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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. When two hard drives are configured as a single volume.






2. Issues dial - hang up - reset - and other instructions to the modem. It is based on the Hayes command set.






3. POST means __________________.






4. This tool can be used to test a USB port.






5. The term__________refers to the computer bringing itself up to a working state without the user having to do anything but press the on button.






6. A single hard drive that works independently of other hard drives.






7. Cable that contains four pairs of wires - with a maximum data rate of 1 Gbps.






8. Hardware or software systems that can use interfaces and data from earlier versions of the system or with other systems. Also known as backward-compatible or backwards compatible.






9. The ________________makes sure the computer meets the necessary system requirements and that all hardware is working properly before starting the remainder of the boot process.






10. The overall structure an OS uses to name - store - and organize files on a drive. In it - a cluster is the smallest unit of space on a disk for storing a file and is made up of one or more sectors. A it tracks how these clusters are used for each fil






11. Formatting performed by means of the DOS or Windows Format program (for example - FORMAT C:/S creates the boot record - FAT - and root directory on drive C and makes the drive bootable). Also called OS formatting.






12. A unit of measure that describes the size of a data file - the amount of space on a disk or other storage medium - or the amount of data being sent over a network. One byte consists of 8 bits of data.






13. A drive with no moving parts. Uses nonvolatile flash memory.






14. A number assigned to a logical device (such as a tray in a CD changer) that is part of a physical SCSI device - which is assigned a SCSI ID.






15. Applet or small program created by Microsoft to control interactivity on web pages that has to be downloaded to gain access to the full functionality.






16. A feature of system BIOS and hard drives that automatically identifies and configures a new drive in CMOS setup.






17. High-speed - 32-bit bus technology designed to support the acceleration of 3D computer graphics.






18. The circuit board that controls a SCSI bus supporting as many as seven or fifteen separate devices. This device controls communication between the SCSI bus and the PC.






19. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






20. Memory that does not lose its data when the power is turned off.






21. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






22. Discovers the local address (MAC address) of a station on the network when the IP address is known. End stations as well as routers use ARP to discover local addresses:






23. A preventive maintenance plan tends to evolve from a history or pattern of __________malfunctions within an organization.






24. Having the ability to connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running. Also called hot-plugging.






25. Most often called a hard drive - comes in two sizes for personal computers: the 2.5" size is used for laptop computers and the 3.5" size is used for desktops. In addition - a smaller 1.8" size (about the size of a credit card) hard drive is used in s






26. Set of conductors - bundled and sheathed together - made of insulated copper or optical fiber that transport signals and power between electrical devices.






27. The first sector of a floppy disk or logical drive in a partition; it contains information about the disk or logical drive. On a hard drive - if the THING is in the active partition - then it is used to boot the OS. Also called boot sector.






28. An ATAPI cabling method that uses a narrower and more reliable cable than the 80-conductor cable.






29. Physical connection between an interface processor or card - the data buses - and the power distribution buses inside a chassis.






30. Four Main Parts of the boot process: 1. BIOS checks hardware through POST. 2. The ___________ searches for and loads an OS. 3. The OS configures the system and completes its own loading. 4. The user executes application software.






31. This can be divided into one or more logical drives. Each logical drive is assigned a drive letter (such as drive G:) and is formatted using its own file system.






32. A drive with one - two - or more platters - or disks that stack together and spin in unison inside a sealed metal housing that contains firmware to control reading and writing data to the drive and to communicate with the motherboard. The top and bot






33. A table on a hard drive or floppy disk that tracks how space on a disk is used to store files.






34. Temporary drop in AC power.






35. Operating system feature that enables a computer to assign itself an address if it is unable to contact a DHCP server. The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) has reserved private IP addresses in the range of 169.254.0.0 -169.254.255.255 for A






36. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






37. An IDE cable that has 40 pins but uses 80 wires - 40 of which are ground wires designed to reduce crosstalk on the cable.






38. Uses space from two or more physical disks to increase the disk space available for a single volume. THIS writes to the physical disks evenly across all disks so that no one disk receives all the activity - and therefore improves performance. Windows






39. An older IDE cabling method that uses a 40-pin flat data cable or an 80-conductor cable and a 40-pin IDE connector.






40. Data storage area that provides high-speed access for the system.






41. The one bootable partition.






42. Layer 7 of the OSI reference model. This layer provides services to application processes such as electronic mail - file transfer - and terminal emulation that are outside of the OSI model. The application layer identifies and establishes the availab






43. Also known as redundant array of independent disks: Technology uses an array of hard drives used to provide fault tolerance and/or improvement in performance.






44. Order of drives checked for an OS. Example: Floppy (1st) - CD-ROM (2nd) Hard Drive (3rd)






45. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






46. In Windows XP - you should choose the _______________setting for updates.






47. When troubleshooting a failed boot - if you do not see any lights or hear any noises - what hardware system do you first assume is at fault?






48. Generally the label for the first hard drive in a computer system. Drive A and Drive B are reserved for floppy drives. Drive B is rarely used on current computers.






49. A sealed - magnetic coil device that moves across the surface of a disk either reading data from or writing data to the disk.






50. Involves restarting the computer by pressing the on/off switch. Stressful on computers.