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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Command used to check the integrity of files and folders on a hard drive by scanning the disk surface for physical errors.






2. 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.






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






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






5. 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.






6. The process - you specify the size of the partition and what file system it will use.






7. 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:






8. A computer's ability to respond to a fault or catastrophe - such as a hardware failure or power outage - so that data is not lost.






9. The advantages of ______________: To reduce the likelihood that the events that causes PC failures will occur and to lessen the damage if they do.






10. 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?






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






12. A file system designed to provide greater security and to support more storage capacity than the FAT32 file system.






13. 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






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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






18. POST means __________________.






19. 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






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






21. 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.






22. 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






23. Troubleshooting tool that allows the computer to boot from a disk when the hard drive will not boot.






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






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






29. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






31. A drive that uses both solid state and magnetic technologies.






32. 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?






33. The duplication of everything written to a hard drive.






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






35. Network with each computer






36. 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.






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






38. A set of tools - routines and protocols used to develop software applications that will be compatible with an operating system.






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






40. One or more sectors that constitute the smallest unit of space on a disk for storing data (also referred to as a file allocation unit). Files are written to a disk as groups of whole clusters.






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






42. The latest SCSI standard - serial SCSI - also called serial attached SCSI - allows for more than 15 devices on a single SCSI chain - uses smaller - longer - round cables - and uses smaller hard drive form factors that can support larger capacities th






43. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






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






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






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






48. A self-monitoring technology whereby the BIOS monitors the health of the hard drive and warns of an impending failure.






49. List managed by a network administrator that itemizes what a user is permitted to access and the type of access granted.






50. 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.