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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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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






2. 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






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






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






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






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






7. Another name for the primary volume.






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






9. 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






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






11. 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






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






13. 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.






14. 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.






15. 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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. 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






21. Having the ability to connect and disconnect a drive while the system is running. Also called hot-plugging.






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






23. 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.






24. 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.






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






34. 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?






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






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






37. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. 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.






44. 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.






45. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Temporary drop in AC power.






50. 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.