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






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






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






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






5. 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.






6. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






8. List managed by a network administrator that itemizes what a user is permitted to access and the type of access granted.






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






10. 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?






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






12. 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.






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






14. Backs up user-selected files to tape. This backup does not reset the archive bit.






15. 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.






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






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






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






19. 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






20. A Data Link layer device that connects and passes frames between two network segments. The frames are filtered and forwarded using MAC addresses.






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






22. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






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






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






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






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






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






29. 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.






30. 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






31. 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.






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






33. 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.






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






35. POST means __________________.






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






37. 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.






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






39. 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.






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






41. When two hard drives are configured as a single volume.






42. Another name for the primary volume.






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






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. 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.






46. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






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






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






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