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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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.






3. 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?






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






5. 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.






6. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






8. 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.






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






10. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






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






13. 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.






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






15. 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.






16. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






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






19. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






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






21. How do you change a computer's Boot Sequence?






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






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






24. 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






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






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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.






30. 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






31. 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.






32. 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.






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. Another name for the primary volume.






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






42. 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






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






44. 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.






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






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






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






48. 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.






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






50. POST means __________________.







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