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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A method of data transfer between hard drive and memory that allows multiple data transfers on a single software interrupt.






2. 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.






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






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






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






6. POST means __________________.






7. 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.






8. A process (usually performed at the factory) that electronically creates the hard drive tracks and sectors and tests for bad spots on the disk surface.






9. 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.






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






11. 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






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






13. Standard computer case form factor for modern computers.






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






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






16. 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.






17. 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.






18. 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






19. 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






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






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






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






23. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






24. 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.






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






33. Discovers the local address (MAC address) of a station on the network when the IP address is known. End stations as well as routers use ARP to discover local addresses:






34. 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.






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. 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.






39. 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






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






41. 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.






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






43. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






45. 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?






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






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






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






49. 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.






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