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Answers to Review Questions Answers to Review Questions 17 1. B. Certification of technical workers does not lead directly to improved quality of the products on which they’re certified. 2. A, B, C, and D. The architecture of Linux is based on that of Unix. The Linux kernel and the Red Hat Linux distribution are both freely downloadable from the Internet. 3. B. Red Hat Linux is generally acknowledged as the most popular distribution in the U.S.; SuSE is popular in Europe and is becoming more popular in the U.S. 4. C. RH302 is the RHCE exam, and RH300 is the exam preparation course that includes RH302. Every RHCE has completed RH302; however, some RHCEs have passed RH302 without taking RH300. 5. B, C, and D. The RHCE exam does not include essay questions. 6. A, B, C, and D. The RHCE exam requires you to be able to use and administer Linux and related services and to be able to troubleshoot their operation.
Chapter 2 Hardware Basics RHCE PREPARATION TOPICS COVERED IN THIS CHAPTER: � Understand Linux support for computer systems. � Understand and use the Red Hat Hardware Compatibility List. � Understand Red Hat’s hardware detection tool, kudzu. � Understand Linux support for CPUs and SMP. � Understand Linux support for RAM. � Understand Linux support for character devices. � Understand device configuration and be able to configure devices. � Understand Linux support for serial and parallel ports and be able to configure them. � Understand Linux support for common peripherals and be able to configure them. � Understand Linux support for video. � Understand Linux support for block devices. � Understand block device interfaces. � Understand disk addressing. � Understand disk partitioning and be able to choose an appropriate partition structure. � Understand the boot process.
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Page 5 and 6: Acknowledgments This is my tenth bo
Page 7 and 8: Introduction Like many in the Linux
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Chapter 4 Networking Basics RHCE PR
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