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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. The one bootable partition.






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






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






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






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






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






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






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






10. 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.






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






12. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






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






15. Temporary drop in AC power.






16. 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?






17. 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






18. 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.






19. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






31. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






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






34. 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






35. 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.






36. 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.






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. 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.






44. 4- - 6- - or 8-pin connector that supplies extra voltage to the motherboard from the power supply.






45. Another name for the primary volume.






46. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






48. 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.






49. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






50. 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.