Operating System: Common OS types and their purposes

Question 1

What is NTFS?

Answer 1

This file system was introduced with Windows NT. It provides support for file compression, file encryption, and file/folder security.

Question 2

What is File is FAT32?

Answer 2

File Allocation Table 32-bit: This file system was introduced with Windows 95 Service Release 2 and allows a maximum partition size of 2 terabytes (TB).

Question 3

What is Ext3?

Answer 3

A common Linux file system. It allows for journaling, which protects against file system corruption in the event of a crash. It supports file sizes to 2 TB.

Question 4

What is Ext4?

Answer 4

A newer version of EXT3. It supports file sizes to 6 TB. The maximum file system size is 1 exabyte.

Question 5

What is APFS?

Answer 5

Apple File System: A proprietary file system developed by Apple for IOS 10 devices and later that was optimized for solid state drives. It was designed to support stronger encryption, snapshots, and data integrity.

Question 6

What is exFAT?

Answer 6

Extensible File Allocation Table: exFAT is a file system introduced by Microsoft in 2006 and optimized for flash memory such as USB flash drives and SD cards.

The most significant advantage of using exFAT is that there are practically no limitations on partition size, whereas FAT32 supports files up to 4GB and partition size is 8TB at the max

Question 7

What is HFS?

Answer 7

Hierarchical File System (HFS) is the file system supported by Mac OSx 8.0 and later. The latest version is HFS+.

Question 8

Swap partition

Answer 8

A special partition created to store the paging file. It is used as virtual memory.

Question 9

Vendor life-cycle limitations?

Answer 9

For windows as an example: Windows products are governed by both a Modern Lifecycle Policy or a Fixed Lifecycle Policy. Search for the product lifecycle for your specific Windows product and its corresponding Lifecycle Policy and end-of-support dates.

At some point Vendors will no longer support a OS which means it may be vulnerable to malware and viruses without any updates available to prevent any attacks.

Question 10

What is the purpose of Linux OS?

Answer 10

Linux® is an open source operating system (OS). An operating system is the software that directly manages a system’s hardware and resources, like CPU, memory, and storage.

The OS sits between applications and hardware and makes the connections between all of your software and the physical resources that do the work. Which means you can run it on any hardware specifications.

Linux is free and makes you pay for services for application on top of the OS which is good for software developers.

Question 11

What is the purpose of Windows OS?

Answer 11

Microsoft Windows is a group of several proprietary graphical operating system families developed and marketed by Microsoft. Each family caters to a certain sector of the computing industry. For instance, Windows NT for consumer and corporate desktops, Windows Server for servers, and Windows IoT for embedded systems.

Unlike Linux this is a closed source of OS where Microsoft provides paid services for it’s products and will need to pay for the OS.

Question 12

What is macOS?

Answer 12

In general, Macs are known for their user-friendliness and approachability. They are considered to be more intuitive than Windows. While the way your iPad/iPhone and MacBook work may differ slightly, they are very similar, so it would be easy to adjust to the computer.

Whenever you buy a Mac, you get macOS for free with the computer. You can upgrade to newer versions of macOS for free as well. So yes, Apple does allow you to use macOS without paying for it

Question 13

What is ChromeOS

Answer 13

ChromeOS, sometimes styled as chromeOS and formerly styled as Chrome OS, is a Linux-based operating system developed and designed by Google. It is derived from the open-source ChromiumOS and uses the Google Chrome web browser as its principal user interface

Question 14

What is iPadOS?

Answer 14

iPadOS is a mobile operating system developed by Apple Inc. for its iPad line of tablet computers. It was originally forked from iOS, the operating system used by Apple’s iPhones, and given a new name to reflect the diverging features of the two product lines, particularly the iPad’s multitasking capabilities

Question 15

What is iOS?

Answer 15

What is iOS and why do I need it?
iOS stands for “iPhone Operating System.” It is the operating system software that runs on Apple’s iPhone and iPad devices. It is similar to the software that runs on a computer, controlling how the device functions and providing a platform for other apps to run on. Think of it like the “brain” of the iPhone or iPad

Question 16

What is an Android?

Answer 16

Android is a mobile operating system based on a modified version of the Linux kernel and other open-source software, designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices such as smartphones and tablets.