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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Fastener used to bundle cables inside and outside of a computer.






2. 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






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






4. 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.






5. A transfer mode that uses the CPU to transfer data from the hard drive to memory. This mode is slower than DMA mode.






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






7. The one bootable partition.






8. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






9. 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.






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






11. 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






12. 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.






13. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






24. 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.






25. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






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






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






29. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






30. Commonly called the host adapter. The host adapter is inserted into an expansion slot on the motherboard and is responsible for managing all devices on the SCSI bus. A host adapter can support both internal and external SCSI devices - using one conne






31. 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.






32. Another name for the primary volume.






33. 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:






34. 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






35. 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.






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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. A nonprofit organization dedicated to creating trade and communications standards.






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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






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