Windows
This key combination is used to open the Task Manager in Windows.
What is Ctrl + Shift + Esc?
This operating system is commonly used for C programming and provides robust support for compiling and running C code, with tools like GCC (GNU Compiler Collection).
What is Linux?
This type of storage device uses flash memory to store data and has no moving parts, making it faster and more durable than traditional hard drives.
What is a Solid State Drive (SSD)?
This model describes a system where a server provides resources or services, and clients request and use those services over a network.
What is the client-server model?
This term refers to the speed at which a processor can execute instructions, typically measured in gigahertz (GHz).
What is clock speed?
Windows stores configuration settings and options in this hierarchical database.
What is the Windows Registry?
Unlike Windows, which uses drive letters like C:, Linux uses this symbol to represent the root directory of the filesystem.
What is / (forward slash)?
A default Windows installation typically creates three partitions: one for boot files, one for the operating system, and one for this purpose, which helps restore the system.
What is the Recovery Partition?
This protocol, commonly used in local networks, is responsible for assigning IP addresses to devices automatically.
What is DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol)?
This component on the motherboard is designed to hold and connect the processor to the motherboard, allowing it to communicate with other system components.
What is a CPU socket?
This command-line utility in Windows displays network configuration and IP address information.
What is ipconfig?
This type of software license, used by GNU, ensures that users can freely use, modify, and share software.
What is the GNU General Public License (GPL)?
This technology combines multiple physical hard drives into a single logical unit for improved performance or redundancy, with different levels offering various trade-offs between speed and data protection.
What is RAID (Redundant Array of Independent Disks)?
This seven-layer model describes how data travels through a network, with layers such as Physical, Data Link, Network, and Transport.
What is the OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) model?
This firmware, stored on a chip on the motherboard, is responsible for initializing hardware components and booting up the operating system before passing control to the OS.
What is BIOS (Basic Input/Output System)?
The default file system used by modern Windows operating systems is known by this acronym.
What is NTFS (New Technology File System)?
This feature in Windows allows users to run a Linux environment directly on Windows without using a virtual machine.
What is Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)?
This RAID level uses striping with parity, offering a balance of speed, data redundancy, and storage efficiency, typically requiring a minimum of three drives.
What is RAID 5?
This protocol is responsible for translating domain names (like www.example.com) into IP addresses, enabling devices to locate websites and other network resources.
What is DNS (Domain Name System)?
This type of cache, located between the processor and main memory, improves performance by storing frequently accessed data and instructions, and is larger and slower than L1 cache.
What is L2 cache (Level 2 cache)?
This feature in Windows allows users to roll back system files and settings to a previous state.
What is System Restore?
In Linux, each file is assigned a unique identifier called this, which points to the file's metadata, excluding its name.
What is an inode?
This type of storage device connects to a network, allowing multiple users and devices to access files over a local network or the internet.
What is Network Attached Storage (NAS)?
This type of network allows devices within a limited geographic area, such as a home or office, to communicate with each other and share resources.
What is a Local Area Network (LAN)?
This technology allows a single CPU core to execute multiple threads simultaneously, improving the efficiency and performance of applications.
What is multithreading?