05. Graphical Interface

Question 1

Linux desktops are?

Answer 1

1. GNOME
2. KDE
3. XFCE

Question 2

Loading the graphical desktop is one of the final steps in the boot process of a Linux desktop. Historically, this was known as the __________, often just called X.

Answer 2

X Windows System

Question 3

A service called the __________ keeps track of the displays being provided and loads the X server (so-called, because it provides graphical services to applications, sometimes called X clients).

Answer 3

Display Manager

Question 4

The _________ also handles graphical logins and starts the appropriate desktop environment after a user logs in.

Answer 4

display manager

Question 5

A newer system, known as ________ , is gradually superseding X and is the default display system for Fedora, RHEL, and other recent distributions.

Answer 5

Wayland

Question 6

Display manager responsible for ?

Answer 6

1. Display management
2. Loads Graphical Desktop (X or Wayland)
3. Manage graphical login

Question 7

A desktop environment consists of?

Answer 7

1. Session manager
2. Window manager

Question 8

A ________________, which starts and maintains the components of the graphical session

Answer 8

session manager

Question 9

The ___________, which controls the placement and movement of windows, window title-bars, and controls

Answer 9

window manager

Question 10

You can start the graphical desktop different way, after logging on to a text-mode console, by running __________ from the command line

Answer 10

startx

Question 11

you can start ____________________ manually from the command line. This differs from running startx as the display managers will project a sign in screen.

Answer 11

the display manager (gdm, kdm, xdm, etc.)

Question 12

the ____________ starts at the end of the boot process. It is responsible for starting the graphics system, logging in the user, and starting the user’s desktop environment.

Answer 12

display manager

Question 13

The default display manager for GNOME is called (1)_______. Another popular display manager is (2)________, associated with KDE.

Answer 13

1. gdm
2. kdm

Question 14

there is a standard utility, __________, which exposes many more setting options. It also permits you to easily install extensions by external parties.

Answer 14

gnome-tweaks (Older gnome-tweak-tool)

Question 15

some recent distributions have taken most of the functionality out of this tool (gnome-tweaks) and placed it in a new one called _____________.

Answer 15

gnome-extensions-app

Question 16

There are other options to get additional themes beyond the default selection. You can download and install themes from _________.

Answer 16

GNOME’s Wiki website

Question 17

There are two ways to lock your screen:

Answer 17

1. Using the graphical interface
2. Using the keyboard shortcut SUPER-L (or SUPER-Escape)

Question 18

Linux is a true ___________ operating system, which allows more than one user to be simultaneously logged in.

Answer 18

multi-user

Question 19

If more than one person uses the system, for each person must have their own ______________.

Answer 19

user account and password

Question 20

__________ Mode saves the current system state and allows you to resume your session more quickly while remaining on, but uses very little power in the sleeping state

Answer 20

Suspend

Question 21

It works by keeping your system’s applications, desktop, and so on, in system RAM, but turning off all of the other hardware

Answer 21

Suspend

Question 22

The method is quite simple and universal in most recent GNOME-based distributions. If you click on the Power icon and hold for a short time and release, you will get the double line icon displayed below, which you then click to _________ the system

Answer 22

suspend

Question 23

Applications are found at different places in Linux (and within GNOME):

Answer 23

1. From the Applications menu in the upper-left corner.
2. From the Activities menu in the upper-left corner.
3. In some Ubuntu versions, from the Dash button in the upper-left corner.
4. For KDE, and some other environments, applications can be opened from the button in the lower-left corner.

Question 24

enter the Settings menu (on all recent Linux distributions) and then click on either Default Applications or Details > Default Applications.

Answer 24

To set default applications

Question 25

Each distribution implements the ____________ utility, which is used to navigate the file system.

Answer 25

Nautilus (File Manager)

Question 26

The __________ allows you to view files and directories in more than one way.

Answer 26

File Manager

Question 27

You can switch between the Icons and List formats, either by clicking the familiar icons in the top bar, or you can press (1)______ or (2)_______ respectively.

Answer 27

1. CTRL-1 2. CTRL-2

Question 28

To show hidden files, select Show Hidden Files from the menu or press _________.

Answer 28

CTRL-H

Question 29

The _________ includes a great search tool inside the file browser window.

Answer 29

File Manager

Question 30

To open the File Manager from the command line, on most systems simply type _________.

Answer 30

nautilus

Question 31

The shortcut key to get to the search text box is ________. You can exit the search text box view by clicking the Search button or _________ again.

Answer 31

CTRL-F

Question 32

Another quick way to access a specific directory is to press __________, which will give you a Location text box to type in a path to a directory.

Answer 32

CTRL-L

Question 33

The default text editor in GNOME is ______

Answer 33

gedit

Question 34

Although ______ is designed as a general-purpose text editor, it offers additional features for spell-checking, highlighting, file listings, and statistics.

Answer 34

gedit

Question 35

Deleting a file in Nautilus will automatically move the deleted files to the _________________ under the user's home directory.

Answer 35

.local/share/Trash/files/ directory (a trash can of sorts)