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






2. The one bootable partition.






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






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






5. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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.






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






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






15. Network with each computer






16. 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.






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






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






19. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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?






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






31. 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.






32. The 12-bit wide - one-column file allocation table for a floppy disk - containing information about how each cluster or file allocation unit on the disk is currently used.






33. The term__________refers to the computer bringing itself up to a working state without the user having to do anything but press the on button.






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. One or more sectors that constitute the smallest unit of space on a disk for storing data (also referred to as a file allocation unit). Files are written to a disk as groups of whole clusters.






39. 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.






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






41. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






42. A feature of system BIOS and hard drives that automatically identifies and configures a new drive in CMOS setup.






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






44. 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.






45. POST means __________________.






46. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






48. 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?






49. 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






50. 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