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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. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






2. 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?






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






4. 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






5. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






7. 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.






8. POST means __________________.






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






10. 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.






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






12. 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.






13. 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.






14. 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.






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






16. 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.






17. 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






18. Another name for the primary volume.






19. 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.






20. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






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






23. 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.






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






25. The one bootable partition.






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






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






28. 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.






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






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






31. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






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






34. 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






35. 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.






36. 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






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






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






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






40. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






41. 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






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






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






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






45. Method for encrypting data on a network. Uses a private key for writing messages and a public key to decode the messages. Only the private key needs to be kept secret. Public keys can be distributed openly.






46. An interface standard - part of the IDE/ATA standards - that allows tape drives - CD-ROM drives - and other drives to be treated like an IDE hard drive by the system.






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






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






49. 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.






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