Quiz 3 Flashcards

1
Q

What is the job of Kernel in the Windows operating system? (4)

A

*Memory management
*Process management
*File Management
*I/O (input/ output) management

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2
Q

Window 10 uses _____ file system

A

NTFS

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3
Q

When you were installing Linux Ubuntu on your computer, what was the default file system?

A

Ext4journalling file system

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4
Q

What is the minimum number of partitions in a hard drive?

A

1

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5
Q

What are the reasons for partitioning a hard drive?

A

*Increase performance
*Simplify backups
*multiple operating systems

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6
Q

What is the command in Windows to partition a hard drive? What is it in other operating systems?

A

DiskPart for windows Fdisk in others

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7
Q

In linux, the user prompt in is mike@~_ and root prompt is mike@~_

A

mike@~$ and mike@#

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8
Q

How do you change the password in Linux?

A

sudo passwd root

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9
Q

What operating system is considered a single task?

A

DOS

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10
Q

To get into the safe mode in Windows 10, you press____

A

F8

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11
Q

Three windows file systems

A

FAT 16, Fat 32, NTFS

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12
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Advantages of NTFS over FAT32

A

NTFS manages space more effectively. FAT32 cannot store individual files larger than 4GB.

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13
Q

TF - In a Windows environment, I can have 4 primary, 1 extended, and 24 logical partitions

A

True

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14
Q

The GUID in GPT stands for

A

Global Unique Identifier

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15
Q

GPT can have a maximum of ___ partitions

A

128

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16
Q

A nibble is half a ____, meaning it is _ bits

A

byte, 4 bits

17
Q

A word is a contiguous group of _____

A

bytes