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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Involves restarting the computer by pressing the on/off switch. Stressful on computers.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






7. Network with each computer






8. 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.






9. 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?






10. 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.






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






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






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. 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. 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.






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






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






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. The one bootable partition.






25. 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.






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






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






28. 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






29. 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.






30. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






31. 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






32. 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.






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






34. 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






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






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






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






41. 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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






50. 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.