Course 1 Week 3 Installing an Operating System, Virtual Machines, Installing Windows 10, Ubuntu, Chrome OS, Mac OS

Question 1

4 Questions to ask yourself when selecting OS:

Answer 1

1. Does your organization or service require specific OS?
2. What software will need to be run?
3. What hardware will be used?
4. Is the CPU compatible with OS version?

Question 2

What 3 things do you do after selecting an OS for your PC? (Setting up Computer)

Answer 2

1. Choose computer name/host name
2. Configure network for device
3. If starting from scratch, use OS installation media like USB drive

Question 3

Which manufacturer has their own special USB drive with installation image for OS?

Answer 3

Windows

Question 4

Which OS can be loaded onto any USB drive?

Answer 4

Linux

Question 5

What’s a virtual machine?

Answer 5

copy of a real machine

Question 6

Why would we need to use a virtual machine? 3

Answer 6

1. Access to machine not in front of us
2. Can use another OS within our computer (learn it, run software available on other OS)
3. Don’t want to dual boot

Question 7

What resources do virtual machines use? 3

Answer 7

Physical resources like 1. CPU
2. memory
3. storage

Question 8

What’s a benefit of a virtual machine?

Answer 8

Easier to maintain and provision

Question 9

First step to installing Windows 10 via USB drive?

Answer 9

Make sure we have the boot order set to boot from the USB drive

Question 10

What version of Windows is it easier to set up a virtual desktop?

Answer 10

Windows 11

Question 11

In what version of Windows is it easier to set up a virtual desktop?

Answer 11

Windows 11

Question 12

Difference in RAM support limitations between Windows 10 & 11?

Answer 12

Windows 10: lowest RAM requirement is 1GB 32-bit, 2GB 64-bit

Windows 11: 4GB of RAM

Question 13

What is a “domain”?

Answer 13

a centrally administered group of computers

Question 14

What is a “workgroup”?

Answer 14

a group of computers on the same LAN with shared access and responsibilities

Question 15

How do you quickly join a domain?

Answer 15

System Properties window

Question 16

How do you quickly join a domain and workgroup?

Answer 16

System Properties window

Question 17

What does a server need to use a Remote Desktop Server?

Answer 17

The server needs to be running at least the Pro edition of Windows

Question 18

What does a server need to use a Remote Desktop Server?

Answer 18

The server needs to be running at least the Pro edition of Windows

Question 18

How do you quickly join a domain and workgroup?

Answer 18

System Properties window

Question 18

What is Bitlocker?

Answer 18

A drive encryption tool included with Windows only available for Pro and Enterprise versions of Windows

Question 19

Can you just copy a Linux distribution file to a USB drive and expect it to work?

Answer 19

No, you need to load the image onto your USB device using a tool like etcher.io

Question 20

What is BASH?

Answer 20

Born Again Shell

Shell and command language for Linux

Question 21

Standardization for host name?

Answer 21

Username - location

Question 22

How do you create a file in the terminal in Ubuntu?

Answer 22

use the command “touch” and file name

Question 23

What is Chrome OS’s main purpose?

Answer 23

to be a secure, simply way for a user to interact with the web

Question 24

Chrome OS can run Android and Linux applications inside ____?

Answer 24

containers

Question 25

What happens when you sign into a Chrome OS machine?

Answer 25

Also signing into the Chrome Browser

Question 26

What’s a benefit of having most of the Chrome data stored in the cloud, not locally?

Answer 26

machines are interchangeable, settings and extensions are stored in external servers provided by Chrome infrastructure

Question 27

Why won’t users be able to alter system configuration on Chrome OS machines?

Answer 27

Users don’t have administrator rights

Question 28

What’s a benefit of Chrome OS’s auto update mechanism?

Answer 28

It has an automatic fail-safe in case anything goes wrong

(problems or hacks in the system)

Question 29

What are 3 security benefits of Chrome OS?

Answer 29

1. Can share machines while keeping data private
2. Data won’t be compromised if the machine is stolen
3. Don’t have to worry about malware