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






2. A sealed - magnetic coil device that moves across the surface of a disk either reading data from or writing data to the disk.






3. 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?






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






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






6. 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.






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






8. The one bootable partition.






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






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






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






12. Temporary drop in AC power.






13. 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






14. When two hard drives are configured as a single volume.






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






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






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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






21. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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.






31. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






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






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






36. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. 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.






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






42. 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.






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






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






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






46. POST means __________________.






47. 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.






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






50. 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.