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Chapter 10 – Understanding Computer Hardware

Chapter 11 – Managing Packages and Processes

Execute and verify each command. Refer PowerPoints for reference. Do not miss any steps. Include screen capture for each command

Chapter 10 – Understanding Computer Hardware

You can use various Linux commands to get information about CPU information, hard drive partition and system processes.

1. Which command is used to find “cpu” architecture (x86 or x86_64), speed, model name(Intel or AMD). Execute the command and the answer. Attach your screen shot and answer the following questions. There may be more than one command is used to gather information.

1.          CPU architecture ( x86 or x86_64)

                        _______________

2.          How to find that “cpu” hardware is 32 bit or 64 bit,if the system displays “i686”                          _________
3.          CPU op-mode

                        ____________

4. .         System displays “op-mode:32-bit, 64-bit” by “lscpu” command. What does it mean?

                        ____________

5.          L1 cache

            _____________

6.           L2 cache

                        _____________

7.          CPU model Name (Intel or AMD processor)

            ________________

8.          CPU speed (MHz or GHz)    

            __________________

2          What are the difference between “free –m” and “free-g” commands? Perform the command and attach your screen shot.

            ___________________________________

3.          Execute the command to view or list USB devices? Perform the operation and attach your screen shot.
4.          What type of hard drive interface is connected to your Linux system (IDE, SATA or SCSI hard drive interface)? Perform the operation and attach your screen shot. Answer the following questions.

1.         Is it IDE or SATA drive?

                        __________

2.          How many physical hard drives are installed?

                        _________

3.          How many partitions?

                        _________

Chapter 11 – Managing Packages and Processes

1. Run a command to list “firefox” application installed on your Debian Linux system.Attach your screen shot.

2. Run the command to install “gparted” package tool using the front end tool of Debian packages. Perform the operation. Attach your screen shot.

3. Run acommand to view the version of installed package, “gparted”. Attach your screen shot.
4.          Run the command to know the PID (process identifier) number for the “gedit” process. Attach your screen shot.

Answer 1

A) CPU architecture ( x86 or x86_64) lscpu

B) How to find that “cpu” hardware is 32 bit or 64 bit,if the system displays “i686” lscpu

C) CPU op-mode 32-bit, 64-bit

D) System displays “op-mode:32-bit, 64-bit” by “lscpu” command. What does it mean?
it means system is 64bit but will support 32bit softwares also

E) L1 cache 32k

F) L2 cache 256k

G) CPU model Name (Intel or AMD processor) Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4510U CPU @ 2.00GHz

H) CPU speed (MHz or GHz) CPU MHz: 1995.381

Answer 2)
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-m, --mebi Display the amount of memory in mebibytes.

-g, --gibi Display the amount of memory in gibibytes.

A) lsusb
B) lshw
C) lsblk -io KNAME,TYPE,SIZE,MODEL

We are allowed to do only 4 exercise out of any given.

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