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

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4 Questions to ask yourself when selecting OS:

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

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  1. Choose computer name/host name
  2. Configure network for device
  3. If starting from scratch, use OS installation media like USB drive
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3
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Which manufacturer has their own special USB drive with installation image for OS?

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Windows

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4
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Which OS can be loaded onto any USB drive?

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Linux

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5
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What’s a virtual machine?

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copy of a real machine

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Why would we need to use a virtual machine? 3

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  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
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What resources do virtual machines use? 3

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

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What’s a benefit of a virtual machine?

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Easier to maintain and provision

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First step to installing Windows 10 via USB drive?

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

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10
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What version of Windows is it easier to set up a virtual desktop?

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Windows 11

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11
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In what version of Windows is it easier to set up a virtual desktop?

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Windows 11

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Difference in RAM support limitations between Windows 10 & 11?

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

Windows 11: 4GB of RAM

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What is a “domain”?

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a centrally administered group of computers

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What is a “workgroup”?

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

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15
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How do you quickly join a domain?

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System Properties window

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16
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How do you quickly join a domain and workgroup?

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System Properties window

17
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What does a server need to use a Remote Desktop Server?

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

18
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What does a server need to use a Remote Desktop Server?

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

18
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How do you quickly join a domain and workgroup?

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System Properties window

18
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What is Bitlocker?

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

19
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Can you just copy a Linux distribution file to a USB drive and expect it to work?

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

20
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What is BASH?

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Born Again Shell

Shell and command language for Linux

21
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Standardization for host name?

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Username - location

22
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How do you create a file in the terminal in Ubuntu?

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use the command “touch” and file name

23
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What is Chrome OS’s main purpose?

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

24
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Chrome OS can run Android and Linux applications inside ____?

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containers

25
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What happens when you sign into a Chrome OS machine?

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Also signing into the Chrome Browser

26
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What’s a benefit of having most of the Chrome data stored in the cloud, not locally?

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

27
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Why won’t users be able to alter system configuration on Chrome OS machines?

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Users don’t have administrator rights

28
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What’s a benefit of Chrome OS’s auto update mechanism?

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

(problems or hacks in the system)

29
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What are 3 security benefits of Chrome OS?

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  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