---------------------------------------------------- Chapter 1 Reading Guide - A Practical Guide to Linux ---------------------------------------------------- -IAN! idallen@ncf.ca Here are questions you should be able to answer from the textbook. You will likely find questions similar to these on tests and exams. Omit all material related to the GUI and X Windows. (Learning the GUI is easy to pick up on your own; we won't cover it this term.) - What is the difference between a generic operating system and a proprietary one? - Why can't companies use Linux code in their own proprietary operating systems? - What is a portable operating system? - What has enabled Linux to be a highly portable operating system? - List some important ways in which a Unix-like operating system differs from Windows 95. - What does the book say is the purpose of a shell? What does your instructor say? ("To find and run commands!") - What does "redirection" of input or output mean? - A Unix "pipe" is a form of simultaneous output and input redirection. What does it do? - As programmers and software developers, what features does Linux offer you?