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






2. 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






3. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






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






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






7. 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:






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






11. 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






12. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






13. 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






14. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






20. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






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






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






23. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






24. 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.






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






26. Order of drives checked for an OS. Example: Floppy (1st) - CD-ROM (2nd) Hard Drive (3rd)






27. 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.






28. 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






29. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






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. Applet or small program created by Microsoft to control interactivity on web pages that has to be downloaded to gain access to the full functionality.






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






38. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






39. Another name for the primary volume.






40. The one bootable partition.






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






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






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






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






46. 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.






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






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






49. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






50. 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.