Hardware & Software

Question 1

What is URL

Answer 1

Uniform resource locator. It is a reference to a web resource that specifies its location on a computer network and a mechanism for retrieving it.

Question 2

Software

Answer 2

Virtual or intangible part of a computer.

Question 3

Hardware

Answer 3

It is the physical or tangible part of a computer.

Question 4

What is the importance of vmware?

Answer 4

Saves money, conserves space, and is easy to manage.

Question 5

What is the difference between hardware and RAM?

Answer 5

When we talk about the storage of data in the long term we are talking about hard drive. RAM stands for random access memory and is used to temporarily load software. RAM memory stores software in cache (cache is volatile meaning nothing stored here is permanent). If the system is restarted, RAM will be flushed however hard drive storage will remain intact.

Question 6

Switch

Answer 6

It is a device that connects networked systems together

Question 7

Router

Answer 7

Used to connect Networks or LANs together.

Question 8

LAN

Answer 8

(Local Area Network). It is a network located in a small geographical area or it is a localized network.

Question 9

WAN

Answer 9

(Wide Area Network). It is a group of LANs connected together, spanning a wide geographical area.

Question 10

MAN

Answer 10

(Metropolitan Area Network). It is a group of LANs connected together, spanning a metropolitan area.

Question 11

What types of waves are used in WiFi?

Answer 11

Radiowaves

Question 12

What is WiFi?

Answer 12

Wireless Fidelity. Transmits data through radiowaves.

Question 13

ISP

Answer 13

Internet service provider. Ex: Comcast, Verizon.

Question 14

Data

Answer 14

Information or text stored in files.

Question 15

What is a networked system

Answer 15

It is a system connected to a network and sharing information with other systems.

Question 16

GUI

Answer 16

Graphical User Interface. Interface with icons and nice graphics.

Question 17

TUI

Answer 17

Text User Interface. Interface with text on black background screen.

Question 18

CLI

Answer 18

Command line interface

Question 19

Internet

Answer 19

A group of networks or LANs connected together sharing information spanning the globe.

Question 20

What is a bare metal hypervisor and what is an example of one?

Answer 20

A bare metal hypervisor is an OS type of hypervisor that is the main program. This main program must be installed on a physical system with or without an OS. Either way it needs to be installed on a bare metal (i.e. your computer). An example that we have learned is VMware ESXI6

Question 21

What is a hosted hypervisor and what is an examples of one?

Answer 21

It is an application type of hypervisor that must be installed or hosted on an operating system. Example: Oracle Virtualbox

Question 22

What is the difference between hard drive and RAM

Answer 22

When we talk about the storage of data in the long term we are talking about hard drive. RAM stands for random access memory and is used to temporarily load software. RAM memory stores software in cache (cache is volatile meaning nothing stored here is permanent). If the system is restarted, RAM will be flushed however hard drive storage will remain intact.