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When Tux met Big Iron: The quiz

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Question 1:  International IBMers excel
Question 2:  Beating Big Blue
Question 3:  Linux's forerunner
Question 4: Linus is modest
Question 5:  Is SCO suing you too?
Question 6:  First distro to market
Question 7:  Snapping up SuSE
Question 8:  Maxing out the mainframe
Question 9:  What's up with the zSeries 800?
Question 10: Linux in the data center

Question 1  Return to Table of Contents

IBM programmers in what country are credited for getting Linux on the mainframe up and running?

  • A) India
  • B) Germany
  • C) Finland
  • D) None of the above
[ See the answer to question 1. ]

  Question 2  Return to Table of Contents

The IBM project wasn't the first effort to port Linux to the S/390. Texas-based Programmer Linas Vepstas headed a similar project, called what?

  • A) Armadillo
  • B) Bigfoot
  • C) Cheetah
  • D) Dinosaur
[ See the answer to question 2. ]

  Question 3  Return to Table of Contents

What Unix-like operating system influenced Linus Torvalds to create Linux?

  • A) OS/2
  • B) FreeBSD
  • C) Minix
  • D) Coherent
[ See the answer to question 3. ]

  Question 4  Return to Table of Contents

At first, Torvalds thought Linux was too egotistical. What did he want to call the OS he created?

  • A) Freax
  • B) Lindows
  • C) Uniflex
  • D) None of the above
[ See the answer to question 4. ]

  Question 5  Return to Table of Contents

Which company is SCO not suing over Linux?

  • A) AutoZone
  • B) Novell
  • C) Red Hat
  • D) Daimler-Chrysler
[ See the answer to question 5. ]

  Question 6  Return to Table of Contents

What year did the first commercial Linux on the mainframe distribution from SuSE become available?

  • A) 1999
  • B) 2000
  • C) 2001
  • D) None of the above
[ See the answer to question 6. ]

  Question 7  Return to Table of Contents

While on the topic of SuSE, which software vendor recently purchased the Linux distro maker?

  • A) Microsoft
  • B) Novell
  • C) Cisco
  • D) Red Hat
[ See the answer to question 7. ]

  Question 8  Return to Table of Contents

David Boyes of Sine Nomine Associates is well-known in the mainframe world for running multiple Linux images on a mainframe. How many is he generally credited with running?

  • A) 3,435
  • B) 14,100
  • C) 31,283
  • D) 41,400
[ See the answer to question 8. ]

  Question 9  Return to Table of Contents

What's distinctive about the IBM zSeries 800, released in 2002?

  • A) It was the first zSeries to employ HiperSockets
  • B) It was the first zSeries to retail for over $2 million
  • C) It was the first mainframe to come with Linux pre-installed
  • D) It was a mainframe that ran Linux and z/VM but not z/OS
[ See the answer to question 9. ]

  Question 10  Return to Table of Contents

Earlier this year at Data Center Decisions, an audience survey found 37% of attendees thought z/OS should dominate the data center.  What percentage said Linux should?

  • A) 10%
  • B) 23%
  • C) 33%
  • D) 41%
[ See the answer to question 10. ]

    


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