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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






7. 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.






8. 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






9. 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






10. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






16. 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.






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






18. The one bootable partition.






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






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






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






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






25. 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






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






27. 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.






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






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






30. Memory that does not lose its data when the power is turned off.






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






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






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






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






35. POST means __________________.






36. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






38. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






39. A sealed - magnetic coil device that moves across the surface of a disk either reading data from or writing data to the disk.






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






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






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






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






44. 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.






45. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






46. 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.






47. 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.






48. 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






49. 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:






50. 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