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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. 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.






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






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






5. The one bootable partition.






6. 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:






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






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






9. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






11. 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






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






13. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






15. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






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






18. 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.






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






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






21. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






27. 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.






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






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






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






31. Another name for the primary volume.






32. Storage area used for handling data in transit. Buffers are used in internetworking to compensate for differences in processing speed between network devices. Bursts of data can be stored in buffers until they can be handled by slower processing devi






33. 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.






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






35. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






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






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






39. Network with each computer






40. 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.






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






42. POST means __________________.






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. 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






46. 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.






47. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






48. 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






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






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