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Computer Repair

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






2. Cable that contains four pairs of wires - with a maximum data rate of 1 Gbps.






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






4. 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.






5. 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.






6. 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.






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






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






9. 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.






10. 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.






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






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






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






15. 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.






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






17. This is how the BIOS communicates errors during POST






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






19. 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.






20. 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.






21. __________________cards report computer errors and conflicts at POST.






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






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






24. 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.






25. POST means __________________.






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






27. 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






28. 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.






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






30. 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.






31. 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.






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






33. 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






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






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






38. 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






39. 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.






40. 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.






41. Temporary drop in AC power.






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






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






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






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






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






47. Another name for the primary volume.






48. 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:






49. Used to repair and reinstall Windows






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