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Hardware and Operating Systems |\ |\ |\ |\




Essentials - D386 exam wit correct |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\




answers

What is an example of a server operating system? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Red Hat Enterprise Linux |\ |\ |\ |\




What is an example of a Microsoft-based mobile operating
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system? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Surface Duo
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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
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What is an example of a system call used by the POSIX API for
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POSIX-based systems running UNIX, Linux, and macOS? - |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\ |\


CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Read () |\ |\ |\




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 a disadvantage of solid-state drives (SSD) when
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compared to hard disk drives (HDD)? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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✔✔Longevity


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 a 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 organizing and
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storing files on a storage device
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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 chipset is a set of circuitry that provides support to the
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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 ✔✔Virtual RAM
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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 |\




Which cloud feature allows different types of clients and devices
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to access the resources? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Broad network
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access
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Which virtual machine tool involves testing out an application
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where files are not saved to the drive or memory and never
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affect the physical machine? - CORRECT ANSWERS ✔✔Virtual
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sandbox


What is another term for a type 1 hypervisor? - CORRECT
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ANSWERS ✔✔Bare metal hypervisor |\ |\ |\




A user is working on a critical mission project and needs to
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access a system and network during peak and off-peak hours.
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Which non-functional requirement (NFR) addresses the likelihood
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the system will be accessible to the user at a specified time
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within an organization's network? - CORRECT ANSWERS
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