GenCyber Operating Systems (OS) & Virtualization Or Multiplying

What is the most important software that runs on a computer?

• Web browser

• Operating system

• Antivirus software

• Office suite

What does an operating system manage in a computer?

• Only the hardware

• Only the software

• Both the memory and processes

• Only the user interface

What is one of the functions of an operating system?

• It allows you to communicate with the computer without knowing how to speak the computer's language.

• It translates documents into different languages.

• It provides internet connectivity.

• It manages the power supply of the computer.

What is the role of the operating system (OS) in a computer?

• It is a hardware component that manages all the other hardware.

• It is a large computer program, called "software", that manages all the other software on the computer.

• It is a small program that only manages the memory.

• It is a peripheral device that controls input and output.

How does the operating system (OS) function in terms of scheduling?

• It acts as a small scheduler, making sure things happen randomly.

• It does not involve in scheduling tasks.

• It is like a big scheduler, making sure things happen when and where they need to happen.

• It only schedules tasks related to hardware.

What does the operating system (OS) do when an application asks for resources?

• It ignores the request.

• It is the "supervisor" program that grants and facilitates access.

• It only grants access to memory resources.

• It shuts down the application.

What is virtualization?

• The process of running an instance of an operating system in a layer abstracted from the actual hardware.

• The process of installing multiple operating systems on a single hardware.

• The process of creating physical hardware from software.

• The process of running software directly on hardware without any abstraction.

What is the operating system that is running on the physical computer called?

• Guest

• Host

• Hypervisor

• Image

What is the operating system of the virtualized machine (VM) called?

• Host

• Image

• Guest

• Hypervisor

What is the file on the Host of the Guest's operating system storage called?

• Hypervisor

• Guest

• Host

• Image (Disk Image)