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