1.0 Operating Systems Flashcards by Javier Hernandez

What are some examples of Linux distributions:

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

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?

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

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

A) 32 bit CPU
B) 64 bit CPU

A) 32 bit CPU

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How much ram can 64 bit CPU handle?

64 bit CPU can handle up to 256 Terabytes of ram

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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

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

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

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Which location stores 64 bit CPU program files

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

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

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What is Android Application Package (APK) used for?

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

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Android is a closed source software OS?

A) True
B) False

False

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Software Development Kit is used for which OS?

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

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

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

Windows Starter

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

Windows Starter

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How many versions of Windows 7 are there?

There are 6 different versions of windows 7

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

Starter
Home Basic
Home Premium
Professional 
Ultimate
Enterprise

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How many versions of Windows 8 are there?

There are 3 different versions of Windows 8

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

Windows 8, Windows 8 Pro, and Windows 8 Enterprise

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Windows 10 system requirement?

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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Windows 7 requirement?

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?

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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Windows 7 max ram for each 32-bit edition

Starter 2 GB
Home Premium: 4 GB
Pro: 4 GB
Enterprise: 4 GB
Ultime: 4 GB

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Windows 7 max ram for each 64-bit edition

Starter N/A GB
Home Premium: 16 GB
Pro: 192 GB
Enterprise: 192 GB
Ultime: 192 GB

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Windows 8/8.1 max ram for each 32-bit edition

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

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

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

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What is an app locker?

App Locker is an application that controls what application can run

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Windows 10 max ram for each edition

32 bit: 4 GB for all editions ``` 64 bit: Home: 128 GB Pro: 2048 Education: 2048 Enterprise: 6 TB ```

How many boot methods are available for windows installation?

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

What does it mean to partition a drive?

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

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

A primary Partition

The primary partition is usually known as what drive?

The C drive

What is the difference between a volume and a partition?

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

What are the two partitioning schemes available?

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

How many partitions can you have with GPT?

With GPT you can have up to 128 partitions

What is the maximum partition size available with MBR

2 TB

Encrypting File System vs BitLocker

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

what are the 4 types of boot methods

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

What are the types of install

``` Clean Install Upgrade Unattended Image Deployment Multi Boot Recovery Partition Refresh /Reset /Restore ```

what does it mean to partition a drive

It means it separates the physical drive into logical pieces

A formatted partition is also called a volume

True

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

What is the Extended partition is used for

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

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

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

What does striping mean when working with disk ?

Striping means data will be split across physical disk

What does mirroring mean when working with disk ?

Mirroring means data will be duplicated across physical disk

What are the two types of partitioning schemes for Windows?

GPT and MBR

USB Flash drives should use what files system

FAT 32

Maximum volume size available in a FAT32 file system

2 Terabytes

Maximum file size available in a FAT32 file system

4 gb

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

FAT 32 and exFAT

Maximum volume size available in a exFAT file system

Recommended 512 TB | Theoretical 64 ZB

What is the use of Swap Partition

Swap Partition acts as an overflow for RAM. | If the RAM files up any subsequently open applications will run inside of the swap partitions

What file system does apple use?

Apple File system

Maximum volume size available in a NTFS file system

16 TB

What are examples of partition styles?

GPT and MBR

MBR can have up to how many primary partitions?

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 ```

True

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

exFAT

What Command prompt shows all directories and sub directories?

The "Tree" command prompt will show all dir and sub dir

What command is used for basic file copies

The "Copy" command can be used

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

The "xcopy" can be used

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

robocopy

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

Chkdsk

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

Net user /add USERNAME_HERE

What is the command to stop a process in cmd

taskkill

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

The Gpupdate