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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A preventive maintenance plan tends to evolve from a history or pattern of __________malfunctions within an organization.






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






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






9. Method for encrypting data on a network. Uses a private key for writing messages and a public key to decode the messages. Only the private key needs to be kept secret. Public keys can be distributed openly.






10. POST means __________________.






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






12. 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.






13. Media through which data is transferred from one part of a computer to another. The bus can be compared to a highway on which data travels within a computer.






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






15. The one bootable partition.






16. Another name for the primary volume.






17. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






19. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






20. 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.






21. 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






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






25. 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?






26. 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.






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






33. A hard drive whose disk controller is integrated into the drive - eliminating the need for a controller cable and thus increasing speed - as well as reducing price.






34. Network with each computer






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






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






37. 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.






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






39. The 12-bit wide - one-column file allocation table for a floppy disk - containing information about how each cluster or file allocation unit on the disk is currently used.






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






41. 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.






42. 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






43. 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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. How do you change a computer's Boot Sequence?






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