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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






2. An IDE cable that has 40 pins but uses 80 wires - 40 of which are ground wires designed to reduce crosstalk on the cable.






3. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






4. 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






5. 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.






6. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






7. Another name for the primary volume.






8. The one bootable partition.






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






10. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






11. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






12. Command used to check the integrity of files and folders on a hard drive by scanning the disk surface for physical errors.






13. 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.






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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






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






19. Temporary drop in AC power.






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. Network with each computer






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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. 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






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






42. Having the ability to connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running. Also called hot-plugging.






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






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






45. 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:






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






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






50. 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.