Basic installation Knowledge

Lab Task

Lab Task

by Badhan Shaha -
Number of replies: 0
1. What is dual boot? Ans: Running more than 1 OS on a particular machine. 2. What is Swap area? Ans: Area for temporarily storing data for processing when the main memory is full. 3. What is Mount point? Ans: 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: File system is a process that manages how and where data on a storage disk, typically a hard disk drive (HDD), is stored, accessed and managed. 5. What is ext4? Ans: ext4 is the filesystem used in GNU/linux. 6. How many disk types are there in system? Ans: 2, Basic and Dynamic. 7. What is basic disk? Ans: Basic disk is a disk that contains partitions, such as primary partitions and logical drives, and these in turn are usually formatted with a file system to become a volume for file storage 8. What is dynamic disk? Ans: Dynamic disk is a disk that contains volumes that span multiple disks and fault-tolerant volumes such as RAID-0, RAID-1 etc. 9. Which disk type is being used in YOUR own PC? Ans: Basic. 10. What is the problem of dynamic disk during ubuntu installation? Ans: Ubuntu's bootloader GRUB can't recognize a Microsoft dynamic disk/volume/partition (SFS), and so it can not boot from it. 11. How many partition types are there in system? Ans: 2, Primary and Logical. 12. What is MBR partition? Ans: MBR stands for Master Boot Record. It's an old partitioning scheme. 13. What is GPT partition? Ans: GPT stands for GUID Partition Table. It's a new partitioning scheme. It overcomes the limitations of MBR. 14. Which partition type is being used in your own PC? Ans: MBR. 15. How many BIOS mode you have? Ans: 2, Legacy and UEFI. 16. What is UEFI Mode? Ans: UEFI stands for Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. It's a new BIOS mode with mouse support and GUI. 17. What is BIOS/legacy mode? Ans: Legacy mode is an old BIOS mode which doesn't offer a GUI or mouse support. BIOS connects the firmware of the motherboard to the OS. 18. Which BIOS mode is being used in your system? Ans: Legacy. 19. What is the difference between UEFI and Legacy Mode? Ans: UEFI offers mouse support and a GUI but Legacy BIOS doesn't. 20. What is benefit of LTS ubuntu version? Ans: LTS receives bug fixes and security updates for a longer period of time than other builds. 21. BIOS stands for_____? Ans: Basic Input/Output System. 22. MBR stands for _____? Ans: Master Boot Record. 23. GPT stands for______? Ans: GUID Partition Table. 24. UEFI stands for_____? Ans: Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. 25. LTS stands for ______? Ans: Long Term Support.