Linux history quiz

Quiz On history of Linux

A simple quiz on history of Linux

1. In which year was the linux kernel released under GNU GPL license for the first time?

1991
1992
1993
1996


2. The penguin was chosen as the official mascot for linux in

1992
2000
1994
1996


3. "The linux foundation" is the merger of

OSDL and Free standards group
GNU and OSDL
The linux users and unix users group
Many small linux supporting groups


4. Which famous computer scientist said this in 1992 "Linux is obsolete" ?

Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Alan Cox
Ken Thompson
Richard Stallman


5. Linux 1.0 was released in

1999
1994
1996
1992


6. When did microsoft first contribute to linux source code ?

2002
1995
2009
2011


7. Which of the following is a linux based company and was started in 1994 ?

Ubuntu
Redhat
IBM
Apple


8. Which of the following companies invested a billion dollars in to linux in the year 2001 ?

Redhat
Canonical
IBM
Google


9. In which year did Linus Torvalds appear on the cover of Business week ?

2000
2003
2005
1999


10. Which of the following Linux Desktop environment (GUI) was started in the year 1997 ?

GNOME
KDE
Unity
Enlightment

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