Ch.1 Flashcards
What does Mission Control on a Mac computer do?
It provides a quick way to see everything that’s currently open on your Mac.
Which window appears when you press Ctrl+Alt+T on a Linux computer?
a terminal
What is meant by the term shell when discussing Linux?
a command-line interface
What should you use to restore files on a Mac computer?
Time Machine
What does the snapshot feature on Linux computers provide?
It provides the ability to create a volume image of a device at a particular instant without causing a service interruption.
What tool will verify the health of a disk on a Mac computer?
Disk Utility
Of the three main operating systems covered on the A+ exam, which is/are considered open source?
Linux
Of the three main operating systems covered on the A+ exam, which is/are considered closed source?
Windows OS and Mac OS
What is the purpose of keychain on a Mac device?
It is a password management system.
What does the Linux dd command do?
It is used to convert and copy files.
What does the Linux vi command do?
It is used to edit text files.
What does the Linux su command do?
It is used by a user to execute commands with the privileges of another user account.
What does the Linux ps command do?
It displays the running system processes.
In Linux, which two commands are used to configure network interfaces?
ifconfig and iwconfig
What does the Linux chown command do?
It changes the ownership of a file.
What does the Linux chmod command do?
It changes the permissions of files or directories.
What does the Linux rm command do?
It removes (deletes) files or directories.
What does the Linux cp command do?
It copies files and directories.
What does the Linux mv command do?
It moves a file to a specific directory.
What does the Linux cd command do?
It changes the current directory.
What does the Linux grep command do?
It searches a file for a particular pattern of characters and displays all lines that contain that pattern.
What does the Linux ls command do?
It is used to view a list of directories on the computer.
Which tool installs Windows on your Mac by repartitioning the hard drive?
Boot Camp
Which Mac OS app should you use to backup and restore your data?
Time Machine
What is the purpose of the apt-get command?
It allows you to update or install packages.
Which file system includes features that are required for hosting Active Directory?
NTFS
What is the only way to switch back to FAT32 file system after you convert the file system from FAT32 to NTFS?
reformat the drive or partition
Which file system or systems support file compression and disk quotas?
NTFS
Which file system supports Encrypting File System (EFS) to increase security?
NTFS
What is ExFAT?
It supports much larger file sizes and has other improvements over FAT32.
Which operating system uses the ext3 and ext4 filesystems?
Linux
What is HFS?
It is the family of file systems used by Mac OS and iOS.
What does the acronym HFS denote?
Hierarchical file system
What is a swap partition?
a special partition created to store the paging file that is used as virtual memory
On which type of partition should you install the Windows boot files?
primary
What does the acronym GPT denote?
GUID Partition Table
