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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. An ATAPI cabling method that uses a narrower and more reliable cable than the 80-conductor cable.






2. 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.






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






4. 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






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






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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






10. 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.






11. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






12. 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?






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






14. 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






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






16. 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.






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






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






19. 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.






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






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






22. 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






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






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






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






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






27. 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






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






29. 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






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






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






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






39. 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?






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






45. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






46. Another name for the primary volume.






47. The one bootable partition.






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. 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.






50. Used to repair and reinstall Windows







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