CompTIA Linux+ XK0-006 (V8) Practice Question

The correct answer is the X Server. The X Window System operates on a client-server model that is network-transparent. In this model, the 'server' is the program that runs on the computer with the physical display and input devices (the administrator's local workstation). Its job is to handle input/output and render graphics on the screen. The 'client' is the application program (in this case, running on the remote server) which sends requests to the server to draw its graphical interface. Therefore, the X Server on the local machine receives the drawing commands and renders the application window.

• The X client is the application on the remote server, not the rendering component on the local machine.
• A window manager is a special type of X client that controls the placement and decoration of windows, but it relies on the X server to perform the actual drawing.
• A display manager is a program that handles graphical user logins and starts the X server and desktop environment, but it is not directly responsible for rendering application windows during an active session.