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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 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.






2. 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.






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






4. 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.






5. 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?






6. 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.






7. 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






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






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






10. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






11. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






12. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






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. 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.






16. 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:






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






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






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






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






21. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






22. 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.






23. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






34. 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.






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






36. Temporary drop in AC power.






37. 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






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






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






40. 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.






41. 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






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






43. 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.






44. 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






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






46. 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






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






48. 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.






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






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