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DAT2330 - Unix - Prof. Ian Allen
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Here are questions you should be able to answer.  You will likely find
questions similar to these on tests and exams.

Chapter 1 - Introduction to Linux.

 Omit 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?