WGU D386 Hardware and Operating Systems Essentials EXAM PREP
WGU D386 HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEMS ESSENTIALS
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1. Which problem is managed by implementing a file system?
a) Managing user authentication
b) Logical structure for organizing and storing files on a storage device
c) Encrypting data on a disk
d) Improving processor scheduling
Correct Answer: b) Logical structure for organizing and storing files on a storage
device
2. What is the primary function of the file system interface?
a) To encrypt files before storage
b) To monitor system performance
c) To provide a way for the system to access and use files
d) To manage hardware interrupts
Correct Answer: c) To provide a way for the system to access and use files
3. Which motherboard component is used for support of slower onboard
peripherals?
a) Northbridge
b) BIOS
c) CPU socket
d) Southbridge
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Correct Answer: d) Southbridge
4. Which chipset is a set of circuitry that provides support to the slower onboard
peripherals?
a) Northbridge
b) Cache controller
c) Southbridge
d) Memory controller
Correct Answer: c) Southbridge
5. Which cache memory is the smallest but fastest?
a) L3
b) L2
c) Virtual cache
d) L1
Correct Answer: d) L1
6. Which memory type is stored on a drive and is referred to as a paging file?
a) Cache memory
b) Virtual RAM
c) SRAM
d) Flash memory
Correct Answer: b) Virtual RAM
7. Which memory type is characterized by its independence from the CPU's
external clock?
a) SDRAM
b) DDR4
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c) Asynchronous DRAM
d) Cache memory
Correct Answer: c) Asynchronous DRAM
8. Which memory type shares a common clock signal with the computer's system-
bus clock?
a) SRAM
b) Flash memory
c) Synchronous DRAM
d) Virtual RAM
Correct Answer: c) Synchronous DRAM
9. Which cloud feature allows different types of clients and devices to access the
resources?
a) Rapid elasticity
b) Resource pooling
c) Broad network access
d) Measured service
Correct Answer: c) Broad network access
10. Which virtual machine tool involves testing out an application where files are
not saved and never affect the physical machine?
a) Snapshot
b) Hypervisor
c) Virtual sandbox
d) Emulator
Correct Answer: c) Virtual sandbox
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11. What is another term for a type 1 hypervisor?
a) Hosted hypervisor
b) Virtual machine manager
c) Bare metal hypervisor
d) Container engine
Correct Answer: c) Bare metal hypervisor
12. Which non-functional requirement (NFR) addresses the likelihood a system is
accessible at a specified time?
a) Scalability
b) Performance
c) Availability
d) Security
Correct Answer: c) Availability
13. Which automatic configuration process occurs when a Windows DHCP client
cannot reach a DHCP server?
a) DNS fallback
b) Static IP assignment
c) Automatic private IP addressing (APIPA)
d) Network address translation
Correct Answer: c) Automatic private IP addressing (APIPA)
14. Which Windows tool is referred to as a centralized authentication server?
a) File server
b) Domain Controller
c) DHCP server
d) Proxy server
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WGU D386 HARDWARE AND OPERATING SYSTEMS ESSENTIALS
EXAM PREP LATEST 2025/2026 ACTUAL EXAM TEST BANK
COMPLETE 154 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED
A+ GUARANTEED PASS- ACE YOUR EXAM
1. Which problem is managed by implementing a file system?
a) Managing user authentication
b) Logical structure for organizing and storing files on a storage device
c) Encrypting data on a disk
d) Improving processor scheduling
Correct Answer: b) Logical structure for organizing and storing files on a storage
device
2. What is the primary function of the file system interface?
a) To encrypt files before storage
b) To monitor system performance
c) To provide a way for the system to access and use files
d) To manage hardware interrupts
Correct Answer: c) To provide a way for the system to access and use files
3. Which motherboard component is used for support of slower onboard
peripherals?
a) Northbridge
b) BIOS
c) CPU socket
d) Southbridge
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Correct Answer: d) Southbridge
4. Which chipset is a set of circuitry that provides support to the slower onboard
peripherals?
a) Northbridge
b) Cache controller
c) Southbridge
d) Memory controller
Correct Answer: c) Southbridge
5. Which cache memory is the smallest but fastest?
a) L3
b) L2
c) Virtual cache
d) L1
Correct Answer: d) L1
6. Which memory type is stored on a drive and is referred to as a paging file?
a) Cache memory
b) Virtual RAM
c) SRAM
d) Flash memory
Correct Answer: b) Virtual RAM
7. Which memory type is characterized by its independence from the CPU's
external clock?
a) SDRAM
b) DDR4
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c) Asynchronous DRAM
d) Cache memory
Correct Answer: c) Asynchronous DRAM
8. Which memory type shares a common clock signal with the computer's system-
bus clock?
a) SRAM
b) Flash memory
c) Synchronous DRAM
d) Virtual RAM
Correct Answer: c) Synchronous DRAM
9. Which cloud feature allows different types of clients and devices to access the
resources?
a) Rapid elasticity
b) Resource pooling
c) Broad network access
d) Measured service
Correct Answer: c) Broad network access
10. Which virtual machine tool involves testing out an application where files are
not saved and never affect the physical machine?
a) Snapshot
b) Hypervisor
c) Virtual sandbox
d) Emulator
Correct Answer: c) Virtual sandbox
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11. What is another term for a type 1 hypervisor?
a) Hosted hypervisor
b) Virtual machine manager
c) Bare metal hypervisor
d) Container engine
Correct Answer: c) Bare metal hypervisor
12. Which non-functional requirement (NFR) addresses the likelihood a system is
accessible at a specified time?
a) Scalability
b) Performance
c) Availability
d) Security
Correct Answer: c) Availability
13. Which automatic configuration process occurs when a Windows DHCP client
cannot reach a DHCP server?
a) DNS fallback
b) Static IP assignment
c) Automatic private IP addressing (APIPA)
d) Network address translation
Correct Answer: c) Automatic private IP addressing (APIPA)
14. Which Windows tool is referred to as a centralized authentication server?
a) File server
b) Domain Controller
c) DHCP server
d) Proxy server
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