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Computer Repair

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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. 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?






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






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






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






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






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






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






13. 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






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






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






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






17. POST means __________________.






18. 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.






19. 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.






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






23. 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






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






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






26. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






27. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






29. 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.






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






31. Network with each computer






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






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 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.






35. 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






36. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






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






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






39. 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.






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






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






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






48. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






50. 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.







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