CMPSC 201 , Quiz 01

SSH and VNC

Your name please :

1. The hostname is a name unique to a specific computer

     true
     false

2. SSH is a program which allows you to

     connect to a remote computer
     to change the color of your hair
     to ask a remote computer for the time and date

3. In order for SSH to work a special program called a daemon has to run on the remote computer

     true
     false

4. In order to establish a SSH-connection you need to know the hostname of the remote computer and the name and password for you account on the remote computer

     true
     false

5. A SSH-connection can only transmit text

     true
     false

6. In order for VNC to work a special program called a daemon has to run on the remote computer

     true
     false

7. In order to start a VNC-connection you have to first establish a SSH-connection.

     true
     false

8. The first time you use the VNC connection to the Linux server you have to provide a password. This may or may not be different from your ACCESS account password.

     true
     false

9. A VNC-connection can only transmit text

     true
     false

10. A VNC-connection allows you to

      open several terminal windows
      use a web browser
      to run programs which produce graphic-based output
      to look at somebody else's work