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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. The one bootable partition.






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






3. 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






4. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






6. 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.






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






8. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






14. 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.






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






16. 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?






17. 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






18. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






19. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






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






21. 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.






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






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






24. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






25. A drive that uses both solid state and magnetic technologies.






26. 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.






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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






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






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






33. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






34. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






35. POST means __________________.






36. 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?






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






38. 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.






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






40. Another name for the primary volume.






41. 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






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






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






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






45. 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.






46. 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.






47. 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






48. 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.






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






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