🟦 Topic 1: The Linux Community & a Career in Open Source

(Concepts, distros, licensing, cloud)

Questions in this topic:

1. What is a Linux distribution?
2. Which Linux distribution is derived from Red Hat Enterprise Linux? (CentOS)
3. Members using RHEL want a free alternative (CentOS)
4. Which Linux distributions receive long-term security updates? (Ubuntu LTS, RHEL)
5. What is defined by a Free Software license?
6. What is true about Free Software?
7. How is a new Linux computing instance provisioned in an IaaS cloud?
8. Which services are offered by public cloud providers? (IaaS, PaaS, SaaS)
9. What is the preferred source for installing new Linux applications?
10. Where is the operating system of a Raspberry Pi stored?

Practice focus:

• Distro families
• Licensing philosophy (free ≠ free price)
• Cloud service models

🟩 Topic 2: Finding Your Way on a Linux System