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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






2. 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






3. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






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






5. 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.






6. The one bootable partition.






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






8. 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.






9. 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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. 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.






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






18. A table on a hard drive or floppy disk that tracks how space on a disk is used to store files.






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






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






25. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






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






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






29. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






40. 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:






41. 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.






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






43. 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






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. Another name for the primary volume.






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






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