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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
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1. Speed at which bits are transmitted - usually expressed in bits per second (bps).






2. 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.






3. 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.






4. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






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






7. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






9. A sealed - magnetic coil device that moves across the surface of a disk either reading data from or writing data to the disk.






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






11. Fastener used to bundle cables inside and outside of a computer.






12. The one bootable partition.






13. 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.






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






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






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






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






18. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






19. A drive with one - two - or more platters - or disks that stack together and spin in unison inside a sealed metal housing that contains firmware to control reading and writing data to the drive and to communicate with the motherboard. The top and bot






20. 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.






21. 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.






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






23. 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.






24. Network with each computer






25. POST means __________________.






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






27. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






29. 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.






30. 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?






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. 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?






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






38. 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.






39. 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






40. Another name for the primary volume.






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






42. 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.






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






44. 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






45. 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.






46. 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






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






48. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






49. 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






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







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