1.8 Operating System Types

Question 1

What was the very first version of Windows?

Answer 1

Windows 1.01

Question 2

What is the oldest Windows OS covered in the course?

Answer 2

Windows 8.1

Question 3

When will Windows 10 support operate until?

Answer 3

October 2025

Question 4

Until when will Microsoft support Windows Server 2016?

Answer 4

January 2027

Question 5

When will Windows Server 2019 be supported until?

Answer 5

January 2029

Question 6

When will Windows Server 2022 be supported until?

Answer 6

Octover 2031

Question 7

Describe the basic features of Linux

Answer 7

Made by many different people, open-source, anyone can make changes to the underlying code

Question 8

How does Unix differ from Linux?

Answer 8

Some distributions use a subscription based model

Question 9

Name some community supported distributions (Linux)

Answer 9

Fedora, Debbie and Mint, Arch or Cent OS

Question 10

Name the two different formats for lifecycle support

Answer 10

Standard release model and rolling release model

Question 11

Describe the rolling release model lifecycle support

Answer 11

No long-term support and no version numbers due to constant updates

Question 12

Give two characteristics of Android’s development

Answer 12

• Based on Linux
• Each manufacturer can make their own version

Question 13

Who first released Android?

Answer 13

The open handset Alliance, which is primarily backed and driven by Google

Question 14

How long is the Android OS lifecycle?

Answer 14

Shorter than desktop and server environments

Question 15

Give four characteristics of ChromeOS

Answer 15

1. Proprietary operating system created by Google
2. Designed to run on specific hardware
3. Stripped down operating system
4. Primarily uses web applications and supports Android apps

Question 16

What do filesystem types do?

Answer 16

Organise data and information on a hard drive, SSD, or other storage device

Question 17

Which OS uses APFS?

Answer 17

macOS

Question 18

Linux uses which filesystem types?

Answer 18

ext3, ext4, or exFAT

Question 19

Which filesystem types does Windows use?

Answer 19

NTFS, FAT32, or exFAT

Question 20

Which OS can read NTFS by default and why?

Answer 20

Windows, because Microsoft developed it

Question 21

Which filesystem has a higher security level and allows you access to audit trails, quota management, and an encrypting filesystem?

Answer 21

NTFS

Question 22

Is NTFS case sensitive?

Answer 22

Yes on Linux/Unix
No on Windows

Question 23

Name 6 features of NTFS

Answer 23

Journaling
Snapshots
Security
POSIX compliance
Indexing
Dynamic discs

Question 24

What do snapshots allow you to do?

Answer 24

Make a read-only copy of a file even if it is locked

Question 25

What is the maximum file size and drive size of FAT32?

Answer 25

4GB and 2TB

Question 26

Which OSs support FAT32?

Answer 26

All of them

Question 27

Where is FAT32 usually used?

Answer 27

Removable drives

Question 28

ext3 and ext4 are supported by default on which two OSs?

Answer 28

Linux and Unix

Question 29

Give the maximum volume and file size for ext3

Answer 29

Volume: 32TB
File: 2TB

Question 30

Give the maximum volume and file size for ext4

Answer 30

Volume: 1EB
File: 16TB

Question 31

Give two characteristics of APFS.

Answer 31

Considered a journaled filesystem
Higher level of performance with SSD over HDD

Question 32

Name three benefits of using a journaled filesystem

Answer 32

Faster recovery
Data integrity
Consistency

Question 33

What is the max volume and file size of exFAT?

Answer 33

Volume: 128PB
File: 16EB

Question 34

What is special about exFAT?

Answer 34

It can be used on all four main OSs

Question 35

How do computers with different OSs communicate?

Answer 35

By using TCP/IP