Linux 2 Ch 3- X window

Question 1

A GUI is intended to provide users a visual way of issuing commands to the computer through the use of WIMP. The acronym WIMP stands for:
Workstation, Interfaces, Menus and Printers
Windows, Icons, Menus and Printers
Working In Multi-Printer environment
Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers

Answer 1

Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers

Question 2

X Windows, the latest GUI server for Linux, is a desktop from Microsoft.
True or False?
True
False

Answer 2

False

Question 3

X Window defines the X11 protocol for communication and graphics primitives.
True or False?
True
False

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Which of the following is not a component of the X Window system:
Widget/toolkit libraries
Network manager
Hardware drivers
Display manager

Answer 4

Network manager

Question 5

In a RedHat-derived installation, the system administrator notices the following line in the /etc/inittab file:
id:3:initdefault:
Will the installed display manager start automatically during the boot process?
No
Yes
Depends on the user access level
Depends on the display manager installed

Answer 5

No

Question 6

Once installed, it is not possible to switch from one display manager to another.
True or False?
True
False

Answer 6

False

Question 7

The ____________ tool is recommended to modify the greeting or banner for the gdm display manager.
greetingconf
gconftool-2
configure-gdm
bannermaker

Answer 7

gconftool-2

Question 8

The color depth for the display manager determines:
3D effects on the screen
Maximum number of colors that can be displayed on the screen
Minimum number of colors that can be displayed on the screen
Amount of memory allocated by the video card

Answer 8

Maximum number of colors that can be displayed on the screen

Question 9

Errors from applications started via an icon in X Windows are sent which of the following files?
(choose two)
~/.session-errors
/usr/share/xsession-errors
~/.xsession-errors
~/x-errors
~/.xerrors-session

Answer 9

~/.session-errors

~/.xsession-errors

Question 10

on modern systems, files in the conf.d directory will be read after the xorg.conf file when present on modern systems.
True or False?
True
False

Answer 10

True

Question 11

/etc/X11/xorg.conf

Answer 11

The /etc/X11/xorg.conf file contains numerous sections with configuration items for the Xserver.

Question 12

/etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/

Answer 12

the /etc/X11/xorg.conf.d/ directory contains the /etc/X11/xorg.conf file, along with any file with a *.conf extension.

Question 13

X

Answer 13

The primary GUI server used by Linux has historically been based upon the X Window project, or simply X.

Question 14

~/.xsession-errors

Answer 14

For some desktop environments the output from STDERR is sent to the ~/.xsession-errors log file.