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A.8. Chapter 8. Review Exercise‌

Question: List the main features of a free software license.


Answer: A free software license include the following features:


• Enables anyone to distribute or sell the software


• Makes the source code of the software available


• Allows users to make modifications and to produce derived works


• Does not restrict the use of other software


Question: Which is the default music player in Ubuntu?


• Totem


• Rhythmbox


• Audacity


• gtkpod


Answer: b) Rhythmbox


Question: What are podcasts?


Answer: Podcasts are audio shows, broadcasted over the Internet, that you can subscribe to. Subscribing to a podcast enables you to download each new audio release from the subscribed podcast source.


Question: Which application is available in Ubuntu by default to play and extract audio compact discs?


• Xine


• RealPlayer


• Brasero


• Sound Juicer


Answer: Sound Juicer


Question: In which formats does Sound Juicer enable you to extract audio files onto your computer?


Answer: Sound Juicer enables you to extract audio files into the following three formats:


• Ogg Vorbis


• FLAC


• WAV


Question: From where does Sound Juicer retrieves retrieve the CD artist, title, and track data?


Answer: Sound Juicer will retrieve the CD artist, title, and track data from MusicBrainz.org.


Question: Name the default CD audio recording application available in Ubuntu?


Answer: Brasero is the audio CD burner application that comes bundled with Ubuntu, by default.


Question: Why do you need to install additional multimedia codecs in Ubuntu?


Answer: Due to the legal restrictions associated with the use of proprietary formats, by default, Ubuntu does not offer support for such formats. You need to install additional multimedia codecs to enabling such proprietary media formats in Ubuntu.


Question: You can download and install multimedia codecs using the .


Answer: Synaptic Package Manager or Command Line Interface


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