Module Three: Package and Software Management

Question 1

App Store Apps

Answer 1

A Package Manager that acts as a repository

Question 2

App Store Repository

Answer 2

A app store service that also acts as a repository

Question 3

App Stores

Answer 3

A central managed marketplace for app developers to publish and sell mobile apps

Question 4

APPX

Answer 4

An APPX is another way to package contents of a file to act like a unit of distribution

Question 5

Archive

Answer 5

An archive is compromised of one of more files that are compressed into a single file

Question 6

Block Devices

Answer 6

A system that acts like USB drives and hard drive by transmitting data

Question 7

Cache

Answer 7

The assigned stored location for recently or frequently accessed data; on a mobile app it is where anything that was changed or created with that app is stored

Question 8

Character Devices

Answer 8

A way to transmit data character by character like a keyboard and mouse

Question 9

Chocolatey

Answer 9

A third party package manager for windows

Question 10

Closed Source Packages

Answer 10

A source code that does not allow public access

Question 11

Debian(.deb)

Answer 11

A Debian package is packaged as a .deb file

Question 12

Device Manager

Answer 12

A console management system for your device

Question 13

Driver

Answer 13

Used to help our hardware devices interact with our Operating System

Question 14

Dynamic-link libraries

Answer 14

Programs that want to use functionality that the code provides can tap into it if they need to (shared libraries)

Question 15

Enterprise App Management

Answer 15

A management system that allows an organization to distribute custom mobile apps

Question 16

Executable File

Answer 16

A file containing instructions for a computer to execute when they’re run

Question 17

Hardware ID

Answer 17

A special string of characters assigned to hardware

Question 18

Having Dependencies

Answer 18

A process of counting on other pieces of software to make an application work since one bit of code depends on another in order to work

Question 19

Installing from Source

Answer 19

A process of installing from a source

Question 20

Kernel Module

Answer 20

It extends the kernel’s functionality so developers don’t have to actually touch the Linux kernel

Question 21

Library

Answer 21

A way to package a bunch of useful code that someone else wrote

Question 22

Manifest

Answer 22

A library used if an application needs to use a shared library

Question 23

Microsoft Install Package(.msi) and MSI Files

Answer 23

Microsoft Install Package is a file extension used to guide a program called windows installer in the installation, maintenance, and removal programs of the windows operating systems. MSI files are combination of databases that contain installation instructions in different tables along with all the files

Question 24

Mobile Applications

Answer 24

Software that is distributed on mobile OS devices

Question 25

Packaged Archives

Answer 25

The core or source software files that are compressed into one file

Question 26

Packaged Managers

Answer 26

An application that makes package installation and removal easier

Question 27

Personal Package Archives

Answer 27

A software repository for uploading source packages to be built and published

Question 28

Portable Executable (PE) Format

Answer 28

Windows unique version of .exe

Question 29

Process Monitoring

Answer 29

A way of monitoring what processes are happening during installation

Question 30

Repository

Answer 30

A server that acts like a central storage location for packages

Question 31

SD Devices

Answer 31

Mass storage devices like hard drives

Question 32

Security Patch

Answer 32

A piece of software that is meant to fix up a security hole

Question 33

Side-by-Side Assemblies

Answer 33

A system that manages most shared libraries and resources on Windows and supports access to multiple versions of the same shared library automatically

Question 34

Side-Loading

Answer 34

A process of installing mobile apps directly without using an app store

Question 35

Sysinternals Package

Answer 35

A set of tools released by Microsoft that can help your troubleshoot

Question 36

Windows Store

Answer 36

A windows store is an application repository or warehouse where you can download and install universal Windows platform apps

Question 37

Windows Update Client Service

Answer 37

System that runs in background on your computer to download and install updates and patches for your operating system