Module 1/ Unit 4/ Managing a OS
What is CLI
A Command Line Interface allows the user to interact with the OS using a typed command or scripts rather than GUI.
True or False? A standard user cannot change their password.
A)False- ordinary users can change their own password but cannot change anyone else's.
The Task Scheduler allows you to run a process automatically in Windows. What is a widely-used Linux Equivalent?
A) Cron is widely used to run tasks automatically in Linux.
What term is used to describe terminating a process that is not responding to user input?
A) Killing the process
Why might you use the services snap-in to manage background processes rather than Task Manager?
A) 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 contain at least one partition, typically allocated a drive letter, and the partition must be formatted with a suitable file system.
What is a registry and how does it distinguish Windows and Linux?
A) The registry is a database of configuration settings supporting the Windows OS. Linux uses individual text files to store settings.
What part of system memory setup is most user- configurable?
A)Use of Virtual Memory or a pagefile, where disk space is used to supplement system RAM.
What protection feature in windows is designed to prevent a script or software from making unauthorized changes to the OS configuration?
User Access Control (UAC). UAC means that the user must input their credentials or click through an authorization prompt before the configuration change can be made.
