Mod 01 Introduction to Linux Multiple Choice 1. The United States Air Force was able to install Linux on a popular gaming console and then connect over 1,700 of these systems together to work as one big supercomputer. Which of the following types of technologies did they implement? a. herding b. cloud computing c. group computing d. clustering ANSWER: d RATIONALE: When multiple, or many, computers are joined together to work as one, it is called a cluster. POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Eckert.Linux+6e.24.1.5 - Explain the common uses of Linux in industry today. TOPICS: 1.5 Common Uses of Linux KEYWORDS: Bloom's: Understand DATE CREATED: 5/1/2023 2:45 PM DATE MODIFIED: 5/1/2023 2:45 PM 2. Which of the following terms describes a type of useful and legitimate software that is distributed by a developer at no charge and with no source code? a. shareware b. freeware c. malware d. tryware ANSWER: b RATIONALE: Freeware is a type of software that is distributed for free by a software developer, but the source code is not distributed along with it. Shareware is similar to freeware but requires payment after a period of time, malware is malicious software, and tryware does not exist. POINTS: 1 QUESTION TYPE: Multiple Choice HAS VARIABLES: False LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Eckert.Linux+6e.24.1.2 - Outline the key features of the Linux operating system.