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Serial Communications - Quiz

Enabling serial and non-serial Communications

Select the best answer for each question.
1. What is the function of the getty daemon?
Please select the best answer.
  A. To configure serial device characteristics
  B. To allow logins over a serial device
  C. To support PPP connections on a serial device

2. How many serial ports are initialized automatically at boot-up?
Please select the best answer.
  A. 1
  B. 2
  C. 4
  D. 8

3. Which of the following functions require a Linux computer to have multiple network interface cards?
Please select all the correct answers.
  A. Routing
  B. Aliasing
  C. Firewalling
  D. Bridging

4. What directory holds the available network modules?
Please select the best answer.
  A. /lib/modules/`uname -r`/net
  B. /etc/conf.modules
  C. /lib/modules/net
  D. /etc/`uname -r`/modules.conf

5. What type of network card is configured automatically at boot?
Please select the best answer.
  A. NIC
  B. ISA
  C. PCI
  D. PPP