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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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.






2. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






4. Another name for the primary volume.






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






6. A hard drive whose disk controller is integrated into the drive - eliminating the need for a controller cable and thus increasing speed - as well as reducing price.






7. 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






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






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






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






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






12. 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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






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






17. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






18. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






19. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






21. 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.






22. 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.






23. POST means __________________.






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






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






26. 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.






27. Layer 7 of the OSI reference model. This layer provides services to application processes such as electronic mail - file transfer - and terminal emulation that are outside of the OSI model. The application layer identifies and establishes the availab






28. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






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






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






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






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. 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.






35. 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






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






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






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






39. 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.






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






41. 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






42. 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.






43. 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?






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






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






46. A transfer mode used by devices - including the hard drive - to transfer data to memory without involving the CPU.






47. 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






48. 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.






49. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






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






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