Basic installation Knowledge

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Lab Task

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1. What is dual boot? 

Ans: A dual boot system is a computer system in which two operating systems are installed on the same hard drive, allowing either operating system to be loaded and given control.

2. What is Swap area?

Ans: Swap space is the area on a hard disk. 

3. What is Mount point? 

Ans: A mount point is a directory in a file system where additional information is logically connected from a storage location outside the operating system's root drive and partition

4. What is file system?

Ans: Every File has a logical location where they are located for storage and retrieval.

5. What is ext4? 

Ans:ext4 is a file system used in linux OS.

6. How many disk types are there in system? 

Ans: Two type of disk 1.basic and 2.dynamic.

7. What is basic disk? 

Ans: Basic disks are the storage types most often used with Windows

8. What is dynamic disk? 

Ans: In dynamic disk HDD divided into dynamic volume.

9. Which disk type is being used in YOUR own PC? 

Ans: My Laptop uses the basic disk.

10. What is the problem of dynamic disk during ubuntu installation? 

Ans: It's not possible to install OS in a logical partition.

11. How many partition types are there in system? 

Ans: Two types of partition exist is MBR and GPT.

12. What is MBR partition? 

Ans: MBR partition contains a boot loader for the installed operating system and information  about the drive’s logical partitions. MBR only supports Four partitions on a disk.

13. What is GPT partition? 

Ans: GPT is a partitioning system where disk size can be more than 2TB and partition size can be unlimited.

14. Which partition type is being used in your own PC? 

Ans: GPT

15. How many BIOS mode you have? 

Ans: One.

16. What is UEFI Mode? 

Ans: UEFI is BIOS firmware used latest model computer.

17. What is BIOS/legacy mode? 

Ans: legacy boot is the boot process used by basic input/output system firmware.

18. Which BIOS mode is being used in your system? 

Ans: UEFI

19. What is the difference between UEFI and Legacy Mode? 

Ans: The difference between UEFI and legacy boot is that the UEFI is the latest method of booting a computer that is designed to replace BIOS while the legacy boot is the process of booting the computer using BIOS firmware.

20.What is benefit of LTS ubuntu version?

Ans: Ubuntu LTS versions receive security and maintenance updates for the lifecycle of their release

21.BIOS stands for_____? 

Ans: BIOS stands for Basic Input Output System? 

22.MBR stands for _____? 

Ans: MBR stands for Master Boot Record ? 

23.GPT stands for______? 

Ans:  GPT stands for GUID Partition? 

24.UEFI stands for_____? 

Ans:  UEFI stands for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface? 

25.LTS stands for ______?

Ans: LTS stands for Long Term Support?