Lesson 4: Managing an OS

Which of these statements is true regarding a standard user and their password? A. Standard users must get permission from the administrator to change a password. B. Standard users can change their own password but cannot change anyone else's password. C. Once a standard user sets their first password they cannot change or modify it. D. Password management is automatically controlled in the BIOS.

B. Standard users can change their own password but cannot change anyone else's password.

Which method does a technician use to configure and improve a system's memory usage? A. Users do not configure any of the system memory setup because the OS handles all system memory activities. B. Use of virtual memory or a page file, where disk space is used to supplement system RAM. C. Use of general system memory, where a percentage of memory can be allocated to specific applications. D. Use of mass storage, where disks can be partitioned to separate OS files from user files.

B. Use of virtual memory or a page file, where disk space is used to supplement system RAM.

What term is used to describe terminating a process that is not responding to user input? A. This is often called "killing" the process. B. This is often called "exterminate" the process. C. This is called "choking" the process. D. This is called "process abort."

A. This is often called "killing" the process.

The Task Scheduler allows you to run a process automatically in Windows. What is a widely-used Linux equivalent? A. Taskkill B. Cron C. Vi D. Nano

B. Cron

What protection feature in Windows is designed to prevent a script or software from making unauthorized changes to the OS configuration? A. Graphical User Interface (GUI) B. User Account Control (UAC) C. Default account types D. Password options

B. User Account Control (UAC)

What is a Command Line Interface (CLI)? A. The Command Line Interface allows the user to schedule tasks to run at a particular time. B. The Command Line Interface allows the user to format mass storage devices using a GUI. C. A Command Line Interface allows the user to interact with the OS using typed commands or scripts rather than a GUI. D. The Command Line Interface prevents access to administrative functions without administrative privileges.

C. A Command Line Interface allows the user to interact with the OS using typed commands or scripts rather than a GUI.

Why might you use the Microsoft Management Console (MMC) Services snap-in to manage background processes rather than Task Manager? A. The Task Manager allows you to modify which user or system account the service runs as but the Services snap-in has restart functionality. B. The Service snap-in tool allows you to start and stop services, but the Task Manager will also allow you to configure service properties. C. Task Manager allows you to start and stop services but the Services snap-in also allows you to configure service properties. D. The Task Manager requires administrative privileges to run but the Services snap-in can be run by any user.

C. Task Manager allows you to start and stop services but the Services snap-in also allows you to configure service properties.

What two things are configured on a disk to make storage space on the disk available to the Windows OS? A. The disk must have a recovery file and configure the backup settings to point to that file. B. The disk must have 6 GB of RAM configured and the system should automatically allocate a matching page file. C. The disk must contain at least one partition, typically allocated a drive letter, and the partition must be formatted with a suitable file system. D. The GUID Partition Table (GPT) needs to be configured and then you must populate the volumes.

C. The disk must contain at least one partition, typically allocated a drive letter, and the partition must be formatted with a suitable file system.