What is used by the operating system to hold its system code and other programs? - AN-
SWER Random access memory (RAM)
What is an example of a server operating system? - ANSWER Red Hat Enterprise Linux
What is a fundamental building block of an operating system that keeps track of each pro-
cess in memory, including whether to run it or wait for some event? - ANSWER Pro-
cess control mangement
What operating system uses the Bourne-Again shell (bash) scripting tool? - AN-
SWER Linux
What is an example of a system call used by the POSIX API for POSIX-based systems running
UNIX, Linux, and macOS - ANSWER Read ()
What part of a hard disk drive is responsible for storing actual data? - ANSWER Platters
What is an advantage of solid-state drives (SSD) when compared to hard disk drives (HDD)? -
ANSWER faster data transfer
How do computers avoid burdening the main central processing unit (CPU) with pro-
grammed I/O (PIO)? - ANSWER By offloading to a direct-memory-access (DMA) con-
troller
Which problem is managed by implementing a file system? - ANSWER Logical struc-
ture for organizing and storing files on a storage device
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, What is the primary function of the file system interface? - ANSWER 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? - AN-
SWER Southbridge
Which chipset is a set of circuitry that provides support to the slower onboard peripherals -
ANSWER Southbridge
Which cache memory is the smallest but fastest? - ANSWER L1
Which memory type is stored on a drive and is referred to as a paging file? - AN-
SWER Virtual RAM
Which memory type is characterized by its independence from the CPU's external clock? -
ANSWER Asynchronous DRAM
Which memory type shares a common clock signal with the computer's system-bus clock? -
ANSWER Synchronous DRAM
Which cloud feature allows different types of clients and devices to access the resources? -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Virtual sand-
box
What is another term for type 1 hypervisor? - ANSWER Bare metal hypervisor
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SWER Random access memory (RAM)
What is an example of a server operating system? - ANSWER Red Hat Enterprise Linux
What is a fundamental building block of an operating system that keeps track of each pro-
cess in memory, including whether to run it or wait for some event? - ANSWER Pro-
cess control mangement
What operating system uses the Bourne-Again shell (bash) scripting tool? - AN-
SWER Linux
What is an example of a system call used by the POSIX API for POSIX-based systems running
UNIX, Linux, and macOS - ANSWER Read ()
What part of a hard disk drive is responsible for storing actual data? - ANSWER Platters
What is an advantage of solid-state drives (SSD) when compared to hard disk drives (HDD)? -
ANSWER faster data transfer
How do computers avoid burdening the main central processing unit (CPU) with pro-
grammed I/O (PIO)? - ANSWER By offloading to a direct-memory-access (DMA) con-
troller
Which problem is managed by implementing a file system? - ANSWER Logical struc-
ture for organizing and storing files on a storage device
1
, What is the primary function of the file system interface? - ANSWER 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? - AN-
SWER Southbridge
Which chipset is a set of circuitry that provides support to the slower onboard peripherals -
ANSWER Southbridge
Which cache memory is the smallest but fastest? - ANSWER L1
Which memory type is stored on a drive and is referred to as a paging file? - AN-
SWER Virtual RAM
Which memory type is characterized by its independence from the CPU's external clock? -
ANSWER Asynchronous DRAM
Which memory type shares a common clock signal with the computer's system-bus clock? -
ANSWER Synchronous DRAM
Which cloud feature allows different types of clients and devices to access the resources? -
ANSWER 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? - ANSWER Virtual sand-
box
What is another term for type 1 hypervisor? - ANSWER Bare metal hypervisor
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