Linux Operations and Administration, ISBN 111103530X
Ch. 2
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Chapter 2 Solutions
Review Questions
1.
A virtual machine shares its IP address with the host. True or False?
b. False
2.
What’s the term for a virtual machine using the hardware resources of a physical computer?
a. Guest
3.
What’s the term for the physical computer on which a virtual machine runs?
c. Host
4.
With VMware Player installed, a virtual machine can access the host machine’s hardware.
True or False?
True
5.
Summarize the benefits of using virtualization software.
Users can create virtual machines to test different OSs and applications without fear of damaging
the host. Another benefit of virtualization is being able to test multiple OSs on one physical
machine, which saves space and reduces costs.
6.
List the three phases of an openSuSE installation.
Preparation phase
Installation phase
Configuration phase
7.
Which setting in the Boot Options window is used to boot to the graphical repair system?
b. Repair Installed System
8.
Which setting in the Boot Options window boots into a minimal Linux system without a
GUI?
a. Rescue System
9.
Describe the benefit of choosing the update installation mode for openSUSE.
If a new OS version is available, updating your system is better than doing a new installation
because this option preserves existing configuration settings.
10. Describe a benefit of using the Logical Volume Management (LVM) option instead of a
partition-based setup.
The benefit of using LVM is that users can resize partitions later, as needed.
11. What user account has full access to all system resources?
c. Root
12. The user password for openSUSE must be at least how many characters?
d. 5
13. What’s the default runlevel in openSuSE?
d. 5
14. Explain how the root password is set during the openSUSE installation.
Linux Operations and Administration, ISBN 111103530X
Ch. 2
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You’re prompted to create a user during the preparation phase of the openSUSE installation. After
entering the user’s full name and username, you enter the password. You can enable the option for
using this password as the system administrator’s (root) password.
Case Projects
Case Project 2-1
Students’ memos will vary but should include clear reasons for choosing a particular setup. Students could
choose just KDE for all 75 computers, or they could choose a mixture of both desktop environments (KDE
and GNOME). Both environments have the same security features and offer mostly the same applications.