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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A table on a hard drive or floppy disk that tracks how space on a disk is used to store files.






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






3. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






11. When troubleshooting a failed boot - if you do not see any lights or hear any noises - what hardware system do you first assume is at fault?






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






13. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






15. 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






16. 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.






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






23. 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






24. 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.






25. 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.






26. 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.






27. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






28. Network with each computer






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






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






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






32. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






33. 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.






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






35. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






36. 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






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






38. 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:






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






48. An older IDE cabling method that uses a 40-pin flat data cable or an 80-conductor cable and a 40-pin IDE connector.






49. 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






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