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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. In Windows XP - you should choose the _______________setting for updates.






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






3. The one bootable partition.






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






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






6. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






7. Another name for the primary volume.






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






9. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






10. 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.






11. 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.






12. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






13. 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






14. 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?






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






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






17. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






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






20. Memory that does not lose its data when the power is turned off.






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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






27. 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






28. 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.






29. 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.






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






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






32. 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






33. 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.






34. 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.






35. POST means __________________.






36. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






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






38. Temporary drop in AC power.






39. Network with each computer






40. 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.






41. 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






42. 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.






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






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






48. 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.






49. 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






50. 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?