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






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






3. 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.






4. 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






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






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






7. 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.






8. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. 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.






15. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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






17. 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






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






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






20. 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.






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






22. 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.






23. 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?






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






36. 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.






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






38. The one bootable partition.






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. The circuit board that controls a SCSI bus supporting as many as seven or fifteen separate devices. This device controls communication between the SCSI bus and the PC.






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






42. 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.






43. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






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






46. 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.






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






48. 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






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






50. 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.