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Computer Repair

Subject : it-skills
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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.






2. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






3. Media through which data is transferred from one part of a computer to another. The bus can be compared to a highway on which data travels within a computer.






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






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






6. 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.






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






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






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






10. A___________________can be used to test a USB port.






11. 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.






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






13. 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.






14. Temporary drop in AC power.






15. Windows Vista technology that supports a hybrid drive.






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






19. The one bootable partition.






20. 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.






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






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






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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?






27. Troubleshooting tool that allows the computer to boot from a disk when the hard drive will not boot.






28. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






29. 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?






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






31. 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






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






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






34. 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.






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






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






37. 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.






38. 20-pin or 24-pin internal power supply connector.






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






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






41. 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






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






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. Storage area used for handling data in transit. Buffers are used in internetworking to compensate for differences in processing speed between network devices. Bursts of data can be stored in buffers until they can be handled by slower processing devi






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






48. 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.






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






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