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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. 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






2. 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.






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






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






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






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






7. The one bootable partition.






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






9. 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.






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






11. Another name for the primary volume.






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






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






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






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






16. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






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 fast interface between a host adapter and the CPU that can daisy chain as many as 7 or 15 devices on a single bus.






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






26. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






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






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






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






32. 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.






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






34. 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






35. 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?






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






37. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






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 term__________refers to the computer bringing itself up to a working state without the user having to do anything but press the on button.






41. 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.






42. 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:






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






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






45. Network with each computer






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






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






48. 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?






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






50. 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.