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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. 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






2. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






3. 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.






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






5. 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






6. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. 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?






17. 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.






18. POST means __________________.






19. 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






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






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






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






23. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






24. 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






25. 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.






26. The duplication of everything written to a hard drive.






27. 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.






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






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






30. The one bootable partition.






31. 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.






32. A transfer mode used by devices - including the hard drive - to transfer data to memory without involving the CPU.






33. Network with each computer






34. 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.






35. The first sector of a floppy disk or logical drive in a partition; it contains information about the disk or logical drive. On a hard drive - if the THING is in the active partition - then it is used to boot the OS. Also called boot sector.






36. 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.






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






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






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






45. 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.






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






47. 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.






48. 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






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






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