1.8 Common OS Types & Their Purposes

Question 1

Workstation OSs - Windows

Answer 1

Major market presence with large support

Question 2

Workstation OSs - Linux

Answer 2

Open source & free

Question 3

Workstation OSs - macOS

Answer 3

Apple specific hardware

Question 4

Workstation OSs - Chrome OS

Answer 4

Based on Linux kernel, browser-based applications, minimum hardware limitations

Question 5

Cell Phone/Tablet OSs - iPadOS

Answer 5

Apple tablet based

Question 6

Cell Phone/Tablet OSs - iOS

Answer 6

Apple phone based

Question 7

Cell Phone/Tablet OSs - Android

Answer 7

Non apple phones/tablets

Question 8

Various Filesystem Types - New Technology File System (NTFS)

Answer 8

More capabilities than FAT32, quotas, file compression, encryption, etc

Question 9

Various Filesystem Types - File Allocation Table 32 (FAT32)

Answer 9

2 terabyte volume sizes, 4gb max file size

Question 10

Various Filesystem Types - Third extended filesystem (ext3)

Answer 10

Linux based 3rd extended file system

Question 11

Various Filesystem Types - Fourth extended filesystem (ext4)

Answer 11

Linux based 4th extended file system

Question 12

Various Filesystem Types - Apple File System (APFS)

Answer 12

Apple based, macOS, IOS, iPdadOS

Question 13

Various Filesystem Types - Extensible File Allocation Table (exFAT)

Answer 13

Flash drive, files can be larger than 4gb

Question 14

Vendor Life-Cycle Limitations - End-of-life (EOL)

Answer 14

Different companies have their own EOL policies