Linux Programming Interface: Chapter 1

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Review of the book on Chapter 1
Jon Schipp
Quiz by Jon Schipp, updated more than 1 year ago
Jon Schipp
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Question 1

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After Linux Kernel 2.6 there is no longer a separation of development (odd number) and stable releases (even number).
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  • True
  • False

Question 2

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Linux kernel release cycles are typically how many months long?
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  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 6

Question 3

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POSIX is developed under the auspices of what standards body? The body
Answer
  • ISO
  • IEEE
  • NIST
  • IETF

Question 4

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The acronym POSIX means [blank_start]________[blank_end]
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  • Portable Operating System Interface

Question 5

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Richard Stallman suggested the name POSIX. The final X appears because most UNIX variants end in an X.
Answer
  • True
  • False

Question 6

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What POSIX section describes the UNIX system call and C library function API?
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  • POSIX.1
  • POSIX.2
  • POSIX.3
  • POSIX.4

Question 7

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What POSIX section describes the shell and various UNIX utilities?
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  • POSIX.1
  • POSIX.2
  • POSIX.3
  • POSIX.4

Question 8

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The Single Unix Specification version 1 (SUSv1) is also known as [blank_start]_______[blank_end]
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  • UNIX 95

Question 9

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POSIX 1003-2001 supersedes a number of standards like SUSv2, POSIX.1, POSIX.2, etc.. What is this standard also known as?
Answer
  • SUSv3
  • UNIX 99
  • SUSv2
  • XPG4

Question 10

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UNIX systems certified against [blank_start]______[blank_end] can call themselves UNIX 03.
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  • SUSv3

Question 11

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The SUSv3 specification section that describes the Shell and Utilities is named?
Answer
  • XCU
  • XSH
  • XRAT
  • XBD

Question 12

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The LSB (Linux Standards Based) aims to ensure [blank_start]______[blank_end] compatability.
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  • binary
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