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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A nonprofit organization dedicated to creating trade and communications standards.






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






4. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






6. 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.






7. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






9. Protocol suite to network Macintosh computers. It is comprised of a comprehensive set of protocols that span the seven layers of the OSI reference model.






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






11. 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.






12. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






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






14. 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.






15. Network with each computer






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






17. 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






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






23. 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






24. 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.






25. 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






26. The one bootable partition.






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






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






29. 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.






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






31. 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:






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






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






34. 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.






35. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






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






37. Another name for the primary volume.






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






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






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






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






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






46. 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






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






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






50. Temporary drop in AC power.