manager to display the graphical login screen.
- 5
- Runlevel 5 starts the ______ to display the graphical login screen.
- GNOME Display Manager
- Runlevel 5 starts the GNOME Display Manager to display the ______ screen.
- graphical login
- The appearance and behavior of gdm may be configured by using the ______ Configurator tool in a desktop environment or by editing the /etc/x11/gdm/gdm.conf file.
- GDM
- The appearance and behavior of ______ may be configured by using the GDM Configurator tool in a desktop environment or by editing the /etc/x11/gdm/gdm.conf file.
- gdm
- The appearance and behavior of gdm may be configured by using the GDM Configurator tool in a ______ environment or by editing the /etc/x11/gdm/gdm.conf file.
- desktop
- The appearance and behavior of gdm may be configured by using the GDM Configurator tool in a desktop environment or by editing the ______ file.
- /etc/x11/gdm/gdm.conf
- The ______ is a variant of the X Display Manager (xdm) which displays a basic graphical login for users.
- gdm
- The gdm is a variant of the ______ which displays a basic graphical login for users.
- X Display Manager (xdm)
- The gdm is a variant of the X Display Manager (xdm) which displays a basic ______ for users.
- graphical login
- Some Linux distributions use the KDE Display Manager to display a KDE style ______ for users.
- graphical login
- Some Linux distributions use the ______ to display a KDE style graphical login for users.
- KDE Display Manager
- Some Linux distributions use the KDE Display Manager to display a ______ style graphical login for users.
- KDE
- If you use runlevel ______ instead of runlevel 5, you may type gdm at a character terminal to start the GNOME Display Manager manually.
- 3
- If you use runlevel 3 instead of runlevel ______, you may type gdm at a character terminal to start the GNOME Display Manager manually.
- 5
- If you use runlevel 3 instead of runlevel 5, you may type ______ at a character terminal to start the GNOME Display Manager manually.
- gdm
- If you use runlevel 3 instead of runlevel 5, you may type gdm at a character terminal to start the ______ manually.
- GNOME Display Manager
- The startx command starts X Windows and the window manager or desktop environment specified in the ______ file in ones home directory.
- .Xclients
- The startx command starts X Windows and the window manager or desktop environment specified in the .Xclients file in ones ______ directory.
- home
- If the ______ file does not exist and one types startx, the GNOME Desktop environment is started by default.
- .Xclients
- If the .Xclients file does not exist and one types ______, the GNOME Desktop environment is started by default.
- startx
- If the .Xclients file does not exist and one types startx, the ______ Desktop environment is started by default.
- GNOME
- The ______ file points to the .Xclients-default file in ones home directory for directions as to what window manager or desktop environment to start when one types startx.
- .Xclients
- The .Xclients file points to the ______ file in ones home directory for directions as to what window manager or desktop environment to start when one types startx.
- .Xclients-default
- The .Xclients file points to the .Xclients-default file in ones ______ directory for directions as to what window manager or desktop environment to start when one types startx.
- home
- The .Xclients file points to the .Xclients-default file in ones home directory for directions as to what ______ to start when one types startx.
- window manager or desktop environment
- The .Xclients file points to the .Xclients-default file in ones home directory for directions as to what window manager or desktop environment to start when one types ______.
- startx
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To start the Tab Window manager upon typing startx, one would edit the .xclients-default file to have its "exec" line read:
exec ______. - /usr/X11R6/bin/twm
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To start the Enlightenment Window manager upon typing startx, one would edit the .xclients-default file to have its "exec" line read:
exec ______. - /usr/bin/enlightenment
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To start the Window Maker Window manager upon typing startx, one would edit the .xclients-default file to have its "exec" line read:
exec ______. - /usr/bin/wmaker
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To start the Feeble Virtual Window manager upon typing startx, one would edit the .xclients-default file to have its "exec" line read:
exec ______. - /usr/X11R6/bin/fvwm2
- The settings in the .Xclients-default file may also be set using the graphical ______ in the GNOME or KDE desktop environments.
- Desktop Switching Tool
- ______ is the component of the GUI that interfaces with the video hardware in the computer.
- X Windows
- X Windows is the component of the ______ that interfaces with the video hardware in the computer.
- GUI
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X Windows needs the following information about the video adapter card:
1. ____________
2. The amount of RAM on the card
3. The chipset on the card - The card and model
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X Windows needs the following information about the video adapter card:
1. The card and model
2. ____________
3. The chipset on the card - The amount of RAM on the card
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X Windows needs the following information about the video adapter card:
1. The card and model
2. The amount of RAM on the card
3. ____________ - The chipset on the card
- X Windows occasionally needs information about the ______ and clockchip on the video card.
- RAMDAC
- X Windows occasionally needs information about the RAMDAC and ______ on the video card.
- clockchip
- RAMDAC stands for ______ ______ ______ ______.
- RAM Digital Analog Converter
- The ______ chip is used to convert the digital signals used in a computer into analog signals understood by the computer monitor.
- RAMDAC
- The ______ chip coordinates the processing of information on the video card itself.
- clockchip
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X Windows needs the following information about the computer's monitor:
1. ____________
2. horizontal sync (hsync) range
3. vertical sync (vsync) range - maximum resolution supported
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X Windows needs the following information about the computer's monitor:
1. maximum resolution supported
2. ____________
3. vertical sync (vsync) range - horizontal sync (hsync) range
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X Windows needs the following information about the computer's monitor:
1. maximum resolution supported
2. horizontal sync (hsync) range
3. ____________ - vertical sync (vsync) range
- You may probe the ______ for its information by using the SuperProbe command which is found at /usr/x11R6/bin/SuperProbe.
- video adapter card
- You may probe the video adapter card for its information by using the ______ command.
- SuperProbe
- You may probe the video adapter card for its information by using the SuperProbe command which is found at ______.
- /usr/x11R6/bin/SuperProbe
- To see a list of video cards detected by SuperProbe, use the ______ option to the command.
- -info
- The mouse, keyboard, monitor and video adapter card information used by X Windows is stored in the ______ file in text format.
- /etc/X11/XF86Config
- The mouse, keyboard, monitor and video adapter card information used by X Windows is stored in the /etc/X11/XF86Config file in ______ format.
- text
- The /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config file is a symbolic link to the ______ file.
- /etc/X11/XF86Config
- The ______ file is a symbolic link to the /etc/X11/XF86Config file.
- /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/XF86Config
- To configure the mouse in Red Hat Linux, you may use the ______ command.
- mouseconfig
- The ______ key combination will log you out of X Windows.
- Ctrl-Alt-Backspace
- The video adapter card and monitor information may be configured by using the ______ command.
- Xconfigurator
- When using ______, once the memory and clockchip setting have been chosen, Red Hat runs the x-probeonly command to attempt to detect the chipset and verify any settings made previously.
- Xconfigurator
- When using Xconfigurator, once the memory and clockchip setting have been chosen, Red Hat runs the ______ command to attempt to detect the chipset and verify any settings made previously.
- x-probeonly
- When using Xconfigurator, once the memory and clockchip setting have been chosen, Red Hat runs the x-probeonly command to attempt to detect the ______ and verify any settings made previously.
- chipset
- 8 bit color gives ______ colors.
- 256
- 16 bit color gives ______ colors.
- 65,536
- 24 bit color gives ______ colors.
- 16,777,216
- ______ bit color gives 16,777,216 colors.
- 24
- ______ bit color gives 65,536 colors.
- 16
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True or False:
Xconfigurator will allow one to start X Windows to test the new configuration. - true
- The X Windows configuration program that ships with X Windows and is available on all distributions is ______.
- xf86config
- Does xf86config give a graphical or text interface when executed on the command line?
- text
- The xf86config file usually resides in either ______ or /etc/X11.
- /usr/X11R6/etc/X11
- The xf86config file usually resides in either /usr/X11R6/etc/X11 or ______.
- /etc/X11
- You may need to enable ______ to activate the third mouse button on some mice.
- ChordMiddle
- A ______ mouse button can be emulated.
- third
- The mouse device file ______ is a symbolic link to the correct mouse device file (PS/2, COM1, etc) created during installation.
- /dev/mouse
- The mouse device file /dev/mouse is a symbolic link to the correct ______ file (PS/2, COM1, etc) created during installation.
- mouse device
- Older versions of X Windows used the ______ utility to configure the same settings that Xconfigurator, mouseadmin and xfconfig can configure.
- XF86Setup
- You may fine tune the vsync and hsync of the video card by using the ______ utility once X Windows has started.
- xvidtune
- ______ is the file that contains the configuration of the GNOME Desktop Manager.
- /etc/X11/gdm/gdm.conf
- ______ is the configuration file used by X Windows.
- /etc/X11/XF86Config
- The common set of computer chips on a peripheral component such as a video adapter card is called a ______.
- chipset
- The computer chip that coordinates the flow of information on a peripheral component such as a video adapter card is known as a ______.
- clockchip
- Software that works with a window manager to provide a standard GUI environment that uses standard programs and development tools is known as a ______ ______.
- desktop environment
- GIMP uses the ______ toolkit.
- GTK+
- The ______ desktop environment was created in 1996 by Matthias Ettrich.
- KDE
- The KDE desktop environment was created in ______ by Matthias Ettrich.
- 1996
- The KDE desktop environment was created in 1996 by ______.
- Matthias Ettrich
- The best clarity of an image displayed to the screen is known as the ______.
- maximum resolution
- The GUI component that is responsible for determining the appearance of the windows drawn on the screen by X Windows is the ______.
- Window Manager
- The component of X Windows that requests graphics to be drawn and displays them on the terminal screen is the ______.
- X client
- The component of X Windows that draws graphics to windows on the terminal screen is the ______.
- X server
- The ______ presents a graphical login screen to users.
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X Display Manager
(xdm) - The Open Source licensed version of X Windows version 11 is ______.
- XFree86
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True or False:
The X server tells X clients how to draw graphics and display results to the screen. - false