4.2 Operating System - Understanding Computer Hardware

Question 1

Which of the following are examples of persistent storage? (Pick 3)

A) HDD
B) DVD
C) RAM
D) SSD

Answer 1

HDD
DVD
SSD

Question 2

The purpose of the Linux kernel is to ____.

A) Provide management of system resources
B) Provide governance over network traffic
C) Provide block device storage and character devices
D) Provide the utilities expected in an operating system

Answer 2

Provide management of system resources

Question 3

Which of the following commands display hardware information? (Pick 2)

A) cat /proc/mb
B) lshw
C) list_hardware
D) dmidecode

Answer 3

lshw

dmidecode

Question 4

Which of the following statements about drivers are true? (Pick 2)

A) They can be compiled into the kernel.

B) They are not needed, as Linux doesn’t use them.

C) They can be built as modules and loaded into the kernel as needed.

D) They can be installed as applications.

Answer 4

They can be compiled into the kernel.

They can be built as modules and loaded into the kernel as needed.