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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A table on a hard drive or floppy disk that tracks how space on a disk is used to store files.






2. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






3. 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.






4. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






5. The one bootable partition.






6. 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.






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






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






9. 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






10. POST means __________________.






11. 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.






12. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






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






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






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






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






18. 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:






19. Another name for the primary volume.






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






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. 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.






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Network with each computer






32. 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.






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






34. 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






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






37. 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






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






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






47. Speed at which bits are transmitted - usually expressed in bits per second (bps).






48. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






49. 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.






50. 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.