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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Order of drives checked for an OS. Example: Floppy (1st) - CD-ROM (2nd) Hard Drive (3rd)






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






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






4. 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






5. 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






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






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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. 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. Another name for the primary volume.






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






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






19. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






20. 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?






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






22. 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.






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






24. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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






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






30. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






31. 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:






32. 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






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. 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.






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






46. A drive with one - two - or more platters - or disks that stack together and spin in unison inside a sealed metal housing that contains firmware to control reading and writing data to the drive and to communicate with the motherboard. The top and bot






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






48. 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.






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






50. 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.