Operating Systems

Question 1

What is the type of back up that only backs up data that has changed?

Answer 1

Incremental

Question 2

Software within a computer system is a collection of application and systems software [T/F]

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Back up cycle that is done weekly?

Answer 3

Father backup.

Question 4

Matches zero to many characters?

Answer 4

• (asterisk)

Question 5

Example of an open source OS?

Answer 5

Debian

Question 6

Example of a closed source proprietary software?

Answer 6

Windows

Question 7

Back up cycle that is done monthly?

Answer 7

Grandfather

Question 8

[T/F] There is always a clear boundary between operating systems and bundled software.

Answer 8

False

Question 9

Example of a mixed-source software?

Answer 9

iOS

Question 10

Type of backup that uses the last backup point to continue backing up?

Answer 10

Differential

Question 11

[T/F] Linux and Windows use partitions with drive letters to identify device that store data.

Answer 11

False

Question 12

Type of backup that stores all data at once?

Answer 12

Full

Question 13

First non-dos based OS for Windows?

Answer 13

Windows NT

Question 14

Two wildcard characters that were talked about?

Answer 14

? and *

Question 15

What should minimum password length be?

Answer 15

8

Question 16

[T/F] BIOS is part of system software.

Answer 16

True

Question 17

[T/F] A guest system can have many host systems running on it.

Answer 17

False

Question 18

What “talks” to the kernel?

Answer 18

Shell

Question 19

What is a kernel?

Answer 19

Software that manages access to system hardware

Question 20

Back up cycle that is done daily?

Answer 20

Son

Question 21

Is Virtual Box open source, closed source, or mixed source?

Answer 21

Open Source

Question 22

[T/F] Wildcards are different between Windows and Linux

Answer 22

False

Question 23

First widely adopted version of Windows?

Answer 23

Windows 3.1

Question 24

Which character in Linux is used to reference user’s home directory?

Answer 24

~

Question 25

[T/F] Activation of Windows 7 Corporate Editions are done via Windows Activation

Answer 25

False