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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. The process - you specify the size of the partition and what file system it will use.






2. A method of data transfer between hard drive and memory that allows multiple data transfers on a single software interrupt.






3. Is a type of drive imaging. It duplicates data on one drive to another drive and is used for fault tolerance.






4. Standard that specifies full SATA cabling for external disks.






5. An interface standard - part of the IDE/ATA standards - that allows tape drives - CD-ROM drives - and other drives to be treated like an IDE hard drive by the system.






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






7. A number from 0 to 15 assigned to each SCSI device attached to the daisy chain.






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






9. Network with each computer






10. 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.






11. 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






12. Command used to check the integrity of files and folders on a hard drive by scanning the disk surface for physical errors.






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






14. 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






15. To power up a computer from the off position.






16. The volume is assigned a drive letter (such as drive C: or drive D:) and is formatted using a file system. Also called simple volume.






17. Protocol suite to network Macintosh computers. It is comprised of a comprehensive set of protocols that span the seven layers of the OSI reference model.






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






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






20. A________________CD can be used to boot a system and repair or reinstall Windows.






21. 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.






22. The top or bottom surface of one platter on a hard drive. Each platter has two of these.






23. A standard for managing the interface between secondary storage devices and a computer system. A system can support up to six serial ATA and parallel ATA IDE devices or up to four parallel ATA IDE devices such as hard drives - CD-ROM drives - and DVD






24. Expansion card that increases the number of controllers and ports available on a computer.






25. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






26. Storage area used for handling data in transit. Buffers are used in internetworking to compensate for differences in processing speed between network devices. Bursts of data can be stored in buffers until they can be handled by slower processing devi






27. Five possible questions that should be asked of a user who is experiencing computer problems: What had just happened? What recent changes did the user make? When did the computer __________? What error message do you see?






28. A process (usually performed at the factory) that electronically creates the hard drive tracks and sectors and tests for bad spots on the disk surface.






29. Stripes data across three or more drives and uses parity checking - so that if one drive fails - the other drives can re-create the data stored on the failed drive. Data is not duplicated - and - therefore - THIS makes better use of volume capacity.






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






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






32. When two hard drives are configured as a single volume.






33. A transfer mode used by devices - including the hard drive - to transfer data to memory without involving the CPU.






34. A fast interface between a host adapter and the CPU that can daisy chain as many as 7 or 15 devices on a single bus.






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






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






37. Fastener used to bundle cables inside and outside of a computer.






38. You should write down or backup changes to CMOS/BIOS setup ____________________.






39. Performed from the operating system - such as by pressing the key combination Ctrl+Alt+Del or by choosing a Restart option from the Shut Down dialog box. Less stressful on the computer.






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






41. 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.






42. A Data Link layer device that connects and passes frames between two network segments. The frames are filtered and forwarded using MAC addresses.






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






44. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






45. The resistor added at the end of a SCSI chain to dampen the voltage at the end of the chain.






46. 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






47. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






48. Backs up user-selected files to tape. This backup does not reset the archive bit.






49. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






50. Another name for the primary volume.