D386 WGU PA EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT
ANSWERS
What |is |used |by |the |operating |system |to |hold |its |system |code |and |other |programs?
Random |access |memory |(RAM)
What |is |an |example |of |a |server |operating |system?
Red |Hat |Enterprise |Linux
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
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
, How |do |computers |avoid |burdening |the |main |central |processing |unit |(CPU) |with |programmed |
I/O |(PIO)?
by |offloading |to |a |direct-memory-access |controller
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
ANSWERS
What |is |used |by |the |operating |system |to |hold |its |system |code |and |other |programs?
Random |access |memory |(RAM)
What |is |an |example |of |a |server |operating |system?
Red |Hat |Enterprise |Linux
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
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
, How |do |computers |avoid |burdening |the |main |central |processing |unit |(CPU) |with |programmed |
I/O |(PIO)?
by |offloading |to |a |direct-memory-access |controller
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
