WGU D386 Pre-Assessment exam |\ |\ |\ |\
questions with answers |\ |\
Which part of a hard disk drive is responsible for storing actual
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data? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Platters
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What is an advantage of solid-state drives (SSD) when compared
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to hard disk drives (HDD)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Faster Data
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Transfer
How do computers avoid burdening the main central processing
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unit (CPU) with programmed I/O (PIO)? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔By offloading to Direct Memory Access (DMA) Controller
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Which problem is managed by implementing a file system? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Logical Structure for storing and
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organizing files on a storage device |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the primary function of the file system interface? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To provide a way for the system to
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access and use files. |\ |\ |\
There are a number of different types of components of a
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motherboard. Which motherboard component is used for support |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of slower onboard peripherals? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Southbridge
, Which cache memory is the smallest but fastest? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔L1 |\
Which memory type is stored on a drive and is referred to as a
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paging file? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔VRAM
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Which memory type is characterized by its independence from
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the CPU's external clock? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Asynchronous
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DRAM
Which memory type shares a common clock signal with the
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computer's system-bus clock? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Synchronous DRAM |\
What is used by the operating system to hold its system code
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and other programs? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔RAM
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What is an example of a server operating system? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Red Hat Enterprise Linux |\ |\ |\ |\
What is a fundamental building block of an operating system that
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keeps track of each process in memory, including whether to run
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it or wait for some event? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Process
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Control Management |\
Which operating system uses the Bourne-Again shell (bash)
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scripting tool? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Linux |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
questions with answers |\ |\
Which part of a hard disk drive is responsible for storing actual
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data? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Platters
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What is an advantage of solid-state drives (SSD) when compared
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to hard disk drives (HDD)? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Faster Data
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Transfer
How do computers avoid burdening the main central processing
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unit (CPU) with programmed I/O (PIO)? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔By offloading to Direct Memory Access (DMA) Controller
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Which problem is managed by implementing a file system? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Logical Structure for storing and
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
organizing files on a storage device |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
What is the primary function of the file system interface? -
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CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔To provide a way for the system to
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access and use files. |\ |\ |\
There are a number of different types of components of a
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motherboard. Which motherboard component is used for support |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
of slower onboard peripherals? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Southbridge
, Which cache memory is the smallest but fastest? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔L1 |\
Which memory type is stored on a drive and is referred to as a
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
paging file? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔VRAM
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Which memory type is characterized by its independence from
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
the CPU's external clock? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Asynchronous
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DRAM
Which memory type shares a common clock signal with the
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computer's system-bus clock? - CORRECT ANSWERS |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
✔✔Synchronous DRAM |\
What is used by the operating system to hold its system code
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and other programs? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔RAM
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What is an example of a server operating system? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Red Hat Enterprise Linux |\ |\ |\ |\
What is a fundamental building block of an operating system that
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keeps track of each process in memory, including whether to run
|\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
it or wait for some event? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Process
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Control Management |\
Which operating system uses the Bourne-Again shell (bash)
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scripting tool? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Linux |\ |\ |\ |\ |\
