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






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






3. The one bootable partition.






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






5. 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.






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






7. 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.






8. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






9. 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.






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






11. 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.






12. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






13. 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






14. To power up a computer from the off position.






15. 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.






16. Network with each computer






17. 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






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






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






20. Another name for the primary volume.






21. Temporary drop in AC power.






22. 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.






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






24. 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.






25. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






26. 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:






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






28. 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






29. 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.






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






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






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






33. 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.






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






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






36. You should write down or backup changes to CMOS/BIOS setup ____________________.






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






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






41. Method for encrypting data on a network. Uses a private key for writing messages and a public key to decode the messages. Only the private key needs to be kept secret. Public keys can be distributed openly.






42. Order of drives checked for an OS. Example: Floppy (1st) - CD-ROM (2nd) Hard Drive (3rd)






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






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. 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.






46. 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.






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






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






49. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






50. 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.