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1.0 Operating Systems Flashcards

1
Q

What are some examples of Linux distributions:

A) Windows 10
B) Ubuntu
C) CentOS
D) Chrome OS 
E) Mac
F) Red Hat
G) Kali
A

Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat, and Kali are all examples of Linux distros

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Windows 32 bit is limited to how much GB of ram?

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32 bit is limited to 4 GB of ram (2^32 ≈ 4294967296)

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3
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When someone uses the term x86, what are they referring to?

A) 32 bit CPU
B) 64 bit CPU

A

A) 32 bit CPU

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4
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How much ram can 64 bit CPU handle?

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64 bit CPU can handle up to 256 Terabytes of ram

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5
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Where are the system files for 64-bit CPU stored?

A) C:\pagefile.sys
B) C:\Windows\WinSxS
C) C:\Windows\System32
D) C:\Windows\SysWOW64

A

64 bit CPU system files are stored in C:\Windows\System32. The pathnames are sort of backward from what you would expect with 32 and 64 bit CPU, this is due to the way Windows was developed over time

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Where are the system files for 32-bit CPU stored?

A) C:\pagefile.sys
B) C:\Windows\WinSxS
C) C:\Windows\System32
D) C:\Windows\SysWOW64

A

32 bit CPU system files and apps are stored in C:\Windows\SysWOW64

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7
Q

Which location stores 64 bit CPU program files

A) C:\Program Files
B) C:\Program Files (x84)

A

64 bit CPU program files are stored in C:\Program Files

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8
Q

What is Android Application Package (APK) used for?

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Android Application Package (APK) is used by developers to develop and create their own Andriod applications

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9
Q

Android is a closed source software OS?

A) True
B) False

A

False

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10
Q

Software Development Kit is used for which OS?

A) Linux
B) Andriod 
C) IOS
D) Chrome
E) Windows
A

C. Software Development Kit is used for creating and developing applications for IOS devices

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11
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Which version of Microsoft Windows is available in 32 bit only?

A

Windows Starter

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12
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Which version of Windows 7 is only available through the Original Manufacturers

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Windows Starter

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13
Q

How many versions of Windows 7 are there?

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There are 6 different versions of windows 7

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14
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List the different versions of Windows 7. There is 6 total.

A 
Starter
Home Basic
Home Premium
Professional 
Ultimate
Enterprise
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15
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How many versions of Windows 8 are there?

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There are 3 different versions of Windows 8

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16
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List the different versions of Windows 8. There is 3 total.

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Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows 8 Enterprise

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17
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Windows 10 system requirement?

A 
32 Bit: 
1 GHz CPU with PAE, NX, and SSE2
1 GB of ram
16 or 32 GB of storage 
DirectX 9 with WDDM driver 
64 bit:
1 GHz CPU with PAE, NX, and SSE2
2 GB of ram
16 or 32 GB of storage 
DirectX 9 with WDDM driver
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18
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Windows 7 requirement?

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32 bit: 
1 GHz CPU
1 GB of ram
16 GB of free storage 
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0
64 bit:
1 GHz CPU
2 GB of ram
20 GB of free storage 
DirectX 9 graphics device with WDDM 1.0
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Windows 8 requirement?

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32 Bit: 
1 GHz CPU with PAE, NX, and SSE2
1 GB of ram
16 GB of storage 
DirectX 9 with WDDM driver 
64 bit:
1 GHz CPU with PAE, NX, and SSE2
2 GB of ram
20 GB of storage 
DirectX 9 with WDDM driver
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20
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Windows 7 max ram for each 32-bit edition

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Starter 2 GB
Home Premium: 4 GB
Pro: 4 GB
Enterprise: 4 GB
Ultime: 4 GB
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21
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Windows 7 max ram for each 64-bit edition

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Starter N/A GB
Home Premium: 16 GB
Pro: 192 GB
Enterprise: 192 GB
Ultime: 192 GB
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22
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Windows 8/8.1 max ram for each 32-bit edition

A

Core: 4 GB
Pro: 4 GB
Enterprise: 4 GB

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23
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Windows 8/8.1 max ram for each 64-bit edition

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Core: 128 GB
Pro: 512 GB
Enterprise: 512 GB

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24
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What is an app locker?

A

App Locker is an application that controls what application can run

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25
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Windows 10 max ram for each edition

A

32 bit:
4 GB for all editions

64 bit:
Home: 128 GB
Pro: 2048
Education: 2048
Enterprise: 6 TB
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26
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How many boot methods are available for windows installation?

A 
There are a total of 4 methods available:
External drive/flash drive 
Network boot
Optical disc
Internal drive (HDD and SSD) (Partition)
27
Q

What does it mean to partition a drive?

A

When partitioning a drive you’re dividing up the hard drive into separate sections
A partition is a logical division of a hard disk.

28
Q

The first partition that the OS is installed on is called what?

A

A primary Partition

29
Q

The primary partition is usually known as what drive?

A

The C drive

30
Q

What is the difference between a volume and a partition?

A

A volume is a single accessible storage area with a single file system. A partition is a logical division of a hard disk.

31
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What are the two partitioning schemes available?

A

GUID Partition Table (GPT) and Master Boot Record (MBR)

32
Q

How many partitions can you have with GPT?

A

With GPT you can have up to 128 partitions

33
Q

What is the maximum partition size available with MBR

A

2 TB

34
Q

Encrypting File System
vs
BitLocker

A

Encrypting file system protects individual files and folders. This is built into the NTFS file system

Bitlocker encrypts the entire disk even the operating system

35
Q

what are the 4 types of boot methods

A

External Drive / USB
Optical disk
Network (PXE)
Internal drive

36
Q

What are the types of install

A 
Clean Install
Upgrade
Unattended
Image Deployment
Multi Boot
Recovery Partition
Refresh /Reset /Restore
37
Q

what does it mean to partition a drive

A

It means it separates the physical drive into logical pieces

38
Q

A formatted partition is also called a volume

A

True

39
Q

The hard drive is limited to how many partitions under the MBR (Master Boot Record)

A

4

40
Q

What is the Extended partition is used for

A

It is used in order to extend the maximum number of partitions into logical partitions.
NOTE: logical partitions are not bootable

41
Q

The hard drive is limited to how many partitions under the GTP (GUID Partition Table) ?
GUID (Globally Unique Identifier)

A

GPT can have up to 125 primary partitions. All portions are bootable
Note: GPT Requires UEFI BIOS Compatibility mode which disables UEFI Secure Boot

42
Q

What does striping mean when working with disk ?

A

Striping means data will be split across physical disk

43
Q

What does mirroring mean when working with disk ?

A

Mirroring means data will be duplicated across physical disk

44
Q

What are the two types of partitioning schemes for Windows?

A

GPT and MBR

45
Q

USB Flash drives should use what files system

A

FAT 32

46
Q

Maximum volume size available in a FAT32 file system

A

2 Terabytes

47
Q

Maximum file size available in a FAT32 file system

A

4 gb

48
Q

what are the two file system used in a USB flash drive ?

A

FAT 32 and exFAT

49
Q

Maximum volume size available in a exFAT file system

A

Recommended 512 TB

Theoretical 64 ZB

50
Q

What is the use of Swap Partition

A

Swap Partition acts as an overflow for RAM.

If the RAM files up any subsequently open applications will run inside of the swap partitions

51
Q

What file system does apple use?

A

Apple File system

52
Q

Maximum volume size available in a NTFS file system

A

16 TB

53
Q

What are examples of partition styles?

A

GPT and MBR

54
Q

MBR can have up to how many primary partitions?

A

4

55
Q

The following are advantages of the New Technology File System (NTFS) over FAT32 file system?

Disk quotas
Compression
Object permissions
Encryption
Large file support
Recoverability
A

True

56
Q

A Microsoft-proprietary file system optimized for flash drives is known as:

A

exFAT

57
Q

What Command prompt shows all directories and sub directories?

A

The “Tree” command prompt will show all dir and sub dir

58
Q

What command is used for basic file copies

A

The “Copy” command can be used

59
Q

What command is used to copy large amounts of data with exact copies of entire directory tree

A

The “xcopy” can be used

60
Q

What command is used to copy large amounts of data with exact copies of entire directory tree and tolerate network interruptions

A

robocopy

61
Q

What command checks a drive, fixes basic issues like lost files, and displays a status report

A

Chkdsk

62
Q

what is the command to create a standard user account in CMD ?

A

Net user /add USERNAME_HERE

63
Q

What is the command to stop a process in cmd

A

taskkill

64
Q

What command is used to update all policies that have been modified on a PC?

A

The Gpupdate

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