What is an Operating System | Technical Support Fundamentals

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

Ans: Kernel and Userspace

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

Ans:

·         File data

·         File system

·         Metadata

4) Which of these is a GUI? Check all that apply.

Ans:

·         Option two

·         Option three

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

Ans:

·         Monitors

·         Hard disk drives

·         Web cams

·         Speakers

6) Which of these are true? Check all that apply.

Ans:

·         A program is an application that we can run. A process is a program that is executed.

·         You can have many processes running for one program.

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

Ans:

·         Combination of RAM and hard drive space.

·         Stores pages that are currently not in use by physical memory.

·         Allows our computer to have more memory than it physically has.