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Ch.1 Flashcards

1
Q

What does Mission Control on a Mac computer do?

A

It provides a quick way to see everything that’s currently open on your Mac.

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2
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Which window appears when you press Ctrl+Alt+T on a Linux computer?

A

a terminal

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3
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What is meant by the term shell when discussing Linux?

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a command-line interface

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4
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What should you use to restore files on a Mac computer?

A

Time Machine

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5
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What does the snapshot feature on Linux computers provide?

A

It provides the ability to create a volume image of a device at a particular instant without causing a service interruption.

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6
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What tool will verify the health of a disk on a Mac computer?

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Disk Utility

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7
Q

Of the three main operating systems covered on the A+ exam, which is/are considered open source?

A

Linux

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8
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Of the three main operating systems covered on the A+ exam, which is/are considered closed source?

A

Windows OS and Mac OS

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9
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What is the purpose of keychain on a Mac device?

A

It is a password management system.

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10
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What does the Linux dd command do?

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It is used to convert and copy files.

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11
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What does the Linux vi command do?

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It is used to edit text files.

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12
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What does the Linux su command do?

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It is used by a user to execute commands with the privileges of another user account.

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13
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What does the Linux ps command do?

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It displays the running system processes.

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14
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In Linux, which two commands are used to configure network interfaces?

A

ifconfig and iwconfig

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15
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What does the Linux chown command do?

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It changes the ownership of a file.

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16
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What does the Linux chmod command do?

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It changes the permissions of files or directories.

17
Q

What does the Linux rm command do?

A

It removes (deletes) files or directories.

18
Q

What does the Linux cp command do?

A

It copies files and directories.

19
Q

What does the Linux mv command do?

A

It moves a file to a specific directory.

20
Q

What does the Linux cd command do?

A

It changes the current directory.

21
Q

What does the Linux grep command do?

A

It searches a file for a particular pattern of characters and displays all lines that contain that pattern.

22
Q

What does the Linux ls command do?

A

It is used to view a list of directories on the computer.

23
Q

Which tool installs Windows on your Mac by repartitioning the hard drive?

A

Boot Camp

24
Q

Which Mac OS app should you use to backup and restore your data?

A

Time Machine

25
Q

What is the purpose of the apt-get command?

A

It allows you to update or install packages.

26
Q

Which file system includes features that are required for hosting Active Directory?

A

NTFS

27
Q

What is the only way to switch back to FAT32 file system after you convert the file system from FAT32 to NTFS?

A

reformat the drive or partition

28
Q

Which file system or systems support file compression and disk quotas?

A

NTFS

29
Q

Which file system supports Encrypting File System (EFS) to increase security?

A

NTFS

30
Q

What is ExFAT?

A

It supports much larger file sizes and has other improvements over FAT32.

31
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Which operating system uses the ext3 and ext4 filesystems?

A

Linux

32
Q

What is HFS?

A

It is the family of file systems used by Mac OS and iOS.

33
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What does the acronym HFS denote?

A

Hierarchical file system

34
Q

What is a swap partition?

A

a special partition created to store the paging file that is used as virtual memory

35
Q

On which type of partition should you install the Windows boot files?

A

primary

36
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What does the acronym GPT denote?

A

GUID Partition Table

Comptia Core 2 (8 decks)

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