Technical Support Fundamental. Week 3: Operating System

What are the two main parts that make up an operating system?

Kernel and Userspace; The two parts that make up an operating system are the kernel and the user space.

What is the file manager in macOS called?

The file manager in MacOS is called Finder.

What are the characteristics of virtual memory? Check all that apply.

allows our computer to have more memory than it physically has; Virtual memory allows us to extend the physical memory on our machine. combination of RAM and hard drive space stores pages that are currently not in use by physical memory

True or false: If you have a 32-bit CPU architecture, it's recommended to use a 64-bit operating system.

false; To have better compatibility with your OS and CPU, you should be using the same CPU and OS architecture.

What are the main components of file management? Check all that apply.

file system; The main components of file management are the storage of data, the file metadata, and the filesystem. metadata file data

If you want to boot into a USB drive, how do you change your boot settings?

go into the BIOS settings and change the boot settings; To change any boot settings, you'll need to modify your BIOS settings before the computer loads up the operating system.

Which of these are considered I/O devices? Check all that apply.

hard disk drives; Any devices that receive input or send out output are considered I/O devices. speakers web cams monitors

What command can you use to create a file using bash?

touch; You can use the touch command to create a file using bash.

What is the last step in booting a computer?

user space is launched; The last step in booting a computer is launching the user space, like a login window, GUI, and more.

A ____ is an emulation of a physical machine.

virtual machine; A virtual machine is used to emulate a physical machine.

Which of these are true? Check all that apply.

you can have many processes running for one program; A program is an application, and a process is an application that is executed. You can have many processes running for the same program. a program is an application that we can run. A process is a program that is executed.