Hardware and Operating Systems Essentials - D386
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
What |is |an |example |of |a |server |operating |system?
Red |Hat |Enterprise |Linux
What |is |an |example |of |a |Microsoft-based |mobile |operating |system?
Surface |Duo
What |is |a |fundamental |building |block |of |an |operating |system |that |keeps |track |of |each |process |
in |memory, |including |whether |to |run |it |or |wait |for |some |event?
Process |control |management
Which |operating |system |uses |the |Bourne-Again |shell |(bash) |scripting |tool?
Linux
What |is |an |example |of |a |system |call |used |by |the |POSIX |API |for |POSIX-based |systems |running |
UNIX, |Linux, |and |macOS?
Read |()
,Which |part |of |a |hard |disk |drive |is |responsible |for |storing |actual |data?
Platters
What |is |a |disadvantage |of |solid-state |drives |(SSD) |when |compared |to |hard |disk |drives |(HDD)?
Longevity
How |do |computers |avoid |burdening |the |main |central |processing |unit |(CPU) |with |programmed |
I/O |(PIO)?
By |offloading |to |a |direct-memory-access |(DMA) |controller
Which |problem |is |managed |by |implementing |a |file |system?
Logical |structure |for |organizing |and |storing |files |on |a |storage |device
What |is |the |primary |function |of |the |file |system |interface?
To |provide |a |way |for |the |system |to |access |and |use |files
There |are |a |number |of |different |types |of |components |of |a |motherboard. |Which |motherboard |
component |is |used |for |support |of |slower |onboard |peripherals?
Southbridge
Which |chipset |is |a |set |of |circuitry |that |provides |support |to |the |slower |onboard |peripherals?
, Southbridge
Which |cache |memory |is |the |smallest |but |fastest?
L1
Which |memory |type |is |stored |on |a |drive |and |is |referred |to |as |a |paging |file?
Virtual |RAM
Which |memory |type |is |characterized |by |its |independence |from |the |CPU's |external |clock?
Asynchronous |DRAM
Which |memory |type |shares |a |common |clock |signal |with |the |computer's |system-bus |clock?
Synchronous |DRAM
Which |cloud |feature |allows |different |types |of |clients |and |devices |to |access |the |resources?
Broad |network |access
Which |virtual |machine |tool |involves |testing |out |an |application |where |files |are |not |saved |to |the
|drive |or |memory |and |never |affect |the |physical |machine?
Virtual |sandbox
Exam Questions With Correct Answers
What |is |an |example |of |a |server |operating |system?
Red |Hat |Enterprise |Linux
What |is |an |example |of |a |Microsoft-based |mobile |operating |system?
Surface |Duo
What |is |a |fundamental |building |block |of |an |operating |system |that |keeps |track |of |each |process |
in |memory, |including |whether |to |run |it |or |wait |for |some |event?
Process |control |management
Which |operating |system |uses |the |Bourne-Again |shell |(bash) |scripting |tool?
Linux
What |is |an |example |of |a |system |call |used |by |the |POSIX |API |for |POSIX-based |systems |running |
UNIX, |Linux, |and |macOS?
Read |()
,Which |part |of |a |hard |disk |drive |is |responsible |for |storing |actual |data?
Platters
What |is |a |disadvantage |of |solid-state |drives |(SSD) |when |compared |to |hard |disk |drives |(HDD)?
Longevity
How |do |computers |avoid |burdening |the |main |central |processing |unit |(CPU) |with |programmed |
I/O |(PIO)?
By |offloading |to |a |direct-memory-access |(DMA) |controller
Which |problem |is |managed |by |implementing |a |file |system?
Logical |structure |for |organizing |and |storing |files |on |a |storage |device
What |is |the |primary |function |of |the |file |system |interface?
To |provide |a |way |for |the |system |to |access |and |use |files
There |are |a |number |of |different |types |of |components |of |a |motherboard. |Which |motherboard |
component |is |used |for |support |of |slower |onboard |peripherals?
Southbridge
Which |chipset |is |a |set |of |circuitry |that |provides |support |to |the |slower |onboard |peripherals?
, Southbridge
Which |cache |memory |is |the |smallest |but |fastest?
L1
Which |memory |type |is |stored |on |a |drive |and |is |referred |to |as |a |paging |file?
Virtual |RAM
Which |memory |type |is |characterized |by |its |independence |from |the |CPU's |external |clock?
Asynchronous |DRAM
Which |memory |type |shares |a |common |clock |signal |with |the |computer's |system-bus |clock?
Synchronous |DRAM
Which |cloud |feature |allows |different |types |of |clients |and |devices |to |access |the |resources?
Broad |network |access
Which |virtual |machine |tool |involves |testing |out |an |application |where |files |are |not |saved |to |the
|drive |or |memory |and |never |affect |the |physical |machine?
Virtual |sandbox
